{"id":355601,"date":"2026-06-30T11:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/355601\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T11:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:17:08","slug":"capmetro-offers-free-rides-to-austin-july-fourth-concert-fireworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/355601\/","title":{"rendered":"CapMetro offers free rides to Austin July Fourth concert, fireworks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Capital Metro will offer free rides Saturday evening to help Austin residents beat traffic as the city celebrates Independence Day.<\/p>\n

The transit agency<\/a> will suspend fares starting at 5 p.m. July 4 ahead of the Austin Symphony Star-Spangled Fest concert and fireworks at Auditorium Shores.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs road closures and heavy traffic impact the area throughout the evening, CapMetro provides a convenient way to get within walking distance of the celebration without the hassle of driving and parking downtown,\u201d the agency said in its Monday announcement.<\/p>\n

Eight bus routes will offer service directly to Auditorium Shores:<\/p>\n

After the event, CapMetro employees will be stationed at the Vic Mathias Auditorium Shores Station and the South 1st and Riverside stop to help customers navigate home.<\/p>\n

Throughout the holiday, some services will be reduced. CapMetro will operate Sunday-level bus service and Saturday-level rail service July 4. Pickup service will operate as normal, but UT shuttles, Night Owl and Express routes are canceled for the day.<\/p>\n

The Star-Spangled Fest<\/a> will feature free live music, dozens of food trucks, family friendly-games and activities, and of course, fireworks.<\/p>\n

Auditorium Shores opens at 4:30 p.m. and the music kicks off with a set from DJ Supa Q, followed by Tomar and the FCs at 5:45 p.m. Shelby Stone will play a set at 7 p.m. ahead of a celebration of veterans at 7:45 p.m.<\/p>\n

The Austin Symphony Orchestra<\/a> takes the stage for a free concert beginning at 8:10 p.m. The fireworks display \u2014 featuring nearly 2,500 fireworks as America celebrates its 250 birthday \u2014 will begin around 9:45 p.m. after the sun sets.<\/p>\n

For those who choose not to take the bus, parking is available for $25 at the Palmer Events Center, Austin Convention Center, City Hall and One Texas Center.<\/p>\n

Riverside Drive near Auditorium Shores will be closed all day Saturday. Other road closures near the Long Center for the Performing Arts will take effect at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Capital Metro will offer free rides Saturday evening to help Austin residents beat traffic as the city celebrates…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":355602,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-355601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355601\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/355602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=355601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=355601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}