Laredo is lighting up this weekend as the community celebrates the nation’s 250th anniversary and the Fourth of July with family-friendly events across the city.<\/p>\n
From patriotic runs and pet-friendly celebrations to World Cup watch parties, here are five things to do in Laredo this weekend.<\/p>\n
Independence Paw-ty at Laredo Pet Vet<\/p>\n
Friday, Noon-3 p.m.,\u00a0Laredo Pet Vet, 2101 Shiloh Drive, Suite 140<\/p>\n
Laredo Pet Vet is inviting pet owners to celebrate the Fourth of July with their furry friends during its Independence Paw-ty. Free hot dogs and hamburgers will be available while supplies last.<\/p>\n
Fourth of July Freedom Ruck March<\/p>\n
Saturday, 8 a.m., PEG Energy Stadium, 5401 Bob Bullock Loop<\/p>\n
Freedom Ruckers and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9194 are inviting the community to lace up for a four-mile ruck march honoring the men and women who have served in the U.S. military. Following the march, participants are invited to enjoy food, refreshments and time with the community.<\/p>\n
Saturday, 8 a.m., ZUMA Recovery Spa, 9802 McPherson Road<\/p>\n
Freedom Run Club is teaming up with Frontera Run Club, Loco y Lento Run Club, Sore Run Club, ZUMA Recovery Spa and Pretty Pace Collective for a patriotic community run. Walkers and runners of all experience levels are welcome to participate while wearing red, white and blue. Participants may choose between a three-mile social run or a one-mile walk.<\/p>\n
We Rock the Spectrum Fourth of July Celebration<\/p>\n
Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. , We Rock the Spectrum, 5300 San Dario Ave., Unit 510<\/p>\n
We Rock the Spectrum is inviting families with children of all abilities to enjoy open play and holiday festivities before the evening’s fireworks. Guests wearing red, white or blue will receive a free U.S. flag craft, Mr. Freezzy Popsicle and doughnut while supplies last, along with access to a balloon drop at noon. Open play continues through 4 p.m., and Savory Sips will be on site as a featured vendor.<\/p>\n
The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo FIFA Watch Party<\/p>\n
Saturday, noon, The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo Food Hall, 1600 Water St.<\/p>\n
The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo is inviting soccer fans to watch the FIFA World Cup while celebrating the Fourth of July. The watch party will feature complimentary snacks, water and soft drinks while supplies last, along with giveaways, a cap bar and a children’s craft area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Laredo is lighting up this weekend as the community celebrates the nation’s 250th anniversary and the Fourth of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":358768,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-358767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358767","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=358767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}