{"id":363712,"date":"2026-07-07T07:56:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T07:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/363712\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T07:56:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T07:56:40","slug":"freedom-over-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/363712\/","title":{"rendered":"Freedom Over Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFreedom Over Texas<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"newstitle\">Country Music Star Keith Urban to Headline 2026 Freedom Over Texas<br \/>with Supporting Act Collective Soul and Los Lonely Boys<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fot-2026-logo-250.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"186\" alt=\"Freedom Over Texas 2026 Logo\" align=\"left\" style=\"padding-right: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px;\"\/>The most anticipated summer fun in the City of Houston, celebrating  its 39th year, the annual Freedom Over Texas returns on Saturday,  July 4 at Eleanor Tinsley and Sam Houston Parks. From 3 pm \u2013 10 pm, this extraordinary,  fun-filled celebration highlights the traditions of Independence Day, as well  as honoring the nation\u2019s 250-year anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t    The Freedom Stage will be showcasing Los Lonely Boys to kick  off the night, followed by Collective Soul opening for our headliner Keith  Urban, who is sure to entertain music fans through the evening.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t    For friends, families, and fans in town for soccer, there is  something for everyone to enjoy, including F\u00fatbol Park, Liberty Park, the Kids  Zone, Budweiser Zone, and Dr. Pepper\u2019s Flavor Zone. All of it leads up to a  spectacularly choreographed, Texas-sized fireworks finale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"flyer-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstontx.gov\/july4\/images\/2026-fot-schedule-full.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-fot-schedule.jpg\" alt=\"Freedom Over Texas 2026 Entertainment Schedule\" title=\"Freedom Over Texas 2026 Entertainment Schedule\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"flyer-item sq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstontx.gov\/july4\/images\/2026-futbol-park-full.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-futbol-park.jpg\" alt=\"F\u00fatbol Park - Global Match Watch Party, July 4 at 4pm, Sam Houston Park\" title=\"F\u00fatbol Park - Global Match Watch Party\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t    Freedom Over Texas draws an average crowd of 35,000  attendees each year and is broadcast live on ABC KTRK Channel 13 across  Houston, with outreach to television affiliates statewide to simulcast portions  of the event.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t    We look forward to hosting a bold, memorable, and safe  celebration as we honor our nation\u2019s birthday together. Scan the QR code below  to skip the lines and purchase your tickets today!<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t    Event parking is available for a fee at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstontx.gov\/july4\/hobbyparking.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hobby Center for the  Performing Arts parking garage<\/a> located at 800 Bagby Street, 77002 &#8212;  enter parking garage on Rusk between Houston Avenue and Bagby Street. More  event parking is also available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstontx.gov\/july4\/tdparking.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Theater District Parking  Garages<\/a> with access on Rusk between Bagby and Smith Streets.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"newssubtitle\">Freedom Over Texas Event Map<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Click the map below for a full-sized version<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"image full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstontx.gov\/july4\/images\/2026-fot-event-map-full.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-fot-event-map.jpg\" alt=\"Freedom Over Texas Event Map\" title=\"Freedom Over Texas Event Map\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Freedom Over Texas Country Music Star Keith Urban to Headline 2026 Freedom Over Texaswith Supporting Act Collective Soul&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":363713,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[35623,64,35620,56,58,57,35619,662,17548,35618,35622,16653,35621,35624],"class_list":["post-363712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-back-to-school-fest","tag-events","tag-freedom-over-texas","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-july-4","tag-mayor","tag-parades","tag-special-events","tag-sunday-in-the-park","tag-thanksgiving-day-parade","tag-tour-de-houston","tag-veterans-day-parade"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363712","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=363712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363712\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/363713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=363712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=363712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=363712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}