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There’s no better way to celebrate freedom than with your family, friends and community, and D-FW offers plenty of opportunities for you to do just that! We’ve scoured the Internet in search of the biggest and best events in the area in hopes that you have the best July 4 ever! Below are a few Independence Day blowouts that are sure to bring fun memories for years to come.

Lone Stars and Stripes Celebration 

July 4 at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie

Enjoy horse races, live music, fireworks and a special Family Fun Park featuring a petting zoo, bounce house, rock climbing wall and more at this fun-filled Fourth event.

Fair Park Fourth

July 4 at Fair Park in Dallas

Fair Park Fourth offers plenty of family-friendly entertainment, including a Ferris wheel, paddleboats, butterfly gardens, live music, rides and spectacular fireworks.

Fort Worth’s Fourth

July 4 at Panther Island Pavilion

Hailed as the largest fireworks show in North Texas, this Fort Worth fiesta includes face painting, horseback riding, zip lines, water slides and much more! Take the entire family to this adventure-packed celebration.

Concerts in the Garden: Old-Fashioned Family Fireworks Picnic

July 4 at Fort Worth Botanic Gardens

Celebrate Independence Day on a picnic blanket with your loved ones as the Fort Worth Symphony plays patriotic tunes. You can purchase food there or bring your own. We suggest barbecue to go from one of the following restaurants:

• Angelo’s Bar-B-Que

• Dickey’s Barbecue

• Randy White’s Hall of Fame Barbecue

• Sonny Bryan’s Smokehouse

• Texas Pit Barbecue

Dallas Arboretum Fourth of July Weekend Activities

July 3–6 

Like the idea of a family picnic? The Dallas Arboretum is always an ideal setting. This Fourth of July weekend, enjoy patriotic music, fields of flags and blooming gardens for $5. Members of the armed services get in free!