July 1 Freedom Fest:
John 3:16 Ministries at Charlotte. The Oak Ridge Boys will bring their “Front Porch Singin’ Tour” to Charlotte, Ark., as part of the annual FreedomFest at John 3:16 Ministries. A barbecue dinner will be served with $10 meal tickets. Every ticket comes with an entry into the grand prize drawing of a Spartan Mower RZ(one must be present to win, however) zero-turn riding mower, valued at $3,600. John 3:16 is located at 75 Holmes Road in Charlotte. Gates open at 4:30 p.m., and everyone is welcome to bring chairs, blankets, etc. Bounce houses will be set up, and the evening will end with a fireworks show.
July 3:18th annual Celebrate Freedom, Cave City Park. There will food and music by the Representatives and Kinfolk String Band beginning at 7 p.m. with fireworks display beginning at dark.
Bombs In The Basin Independence Eve on Lake Norfork. Shot from the twin bridges area of the lake, this spectacular display is easily enjoyed from your car, campsite or boat. Fireworks begin at dusk.
July 4 events
Salem Fireworks: The event will beheld at the Salem City Park with food, fun, music and fireworks at dark.
Thunder on Thunderbird at Thunderbird Lake. The Cherokee Village Firefighters’s pancake breakfast will beheld form 6:30 a.m. to noon at Baseheart Fire Station. A patriotic boat parade will begin at 7 p.m. with fireworks show at dark on Cherokee Village’s Lake Thunderbird Horseshoe Bend.
Peace Love and Fourth of July Parade begins at 10 am. With lineup at 9:15 a.m. at the Horseshoe Bend Airport. The Flotilla Boat parade on Crown Lake will begin at 5:30p.m. with fireworks display at Turkey Mountain at Dusk. The Horseshoe Bend Fire Department will be selling food at the parade.
Celebrate America Batesville’s Riverside Park. Food and family fun begins at3 p.m. at 6 p.m. Griff the Drifter takes stage, followed at 7:40 p.m.by the Shotgun Billy’s. Fireworks over the White River will follow at dark.
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