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Independence Day Celebration at City Park and Downtown Fort Collins

Celebrate America’s Independence with a day and evening full of family friendly fun activities, events, and fireworks in Downtown Fort Collins and City Park.

Evening

City Park, 1500 West Mulberry St.

Fireworks at City Park

Begin at dusk and are shot over City Park Lake. The City of Fort Collins will cap off July 4th by providing spectacular fireworks show presented by Poudre Valley Hospital System at 9:35 p.m. FREE and open to the public.

Free Transfort shuttle service (PDF 2.6MB) will be available to and from the fireworks display from the Downtown Transit Center and CSU Towers parking lot. Catch this from the daytime activities downtown, rides begin at 5:30pm and end at 10:30pm.

Day

Balloon Launch

At 5:30am weather dependant.
Kick off the 4th of July by watching local balloonist launch into the morning sky.

FireKracker 5K

At 8:00am
Ninth annual running of the Ft. Collins Running Club's FireKracker 5K, features a flat fast 5K course that runs through City Park and onto City streets before finishing at Sheldon Lake in City Park. A kid's fun run with ribbons for all finishers will be run immediately after the 5K. A great way to kick off your 4th of July.

  • $20 Pre-registration
  • $15 Pre-registered Ft. Collins Running Club Member & ages 17 and under

29th Annual Old Timer's Game

At City Park North Ballfield beginning at 9:30am
Enjoy a blast from the past watching these men relive their great memories enjoying the sport that they love.

The Civic Center Entertainment:

The activities and entertainment begin at 11:00am in the Civic Center Park (Just behind the Justice Center - LaPorte and Mason) and include music, gynmnastics, food, snocones, and hotdogs. Lots of food, activity, a petting zoo and craft booths will be in the park along with bounce castles, and hands on games.

The Old Town Square Entertainment:

Live music, a beer garden and good ole American fun are in the square from 11-6:00pm FREE and open to the public, so bring your blankets, your lawn chairs, your sunscreen and enjoy the sunshine on July 4th Downtown.

Fort Collins Foxes hosts the Greeley Gray's

At 1pm on City Park South Ballfield
Come visit the newly renovated field in City Park and cheer on the Foxes to their next Mountain Collegiate Baseball Championship.

Tickets are:

  • $5/adult;
  • $3/Children (7-14);
  • Children under 6 and active military with ID are admitted for FREE.
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