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City of Tallahassee Wants to Help You Celebrate America

COT Celebrate America 2015
Posted at 1:15 PM, Jun 30, 2015
and last updated 2015-07-02 06:40:32-04

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) -- The City of Tallahassee is once again celebrating Independence Day with a Saturday full of events.

It's Celebrate America, Tallahassee’s Annual Independence Day Celebration. There's live music and food vendors, water slides and games and of course, a fireworks display.

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum and Allie Behrman, City of Tallahassee Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs Department, Special Events Division joined us on WTXL Midday for all the details. Click the thumbnail to watch the interview.

Celebrate America, Tallahassee’s Annual Independence Day Celebration is Saturday, July 4. The welcome ceremony is at 5:30 p.m., followed by entertainment from 5:50 – 9:30 p.m. The naturalization ceremony for new American citizens will take place at 6:40 p.m., and the fireworks show starts at 9:45 p.m.

Everything is at Tom Brown Park, and it's free to attend.

For more information, call  (850) 891-3866. You can also find all the details and a schedule of events by clicking here.

StarMetro is also offering free shuttles to Tom Brown Park from the Koger Office Center beginning at 5:30 p.m. Passengers are reminded to park at the Koger complex on Capital Circle Southeast, just south of Old St. Augustine Road. Shuttles will run about every 15 minutes. Return shuttles back to Koger begin once the fireworks show is over.