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Special Event
Event
Old-Fashioned Fourth
Fee:
Per Person - Adults (age 16 and older): $10.00 Children (age 15 and under): Free America the Beautiful passes are honored. All park visitors are required to pay an entrance fee or have a valid federal recreation pass to recreate in the park, including walking on the trails. https://www.nps.gov/beol/planyourvisit/fees.htmLocation: LAT/LONG: 38.000000, -103.000000
All programs occur at the reconstructed fort.
Dates & Times
Date:
Thursday, July 4, 2024
Time:
1:00 PM
Duration:
3 hours
Type of Event
Children’s Program
Festival
Description
The 4th of July was one of the few holidays celebrated across the country in the 1840s. The victory over the British in the War for Independence was still only a few generations in the past, and the War of 1812, which some Americans considered “a second battle for Independence” was but a few decades earlier.
The holiday will be commemorated at the fort in “1840s-style” with a parade, orations, and games for kids. Some of the cross-cultural nature of the fort will be shown with a piñata break. Visitors will also have the chance to enter a drawing to win a flag flown over the fort!
- 1:00 p.m. — Tolling of the Bell to Ring In each State in the Union.
- 1:30 p.m. — “Stories from the Borderlands” Program – Bicentennial Commemorations
- 2:45 p.m. — Water Bucket Relay – A popular pastime of Independence Day celebrations in the past. This program is kid focused, please note children may get their clothes wet.
- 3:30 p.m. — Flag Give-away – enter a drawing for a flag that has flown over the fort – register when you enter the fort.
- 4:00 p.m. — Fort and Parking Lot closed
Reservation or Registration: No
Image Gallery
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