July 4th Weekend Highlights

There are Independence Day parties and celebrations all around Oklahoma City this weekend, so take your pick. Or, why not try to hit them all. Along the way, wear your red, white and blue to get free admission to the Myriad Botanical Gardens.

• Red, White & Boom will be held in Bricktown this year rather than on the river, due to construction. But there will still be great live music, including the OKC Philharmonic on Friday night, fireworks both Friday and Saturday and more. The Redhawks return to town on July 4th to begin a series with the Omaha Royals. It's a perfect pre-fireworks event.
• Bethany's Freedom Festival begins at 7:30am on Saturday with the "Freedom Run." Then, there are events throughout the day such as donkey softball, a parade, car show, live entertainment and one of the state's largest fireworks displays.
• Edmond has LibertyFest with food, rides, games, a parade and fireworks.
• And Yukon's Freedom Fest has fireworks on both the 3rd and 4th to go along with live music both nights.

In music, Randy Travis will perform on the 4th at Frontier City, part of the summer concert series. And Riverwind Casino in Norman has Pat Green on Friday night and then a free outdoor family concert with fireworks featuring Kevin Fowler on the 4th.

On stage, Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park continues "As You Like It" at the Myriad Gardens Water Stage. See the official site for ticket information. And Carpenter Square Theatre performs "The Little Dog Laughed" Friday night at the Civic Center. Get more details on the official site.

Elsewhere, don't miss the "Science Matters" mobile museum at Science Museum Oklahoma this weekend. There will be "Science Live!," an entertaining show about "blowing stuff up" while Saturday features a Segway obstacle course and much, much more.

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