Start your Fourth of July celebration with fun and games for the whole family at Party in the Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, July 4 at Audubon Park, 342 W. Oates Road. Enjoy live music, a climbing wall, a pie-eating contest, bounce houses, a cornhole tournament and more! The event is free; concessions will be available for purchase. Visit GarlandParks.com for more information.
Afterward, head to Firewheel Town Center for the annual Star-Spangled Spectacular, an afternoon and evening full of free family fun, music and fireworks starting at 4 p.m. At 9:15 p.m. show-stopping fireworks will light up the sky, choreographed to an exciting arrangement of patriotic songs. Visit FirewheelTownCenter.com for full details. Check out our event traffic map for post-event routes.