CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – (CLARKSVILLENOW.COM) – Clarksville residents have several options for Independence Day celebrations with events spanning two days between Clarksville and Nashville.
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Clarksville – The city’s official event is Sunday, July 3 at Liberty Park, from 6 to 10:00 p.m. featuring food, live music and fireworks over the Cumberland River.
Activities and music will begin at 6:00 p.m. Seating is available throughout the park and the concerts will take place on the Great Lawn of the Wilma Rudolph Event Center. Concessions are for sale throughout the park.
Liberty Park will be closed at sunrise on Sunday, July 3 for all activities except the Independence Day Celebration and will reopen to the general public at sunrise on Monday, July 4, 2016.
SAFETY IN LIBERTY PARK
With the large turnout expected for this event, please remember the following safety precautions and Rules of Liberty Park:
1. No roaming solicitation.
2. No pets allowed during event. Clearly marked service animals are permitted.
3. No drugs or alcoholic beverages allowed.
4. No fighting or foul language allowed.
5. No personal fireworks.
6. No personal grills.
7. No weapons.
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Fort Campbell – Fort Campbell’s Independence Day Celebration is Monday, Jul. 4 from 1:00 p.m. to midnight at the Division Parade Field with live music by Adley Stump and Tristan McIntosh, a carnival midway followed by Fireworks.
Blankets and chairs are welcome. Glass bottles, cans, pets, outside alcohol or personal weapons are not permitted. Those with a valid military ID card can enter through the gates as they normally would. Those without a military ID card will need to enter through Gates 4, 7 or 10 and obtain a visitor’s pass. You will need your valid driver’s license, vehicle registration and proof of vehicle insurance. Each passenger in the car age 16 and over must have a photo ID. All vehicles entering post are subject to be searched. All youth age 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Nashville – Music City’s “Let Freedom Sing!” event features Sheryl Crow in concert at Ascend Amphitheater and other artists on The Green at Riverfront Park.
WKRN reports round 200,000 people are expected to attend the Nashville event.
Concerts will be shown on multiple big screens throughout downtown Nashville.
A free Family Fun Zone will open at 12 p.m. with live music beginning at 5 p.m.
As a safety measure, there will be a capacity of 7,100 people allowed at Ascend Amphitheatre and 7,300 people at The Green at Riverfront. Coolers, chairs and umbrellas are prohibited.
Nissan Stadium, Walk of Fame Park, and Public Square Park will not have those restrictions in place.
WKRN News 2 will air the fireworks both on-air and online beginning at 9 p.m.
101st Airborne Division Band celebrates America with the Nashville Symphony
Bring the whole family – all generations of music lovers will thrill to your Nashville Symphony as they perform an evening of all-American classics and everyone’s favorite patriotic tunes, joined by the 101st Airborne Division Band! Featured works include 1812 Overture, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Liberty Bell March, Servicemen on Parade, American Salute and more.
20% off select seats for active & retired military (must show ID in person).
Elkton-Todd County, Ky. – Elkton-Todd County Park will once again host the annual Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks Display on Sunday, July 3 at Todd County Central High School, located at 806 South Main Street.
Free entertainment featuring the Corey Farlow Band starts at 7 p.m. Corey is a local country music artist whose hits “Country Never Stops” and “Burnin Me Up” reached into the top 100 nationwide on the MusicRow Country Breakout chart.
There will be a free children’s area from 7-9 p.m.
Local groups such as the TCCHS band boosters, girls’ volleyball, City-County Park and Todd County Rescue Squad will sell concessions and other items with proceeds going to support those groups and the Elkton-Todd County Park.