America's Freedom Festival at Provo

America's Freedom Festival at Provo

America's Freedom Festival at Provo (also America's Freedom Festival, Provo Freedom Festival, or Freedom Festival) is a Fourth of July celebrations held annually in Provo, Utah. It is said to be one of the largest Fourth of July celebrations in the United States. [cite book|title=Utah Valley Adventure Passport|publisher=Utah Valley Convention and Visitor's Bureau|year=2007] It consists of several events, most notably the Stadium of Fire. The United States Department of Defense has chosen to broadcast parts of this festival to the armed forces abroad for four years. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20070222225925/http://freedomfestival.org/p_events_details.asp?i=37 America's Freedom Festival ] ]

The festivities usually include a patriotic service, a balloon launch, and a parade. [ [http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,640191708,00.html Stadium of Fire is blast with Idol star and stripes] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.freedomfestival.org/ Provo's Freedom Festival] - official website


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