Riverfron Park - July 4th - Gates open @ 5:00 p.m. There is no admission fee.
Bring your blankets or lawn chairs and enjoy the fun, food and music. Foods such as barbecue, boudain, hot dogs, pork kabobs, funnel cakes, cotton candy, popcorn, snow cones, and ice cream will be available along with cool beverages. Food and drink will be available in all areas of Riverfront Park.
Festivities will begin at 5:00 p.m. with the sounds of country, jazz and blues groups, so come out, pick a nice spot to relax and enjoy an evening with friends and family in Riverfront Park. Country artist Regina Richards will take the Riverfront Park stage at 5:00 PM, followed by 9 Station Drive at 6:00 PM and at 7:30 PM Doyle Bramhall will take the stage until 9:00 PM.
For your entertainment pleasure, the Symphony of Southeast Texas, under the direction of Dr. Jimmy Simmons will perform a fun and exciting program which includes musical selections of light classics, jazz standards, musical theatre, and patriotic selections including the William Tell Overture, Georgia on My Mind (featuring Kurt Killion on saxophone), Sing, Sing, Sing (featuring Jimmy Simmons on clarinet), and God Bless the USA. This year you can enjoy the Symphony in the comfort of the beautiful renovated Julie Rogers Theatre. The performance will begin at 8:00 PM. Come a little early and get that special seat and enjoy the Symphony in air-conditioned comfort.
The Ground Rush Skydiving group out of Nome, Texas, will provide a skydiving demonstration with up to four jumpers. The demonstration will include pyrotechnics and other fanfare. Watch the skies around 6:30 pm for these jumpers.
This year we are excited to again welcome the Southeast Texas Veteran's Service Group who will be providing the color guard and also a “twenty-one gun salute” for us during the program.
The evening will conclude with a spectacular fireworks display accompanied by patriotic music. This is always a sensational panoramic display as the pyrotechnics are reflected in the waters of the Neches River. The evening, provided by the City of Beaumont, is one that you will long remember.
There will be no admission charge for attending the activities in Riverfront Park or the Symphony in the Julie Rogers Theatre.
For additional information, please call 409-838-3435 or 800-782-3081
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