First Annual Freedom Festival in Atlantic Featured Food, Fun, and Fireworks

First Annual Freedom Festival in Atlantic Featured Food, Fun, and Fireworks

(Atlantic) A large crowd turned out at the Atlantic Sunnyside Park on Friday to celebrate the Fourth of July during the First Annual “Freedom Festival.” The event ran from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. and offered a wide variety of activities for all ages. Highlights included live music from Dirt Road Divide, a burger battle, hot dog eating contest, slow-pitch softball, food trucks, professional face painting, pony rides, spray foam fun, and water fights — …

Community comes together at Freedom Rocks Festival

Polaris Point rocked out on Friday as the premier event of Fourth of July celebrations, which brought locals and military families and friends together to celebrate the nation’s birthday.

Lawrence community members celebrate freedom, warn about erosion of rights at Freedom Fest

A KU law professor, local politicians, a puppet and more than 100 other Lawrence community members gathered Friday to celebrate the Constitution and the Fourth of July in the face of what they said were attacks on freedom.  Continue reading ...