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When: Saturday, July 04, 2009, 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Where: World's Fair Park

Cost: Unknown

Age limit: All ages

Categories: Festival/Celebration, Music Americana, Classical, Country

Description: Festival on the Fourth
Fourth of July includes music, fireworks and a festival at World's Fair Park. The festival's 2 p.m. July 4 opening ceremony at the Tennessee Amphitheater includes music, a dance performance and the singing of the national anthem.

An art tent staffed by the Knoxville Museum of Art will offer 10 art projects for children. Music on the WDVX Stage on the park's north lawn includes The Bearded, Van Eaton and Friends, The Lonesome Coyotes and Matt Stillwell.

Emcee Freddy Smith, who hosts the 'Rise-N-Shine' show on WDVX, begins the entertainment at 3 p.m. on the WDVX Stage with the 'Patriotic Poultry Show.'
The Bearded play at 3:15 p.m.;
Van Eaton & Friends at 4:30.
The Lonesome Coyotes play country and rock at 5:30.
Singer/songwriter and country musician Matt Stillwell performs at 6:45.

Festival on the Fourth ends with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra's 25th annual Pilot Free Independence Day Concert. The 8 p.m. July 4 concert conducted by Lucas Richman is on the park's south lawn. Music includes 'The Star Spangled Banner,' John Williams' 'Overture to the Cowboys,' selections from 'The Sound of Music,' 'Salute to the Armed Forces' and Tchaikovsky's '1812 Overture.'

Symphony principal tubist Sande MacMorran will guest conduct Aaron Copland's 'Hoedown' from the ballet 'Rodeo.' MacMorran was conducter for the first concert 25 years ago.The concert ends with John Philip Sousa's 'Stars and Stripes Forever;'

Festival concludes with a 20-minute Pyro Shows firework display starting at 9:35 p.m.

Pets, coolers and alcohol are not allowed at Festival on the Fourth.

Event posted: June 29, 2009
Last updated: June 29, 2009