Event hours are 6:00 p.m. to 10:15 p.m.
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Red, White,Blue...and Green?Yes, the City of Richardson is recycling at this year's Family Fourth Celebration! Help us in our"Going Green" efforts by placing your recyclable cans and bottles in the designated containers located throughout Breckinridge Park.

Attractions include strolling balloon artists, bounce houses, and a climbing wall for the kids! This year, the Star Spangled Safety Event aims to make the citizens of Richardson aware of Fire Safety, Crime Prevention and Emergency Preparedness through the means of information pamphlets, goody bags for children, and family fun with a fire truck slide and police car bounce house.

Food concessions available for those who wish to buy or supplement their picnic dinner:

• Hungry Howie's Pizza:  fantastic pizza by the slice
• Bovine Dreams:  Try some of Ben & Jerry’s wild flavored ice cream combinations.  These udderly delicious and completely unexpected flavors will have you over the moooon.
• Ala Carte Catering featuring fajitas, quesadillas and skillet nachos
• Ronoco:  snowcones, snowcones and more snowcones!

Stage entertainment:

• 6:15 Day Job Refugees
• 7:15 Special Landing/display by the Care Flight Helicopter
• 8:45 The Richardson Community Band presents its annual Patriotic Salute Concert! 
• 9:45 Fireworks

All entertainment takes place on the stage located near Entrance B.

On-site parking is very limited, so beginning at 6 p.m. on July 4th the City of Richardson will provide free round-trip shuttle service from the Rockwell-Collins International Campus located at the SE corner of Renner and Shiloh roads. The last shuttle will depart from Rockwell-Collins at approximately 9:15 p.m. Pets are not allowed on the shuttles, only service dogs. Thank you for your cooperation.

Breckinridge Park is located just south of the intersection of Renner and Brand Roads in northeast Richardson and features 4.5 miles of multi-use trails, a 10-acre lake, 29 picnic areas and three pavilions. It’s the perfect place to enjoy an evening with family and friends while celebrating our nation’s independence! 

Current update: Richardson’s Fourth of July fireworks show is scheduled to start on time at 9:45 p.m. tonight. The weather forecast indicates a slight chance of rain throughout the day and evening. Only a significant rain and wind event will force the cancellation of the fireworks show, however shuttle parking may be affected if rain persists. Please check back here for current updates, or to recieve City information via email click here.