America's Freedom Festival at Provo (also America's Freedom Festival or Freedom Festival) is a private, non-profit foundation known for organizing more than 25 annual patriotic events in and around Provo, Utah. It is one of the largest and longest (usually May - July) patriotic celebrations in the nation. The organization's stated mission is to "celebrate, teach, honor, and strengthen the traditional American values of family, freedom, God, and country." America's Freedom Festival sponsors one of the nation's largest Fourth of July celebrations, Stadium of Fire, held each year at LaVell Edwards Stadium on the campus of Brigham Young University.[1] Recent performers at Stadium of Fire include Journey (band), Cirque du Soleil, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, and the Blue Man Group. The United States Department of Defense has chosen to broadcast parts of the festival to millions of servicemen and women serving abroad in the Armed Forces for the past several years.[2]
The festivities usually include a patriotic service, hot air balloon launches, a carnival, and a parade. Among the most popular events included is a Colonial Heritage fair, in which colonial skills, craftsmanship, and history are taught and celebrated.[3]
- ^ Utah Valley Adventure Passport. Utah Valley Convention and Visitor's Bureau. 2007.
- ^ "America's Freedom Festival at Provo - Press Room". freedomfestival.org. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "Stadium of Fire is blast with Idol star and stripes". deseretnews.com. 2 July 2006.