July 4th Celebration on the River

The City of Kerrville is pleased to announce the annual Fourth of July Celebration on
the River to be held in Louise Hays Park. Festivities will begin at 12:00 p.m. with the
bands beginning at 1:00 p.m. The Welcoming Ceremony will be hosted by The
Mayor Pro Tem, Bruce Motheral at 5:15 p.m.

A variety of food, beverages and arts & crafts will be available for sale by vendors
through the Kerr County Market Association in the park beginning at 12:00 p.m. A
variety of bands will provide music throughout the afternoon from noon until 9:30 p.m.
Bands included in the entertainment lineup are the Flashbacks with their 50’s tunes,
Texas style from Rotge, Mike Kasberg & Company with Jazz, 50’s, 60’s, current pop
and country, and Meyer Anderson will round out the toe-tapping evening with country
music. The evening will conclude with the fantastic FIREWORKS display at 9:30 p.m.

Ashlea Boyle, Aquatics / Special Events Supervisor stated, “I am very excited about
the plans for our annual July 4th celebration in Louise Hays Park. We are very
fortunate to be working with the Kerr County Market Association to bring in a broad
variety of food and arts & crafts vendors to expand our entertainment opportunities.
The bands were a hit last year and we look forward to this year’s event!”

Event Timeline

12:00 p.m. – Food and arts & crafts vendors open
1:00 p.m. – Music begins for the afternoon
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. – Mike Kasberg & Company
3:15 – 5:15 p.m. – Rotge
5:30 – 7:30 p.m. – The Flashbacks
7:45 – 9:30 p.m. – Meyer Anderson
9:30 p.m. – Fireworks
Vendor spaces are still available. For information regarding vendors, please call the
Kerr County Market Association at (830) 895-7962.

For other event information please call the Parks & Recreation Department at 830-257-7300.