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July 17, 2025

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Murfreesboro Celebration Under the Stars July 4

Live music featuring will begin at 7:30 p.m. from the Fountains stage, and the fireworks show will start around 9 p.m.

Murfreesboro’s “Celebration Under the Stars” returns Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Fountains at Gateway (1500 Medical Center Parkway, Murfreesboro). Live music featuring Derrick Dove and the Peacekeepers will begin at 7:30 p.m. from the Fountains stage, and the fireworks show will start at approximately 9 p.m.

Bring lawn chairs and blankets for music and picnicking on the lawn beginning at 5 p.m. Food trucks and restaurants at the venue will be open during the festivities.

The fireworks display by Pyro Shows will light up the sky at 9 p.m. For safety purposes, pets, alcoholic beverages, cooking grills and personal fireworks or sparklers are not permitted on the celebration site.

“Pyro Shows will set off the fireworks from the field near Gateway Island,” said Rachel Singer, Assistant Director of Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Department. “The fireworks should be visible for approximately half a mile, depending on how cloudy the sky is that night, and any obstructions such as buildings and trees.”

For more information about Celebration Under the Stars in Murfreesboro, contact Susan Hicks at 615-642-3148 or shicks@murfreesborotn.gov or visit MurfreesboroParks.com.

Schedule of events:

  • 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. – DJ, Food Trucks, Splash Pad
  • 7:30 p.m. Live entertainment by Derrick Dove and the Peacekeepers
  • 9 p.m. Fireworks Show

Where can I park?

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Michael Aldrich

Michael Aldrich is Nashville Parent's Managing Editor and a Middle Tennessee arts writer. He and his wife, Alison, are the proud parents of 6-year-old Ezra and 2-year-old Norah.