Overview
- The Mayor’s Office of Special Events set Keith Urban as headliner with Collective Soul and Los Lonely Boys for Houston’s Fourth of July festival.
- Freedom Over Texas runs 3 to 10 p.m. on July 4 at Eleanor Tinsley Park and Sam Houston Park.
- Mayor John Whitmire said the 2026 edition honors America’s 250th year as a show of unity and pride.
- A new Futbol Park will highlight Houston’s World Cup host role, joining family areas like the Bud Zone, Dr Pepper Flavor Zone, the All-American Kids Zone and Liberty Park.
- Admission is $15 with free entry for ages 12 and under, and tickets are available online and at the gates, with a fireworks finale set along Buffalo Bayou at dusk.