Overview
- Stars & Stripes on Houston Street will run a free, 12‑hour downtown festival on July 4 with a 5K, a parade of more than 100 groups, a food and music festival, and a 9 p.m. fireworks show that will include a tribute to Kerrville flood victims.
- KSAT will livestream the downtown parade for viewers who cannot attend in person and the parade may be featured in ABC’s national 250th coverage.
- City officials expect more than 75,000 locals and visitors downtown over the holiday weekend and VIA Metropolitan Transit is offering Park & Ride service and added stops with $2.60 round‑trip fares to help move crowds.
- One of the largest draws is Ye’s July 4 concert at the Alamodome, and city data show most ticket buyers come from outside the Bexar County metro area with sizable out‑of‑state attendance.
- Communities across the region including Woodlawn Lake Park, SeaWorld, Six Flags, New Braunfels, Schertz, Boerne and Fredericksburg have posted parades, fireworks and family programming as part of expanded 250th anniversary observances.