On July 4, the College Station Noon Lions Club hosts the 59th Annual “I Love America” Fourth of July Celebration at the George H.W. Bush Library Center at Texas A&M University. The celebration will feature food, children’s games and train rides, free admission to the Bush Library and Museum, a patriotic concert by the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra, and a July 4th fireworks display.
The day begins at 9:30am when the Bush Library and Museum opens with free admission for everyone until 8pm. Inside the rotunda, the College Station Noon Lions Club will offer free vision screenings from 9:30am to 8pm.
Food truck vendors will open at noon. Vendors selling food include Blake’s Steaks, C&L Nuts, the Crafty Pig, Good Bull BBQ, Kona Ice, Krab Kingz, Marco’s Pizza, and Sweet Pops.
At 5pm the Lions Club will sell Coca-Cola products, Slovacek sausage, and offering free watermelon slices.
Two All Aboard Fun Trains provide free train rides starting at 4pm. The Kids’ Zone, complete with games and bounce houses, opens around 6:15pm. Both the train rides and the Kids’ Zone close at 8:30pm.
Live music entertainment by the Great American Boxcar Chorus starts at 7pm. The evening culminates with a patriotic concert by the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra at 8:30pm and a fireworks show at 9:45pm.
This year’s event is made possible through the generous support of key sponsors Commerce National Bank, along with help from the George and Barbara Bush Foundation, and the City of College Station. Other donors include the City of Bryan, HEB, the Nina Astin Winkler Trust Public Partnership and Outreach, Office of the Provost at Texas A&M University, Union Pacific, and Wells Fargo.
Free parking is available at Fan Field, the gravel parking lot on Research Parkway on the Texas A&M University campus. There will be no shuttles from West Campus Garage or Reed Arena. Barbara Bush Drive will close at 4pm; all event attendees must enter through Discovery Drive or John Kimbrough Parkway. Handicapped parking is available in Lot 41.
Visit www.transport.tamu.edu/Parking/events/ for a map showing driving directions before and after the event. Scroll to the bottom of the page and under Summer Events click on “July 4 I Love America.”
Attendees are asked to enter via University Drive and Research Parkway, arrive early, and bring lawn chairs, picnic baskets, and blankets. Pets and glass containers are not permitted.
