Mayor's Invitation to Celebrate Independence Early

Celebrate our nation's Independence in Downtown Lancaster on Friday, June 27th!

The event, presented by Fulton Bank, features a dynamic patriotic concert by the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra followed by the county's largest fireworks extravaganza. The day begins at 11:30 a.m. with a variety of food vendors on North Queen Street - enjoy the taste of traditional fair food like funnel cakes, French fries and crab cakes, plus fabulous ethnic food such as stromboli and calzones, southern style BBQ and Trinidadian shark pitas.

Enjoy entertainment throughout the day with the main stage entertainment beginning at 7:30 p.m. with Jonathan Burns: Stunt. The event is headlined by the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra at 8:30 p.m., performing a repertoire of patriotic, pops and light classical pieces. The fireworks finale is at 10:00 p.m. from the top of the Duke Street Parking Garage. The event is held in Binns Park and is free to the public.

Street Closings
Friday, June 27th
9:00 a.m. Zero and 100 block of North Queen Street
100 block North Christian Street
Zero block East Marion Street to Christian
East Grant at Christian Street to N. Queen Street

6:00 p.m. Zero, 100 and 200 blocks of North Christian Street
Zero block of West Chestnut Street
Zero and 100 blocks of East Chestnut Street
100 and 200 blocks of North Cherry Street
Zero and 100 blocks of East Fulton Street
Zero and 100 blocks of East Orange Street
Zero block of West Orange Street
Zero, 100, and 200 blocks of North Duke Street
200 block of North Queen Street

Streets will remain closed until all fireworks debris has been cleaned off the streets. The first street open will be the zero block of West Chestnut Street opening at approximately 11:30 p.m. Remaining streets will open by 2:00 a.m. Saturday, June 28th.

Event Parking

Event Parking will be available at the Prince, Water and King Street Garages for the event. Beginning at 4:30 p.m. the Lancaster Parking Authority will have a $3.00 flat rate for the evening at the Prince and Water Street garages.


Please call the Mayor's Office of Special Events
(717) 291-4758
with any questions.