What better way to celebrate Independence Day than at the USS Battleship Park? Walk among historic military equipment. Enjoy games for kids, live music for adults and fireworks after dark. And a variety of food trucks for all.

It’s free. No ticket or RSVP is needed. There is a $10 charge per car for parking.

Here is your official invitation to the large July 4 celebration:

Join us on July 4, 2025 from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. to celebrate Independence Day at USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park. This free, family-friendly event offers delicious food from various food trucks, interactive games and activities, live music by Tip Tops and Fly By Radio, and FIREWORKS!  Come create lasting memories as we celebrate our nation's independence.

 Event Highlights

- Live performance by Tip Tops (6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.)
- Live performance by Fly By Radio ( 7:45 p.m. to 9 p.m.)
- Inflatables
- Games
- Face painting by Bubbles
- Caricature by Kathy
- Fireworks show at 9 p.m.

Parking costs $10 for cars and $30 for RVs. CASH ONLY. The parking lot will not accept new cars after 8:15 p.m. 

Learn more about this event or register as a food vendor at www.cityofmobile.org/events

For more information, please contact us by calling 251-208-1550 or emailing [email protected]. By attending this event you agree to be photographed

This year is the 249th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Next year will be the big one, marking the quarter millennium of the nation, a rare feat in world history. It will be called the Semiquincentennial, America250, or the Quarter Millennium. 

Jim ‘Zig’ Zeigler’s beat is the colorful and positive about Alabama -- her people, places, events, groups and prominent deaths. He is a former Alabama Public Service Commissioner and State Auditor. You can reach him for comments at [email protected].

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