El Paso is preparing for eight days of events to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, with activities planned across the city and at Fort Bliss through July 4.
Weeklong Celebration
Destination El Paso President and CEO Brooke Underwood highlighted the weeklong celebration, which begins with Pop Goes the Fort and concludes with a July 4 celebration at the El Paso Convention Center.
The July 4 event will feature free family-friendly activities, including food trucks, a hot dog eating contest, an apple pie baking contest, a mechanical bull, a dunk tank, and military static displays provided by Fort Bliss.
The celebration will also include free live entertainment, with the Randy Rogers Band headlining the July 4 festivities. El Paso native Julian Kalel will open the concert.
Original reporting: El Paso News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.