It’s our Nation’s birthday and you can celebrate it close to home. Purchase tasty goodies on-site, including many of your carnival favorites, shop local crafters and watch awesome live entertainment. Fun for the entire family, plus part of this local home-town tradition is spending time with your neighbors! Bring lawn chairs and blankets for your comfort and enjoy one of the best parts of our community, Clintonwood Park! Stay through the evening and enjoythe awesome fireworks display! See details below, call or go online.
11AM–3PM Military Museum
11AM–9PM Inflatable Fun for Kids, Ticket booth closes at 8:30pm
11AM–2PM Military Vehicle & Classic Car Display
11AM–8PM FREE Spray Park Admission
11AM–5PM My New Favorite Thing Road Show: Shop a mixture of young artists and local vendors. Presented by My New Favorite Thing, home and gift decor. Interested vendors should reach out to Tracy 248-802-7384 [email protected]
11:30AM Veterans Ceremony
12:15–1:15PM Live Music on the Main Stage: Cattywampus
12PM–1:30PM Veterans Lunch, Complimentary lunch for Veterans and spouses. Additional guests are $5/each. Reservations required. Call 248-625-8231 to be added to our VIP list!
12PM–3PM Live Music on the Main Stage: Leave Those Kids Alone Young musical prodigies playing classic rock hits!
12PM–9PM Rock Climbing Wall
12:30PM, 2:30PM and 4:30PM Classic K9 Shows
7–10PM Live Music on Main Stage: Atomic Radio, Detroit’s premier cover band!
10PM Fireworks
PARKING/SHUTTLE BUSES
CLINTONWOOD PARK: Very limited parking available at
Clintonwood park. $5/car until 2PM, $10/car after 2PM.
EVEREST ACADEMY: $5/car until 2PM, $10/car after 2PM
with FREE shuttle service available to Clintonwood Park.
CLARKSTON HIGH SCHOOL: CHS Lot opens at 4PM.
$5/car with FREE shuttle service to Clintonwood Park.
Please note– Shuttles do not run during the fireworks.
They will resume immediately following the firework finale!
FOOD
There will be great food available for purchase all day long, such as pulled pork sandwiches, hamburgers, Greek pitas, roasted almonds and more. Food vendor application inquiries– call Mary
Melega at (248) 625-8231. Attendees can also bring their own picnic. Coolers are allowed. No glass please. Alcohol is not permitted in Township Parks.
FIREWORKS
A great day has come to an end, now sit back, relax and enjoy
fireworks right here in your community! Weather permitting.
Rain date is June 30. Glo items will be available to purchase by
an exclusive vendor. Absolutely no personal fireworks will be permitted in the park. Violators will be ticketed.
www.indtwp.com
Visit us online for updated schedule of events or call us at (248) 625-8223.
Thank you to our amazing sponsors!
DYNAMITE LEVEL
Bowman Chevrolet
Hutchinson's Electric
ROCKET LEVEL
American Legion Campbell-Richmond #63, with SAL & Auxiliary
Amy Peterson Photography
Edward Jones, multiple offices
Everest Academy
FRIENDS of the Senior Community Center
Genisys Credit Union
Goldfish Swim School
Jay Shop, Inc.
Jdog Junk Removal of Clarkston
McLaren Oakland
Overhead Door North
Serene Gardens of Clarkston
The Goddard School of Clarkston
TNR Dumpster Rental
CHERRY BOMB LEVEL
Acrisure, LLC
Assured Emergency Services
Beauchamp Water Treatment Solutions
Lewis E Wint & Son Funeral Home
Vietnam Veterans of America, Oakland County Chapter 133
Lowrie's Landscape, Inc.
Terri Nallamothu, Independence Township Trustee
The Almond Hut
We're getting excited about 2024 Independence Fest, and we want you to be involved!
Each year we celebrate our community’s Independence with a huge festival at Clintonwood Park. We would like to invite you to support the event and give the opportunity to take part of Independence Fest! Last year, our attendance was upwards of 15,000 for the entire day and we are very excited to welcome another large crowd this year!
This community tradition includes kids’ activities, family picnic, food vendors, Veterans Celebration ceremony including Military Museum and classic car show, art festival, and live entertainment. The day is topped off by incredible professional fireworks.
My New Favorite Thing on the road will be hosting vendors, crafters, young entrepreneurs and Michigan Business to join us.
This year we will be adding "Make and Take" workshops as well. This is a Family Fun Day with many fun activities and opportunities throughout the day.
Click on the link below for the application and details for the event.
https://forms.gle/dGyBzxQY2ma18u6r7
Please complete the following application for the 2024 MNFT Independence Fest. Booth assignments will be sent out by June 24th.
Contact for 2024 My New Favorite Thing Road Show
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (248) 802-7384 (Tracy)
Event Venue
Clintonwood Park, Clintonwood Park, 6000 Clarkston Rd, Clarkston, MI 48348, United States,Clarkston, Michigan
