Fourth of July in Thornton
Thornton Multipurpose Fields - Monday, July 4
5 p.m. - Garden and Food Vendors
6-7 p.m. - Thornton Community Band
7:50 p.m. - Presentation of Colors
8 p.m. - Longmont Symphony Orchestra
9:30 p.m.- Parachute Jump
As soon as the parachutists land the fireworks with start
Parking
Parking is available in the following areas...
- Unpaved lots northwest of the Carpenter Recreation Center accessed off of 112th Ave., just west of Colorado Blvd.
- These parking lots will be required to exit westbound on 112th Avenue and Northbound on Madison St. ONLY at the end of the event.
- Paved Carpenter Recreation Center parking lot accessed just south of the intersection of 112th Ave. and Colorado Blvd. and the light at 110th Place and Colorado Blvd.
- Parking in the recreation center lot will exit at 110th Avenue ONLY and be directed south on Colorado Boulevard ONLY at the end of the event.
- Paved and unpaved lots south of the Multipurpose Fields and west of 108th Avenue accessed at the intersection of 108th Ave. and Colorado Blvd.
- Parking off the unpaved lots west of 108th will be directed southbound on Colorado Boulevard ONLY at the end of the event.
- Parking off the paved parking lots south of 108th Avenue will be directed eastbound on 108th Ave. to Holly Street ONLY at the end of the event.
Your patience and cooperation is appreciated when exiting the parking areas at the close of the evening. Police and parking staff will be clearing parking lots as safely and quickly as possible.
CARPOOL: Make a party of your holiday while helping the environment!
This year, color your Fourth of July red, white, blue and GREEN! Make a party of your evening with us and carpool with family and/or friends to the event! Carpooling not only helps to reduce traffic congestion in the parking areas, it also environmentally friendly, reduces stress and increases your time to socialize!
Event Restrictions
The following items are not allowed on the event site...
- Alcohol
- Glass bottles or containers
- Grills of any kind
- Illegal personal fireworks
- Open fires
Weather
In the event of inclement weather on the day of the event, please be sure to check back to this web page for updated event information.
If severe weather containing any lightning moves into the area during the event, lightning detector horns will blow from the recreation center. In the event that the horns do sound, please leave the event field immediately and return to your vehicles or take shelter in the recreation center until the storm has passed. Event staff will sound the all-clear signal when it’s safe, at which time the program will resume.

Please call today to get more information on how we can put together your perfect sponsorship package for one of our upcoming events! Multi-event and multi-year discounts are available as well.
Steve Boyle | Sponsorship & Event Marketing Supervisor
City of Thornton | 2211 Eppinger Blvd. | Thornton, CO 80229
p. 720-977-5965 | f. 720-977-5964
steve.boyle@cityofthornton.net