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America250 & July 4th Celebration!
Friday, July 3, 2026
5:30 PM (schedule change)
Ceremony honoring two local heroes
Chester Marburger & Carl Wood
5:00 – 7:00 PM
Youth Punt, Pass & Kick Contest
Community Pick-Up Softball Game
Flag Football Clinic
Food Trucks & Beverages
Kids’ Games
Victory Garden Pumpkin Planting
(sponsored by Mars Agway)
8:00 PM
Council of Three Rivers
American Indian Center Cultural Presentation
9:15 PM (DUSK)
Family Movie Night: The Sandlot
(in cooperation with Mars Area Public Library)
Popcorn Provided by Pfeifer Hardware
Saturday, July 4, 2026
11:00 AM
Patriotic Ceremony & Flagpole Dedication
at the U.S.S. Mars Bell
(intersection Pittsburgh St. & Grand Ave.)
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Vendor Market &Â Food Trucks
(intersection Pittsburgh St. & Grand Ave.)
5:30 PM
July 4th Parade
6:30 PM
Community Picnic @ Marburger Field
(intersection of W. Arch St. & Hazel Ave.)
Bring your own snacks. Limited food will be available.
9:15 PM (dusk)
Fireworks Watch Party at Marburger Field
(intersection of W. Arch St. & Hazel Ave.)
Tune in to 88.1 FM to enjoy music to go along with the fireworks.
COMMUNITY CHAMPION SPONSORS
NexTier Bank
LIBERTY SPONSORS
Vogel Disposal Service
Mars Animal Depot
Mars Cosmetic Dermatology
INDEPENDENCE SPONSORS
Stick City
Mars-Bethel Golf
W.M. Aiken & Son
Butler Area Flag Football
Trombold Equipment Co. Inc. (dba tepco)
Spectrum Insurance
Lectromat, Inc.
HOMETOWN SPONSORS
FYIE Boutiques
Pfeifer Hardware
Mars Family Chiropractic Center
McDonald Aeberli Funeral Home
Marburger Farm Dairy
J.W. Steel Fabricating Co.
Carl Strutz Co., Inc.
Southern Butler County Business Association (SBCBA)
Purvis Brothers, Inc.
Mars Mechanical Service
FRIEND SPONSORS
Arch Design & Contracting Company
Fleming Tire & Auto
Office Things
Chuck Kennedy Auto Sales
Paul Friedline’s Auto Service
Mars Lanes
Davis Construction
Flag Sponsor
Armco Credit Union
Enjoy Photos from Previous July 4th Celebrations
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- Matthew Porter of Adams Township enjoys the Mars Fourth of July Parade. (Photo by Mike Schnelle – Courtesy of the Cranberry-Butler Eagle)
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- Some of the parade participants put on a show with vintage tractors during the Mars Parade in Mars. (Steven Dalton Photo – Courtesy of the Cranberry-Butler Eagle)
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- Taking part in Mars Fourth of July bike parade was Bret Ringman, 2 of Mars, on Thursday, July 4, 2002. (Photo by Rick Krosel – Courtesy of the Cranberry-Butler Eagle)
