Great American Picnic - July 4, 2025

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Spend your Fourth of July with family, friends and Broomfield neighbors at the 2025 Great American Picnic! Starting at 5 p.m. at Broomfield County Commons Park, there will be fun for the whole family, with inflatables, concessions and food vendors, and a beer garden for those 21+. Add a creative spin to your holiday in the one-of-a-kind Bike Parade, then enjoy the show with music starting at 6 p.m. The evening ends with a bang with fireworks set off at 9:15 p.m.

Broomfield County Commons Park: 13200 Sheridan Blvd., Broomfield, CO 80020

Know Before You Go - Changes for the 2025 Event

For this year’s event, the City and County of Broomfield is implementing several updates to enhance everyone's ability to relax and have fun. These thoughtful adjustments are designed to create an environment where attendees can fully participate in the festivities. 

Layout

The biggest change to this year’s event will be that the Main Pavilion, Championship Field, and the Red Pod on the east side of the park will be fenced in to make this a more family-friendly environment. Entry and exit points will allow event staff to check bags for prohibited items. Within the fenced area of the park will be the Main Stage with multiple bands performing, aerial performers, inflatables, bubble tower and other activities for kids, and multiple food vendors and a beer garden.

For those who prefer to avoid the entry checkpoints in the Red Pod, the Blue Pod, on the west side of the park, will be open and include a fenced-in beer garden and food vendors as well. The north side of the park, the Yellow Pod, will remain open for drop-in usage.

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Parking and Road Closures

No parking will be allowed on Broomfield County Commons Drive for July 4, which runs between the Paul Derda Recreation Center and Sheridan, and will be shut down at 5 p.m., to allow for easy shuttle bus access.

For those parking on site at the event, the ADA accessible parking lot is shifting from the west parking lot to the parking lot east of the Main Pavilion at the Commons. This shift provides the same amount of accessible parking and puts those with accessibility needs closer to the main event.

For the safety of all attendees, all road entrances to Broomfield County Commons Park will close to incoming traffic at 8 p.m., unless otherwise posted or when the parking lot is full, until the fireworks are finished. View the Road Closures Information and Map in PDF format.

Event Restrictions

The following items are NOT allowed in the park:

  • Glass bottles or containers
  • Open fires
  • Charcoal Grills are prohibited in the park
    • Propane grills are allowed - on natural grass areas only 
  • No fireworks are allowed in the park
  • No alcoholic beverages are allowed to be brought into the park


Map of Event Layout

View the May of Event Layout in PDF format.

Schedule of Events

5 p.m.: Activities begin

  • Inflatables: $20 for 22 tickets or $20 for a wristband and unlimited play; does not include the Euro Bungee
    • Euro Bungee: $15 (ticket sales end at 8 p.m.)
  • NurfTerf: Three games for $10 or unlimited play for $15
  • Face Painting and Balloon Twisting
  • Iluminar Aerial Performance
  • Concessions and food vendors open
  • Two Beer Gardens - East and West sides. Bring your ID and enjoy a tasty brew!

5-11 p.m.: Shuttle to/from Legacy High School

5:45 p.m.: Bike Parade

  • Line-up at the northeast corner of the Red Pod, EAST of the Championship Field at 5:30 P.M.  Mayor Guyleen Castriotta will kick off the parade!
  • View Event Map Layout in PDF Format.

6 p.m.: SpinphonySpinphony Modern Art

  • The dazzling female electric string quartet Spinphony is breaking down barriers between classical, rock, and pop music, mixing and mashing catchy melodies into their own unique arrangements. Whether you're a fan of Bach, AC/DC, Journey, or Mozart, the virtuosic ladies will have you rocking out to the greatest melodies of all time.

7:15 p.m.: That Eighties Band

  • Denver is home to That Eighties Band, one of the most popular 80's tribute bands in America. The group has performed over 2,000 concerts nationwide. Past clients include Google, Disney and many more. They have been featured in numerous magazines, radio broadcasts, and television programs, including HGTV's House Hunters. CBS named them as the top cover band in Denver.
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9:15 p.m.: Scheduled start of the fireworks display

Food Vendors


Beer Vendors

West Beer Garden: Wonderland Brewing Co. and Satire Brewing Company

East Beer Garden: Rails End Beer Co.


Great American Picnic’s Annual Bike Parade

Show your patriotic spirit and join the Annual Great American Picnic Bicycle Parade! Decorate your bicycles/tricycles/wagons and scooters and meet at the northeast corner of the Red Pod at Broomfield County Commons on July 4 at 5:30 p.m. The bike parade is for everyone of all ages. Kids are required to wear a helmet!

Parking

Legacy High School

  • As in the past, Great American Picnic attendees are encouraged to park at Legacy High School and use the shuttle buses to get to the event grounds.
  • There will be three school buses and one accessible bus.
  • Buses will begin picking up from the Legacy at 5 p.m. near the pavilion on the northeast side of Legacy Park.
  • Buses will run from 5-7 p.m., and two additional school buses from 7-9 p.m.
  • All six buses will be running after the event to return shuttle riders to the Legacy parking lot.

The Broomfield County Commons

  • Very limited parking is available.
  • Accessible parking is located at the Commons parking lot EAST of the Main Pavilion.
  • No parking will be allowed on Broomfield County Commons Drive, which runs between the Paul Derda Recreation Center and Sheridan, and will be shut down at 5 p.m., to allow for easy shuttle bus access.
  • All entry points to Broomfield County Commons will be closed either at 8 p.m. or when the parking lot is full. No access will be allowed after this time, so please arrive early if you are planning to drop off or park on site.

The City and County of Broomfield encourages you to help the environment this year while saving yourself time! Make your evening a party and carpool with family and friends to the event! Carpooling not only reduces traffic congestion in the parking areas, it is also environmentally friendly, reduces stress and increases your time to have fun!


Fireworks Lighting System and Weather Notifications

Residents are reminded that weather conditions always play a role in this annual event. Should the fireworks display be delayed or stopped due to safety concerns, announcements will be made over the public address system, real-time notifications will be sent out to subscribers (see the Real-Time Notifications section on this page), and stop lights in the field will reflect the status of the fireworks display. There is no rain date for fireworks. 

A lighting system, located as close to the fireworks firing area as possible, will inform viewers of the status of the fireworks show. Weather permitting, green means the show is a “go,” yellow indicates it is in a holding pattern, and red indicates that, due to weather concerns, the fireworks show is cancelled.

The fireworks display launches from the Broomfield Commons Open Space, south of Broomfield County Commons Park.


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Lost and Found

All items found during the event will be turned into the concessions garage. After the event, any remaining items will be moved to the Paul Derda Recreation Center (13201 Lowell Blvd, Broomfield, CO). 

Safety

Most fireworks are illegal and none are permitted at the Great American Picnic event nor in Broomfield City and County limits. Bringing in illicit items and/or behavior detrimental to attendees will not be tolerated at the event. Illicit items include fireworks, glass containers, open fires, outside alcohol and charcoal grills. Gas grills are also not allowed on the artificial fields/turf. Broomfield PD will be on hand to ensure everyone’s safety.

Most fireworks are prohibited in the City and County of Broomfield. Any device that explodes or leaves the ground on its own power is ILLEGAL. Violators that use, possess, or sell prohibited fireworks could face a minimum fine of $100 up to $1,000. Read the full ordinance. 

For everyone's safety, the Broomfield Police Department and the North Metro Fire Rescue District recommend residents leave fireworks to the professionals. Learn more on the Fireworks Information web page.

Contact Us

Jenny Morgan

Community Events Coordinator
303-464-5506
jbmorgan@broomfield.org

Matt Gulley

Recreation Superintendent
303-460-6912
mgulley@broomfield.org