CDP :: pops on the river

Thursday, July 3rd at Coolidge Park
The Chattanooga Downtown Partnership will celebrate Independence Day on Thursday, July 3rd, with a patriotic concert at Coolidge Park featuring the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera (CSO).

Thanks for another great year!

Pops on the River, an outdoor musical concert, will be held from 8:00 p.m. to 9:45 p.m., concluding with a patriotic fireworks finale over the Tennessee River. It is presented FREE to the public by sponsoring organizations Regions Bank and Chattanooga Times Free Press, along with co-sponsor Allied Arts.

The CSO, directed by Robert Bernhardt, will present a program featuring patriotic favorites from Sousa marches to music by Leonard Bernstein. The show will also include pieces from John Williams and Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. A presentation of colors will be made by the Chattanooga Fire Department’s Color Guard.

The public is invited to bring lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy a picnic during this concert and fireworks display. Food, beer, wine and non-alcoholic drink concessions will be available on site. A rain date for the concert is scheduled for Sunday, July 6th.

Parking
Coolidge Park will be closing to vehicular traffic at 4:30 PM on the day of the show. Attendees are encouraged to park in UNUM parking lots between 4th and 5th Streets at no charge, where, beginning at 6 PM, CARTA busses will pick up and take passengers across the river, unloading near the Chattanooga Theatre Centre. At the end of the show, busses will pick up at the intersection of Tremont and River Streets to return attendees to the UNUM parkinglots. There will also be limited parking available at Renaissance Park off Manufacturer's Road.


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