Save the Date: Hill City Celebrations (Formerly First Night Oneonta)

Holding Hometown Fourth of July Festival

Event to be held July 4, 2023, in Neahwa Park
(Rain date: July 5, 2023)

Oneonta, NY – [June 14, 2023] – Hill City Celebrations (formerly First Night Oneonta) is holding its annual Hometown Fourth of July Festival in Neahwa Park. The event will take place on Tuesday, July 4, beginning with a parade on Main Street at 1 p.m. Following the parade, family-friendly games and activities, food and craft vendors, live music, and other activities will be held all day in Neahwa Park. The night culminates with fireworks in Neahwa Park after dark. (A rain date is slated for Wednesday, July 5.)

Featured music acts on the main stage in the park include Dan Sales and Rich Mollin (1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.); Randy Miritello and the Hop City Hellcats (3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.); Hanzolo (5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.); and headliner Alex Torres and His Latin Orchestra (7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.). Kosmic Karma Fire and Circus Arts will perform after dark at 9 p.m. The fireworks will commence at 9:30 p.m.

A second acoustic stage in the park will also feature performances from Solid Ground, the Sweet Adelines, and Heaven’s Back Door. Various local performers will offer shows in Neahwa Park’s large basketball court (including juggling, bike tricks, and acts from Elite Dance Academy and Harmony Martial Arts).

Hill City Celebrations thanks the following sponsors for their generous support: Five Star Subaru of Oneonta; LEAF; Springbrook; Dewar Foundation; Stewart’s Shops; Gates Helms Hawn; Corning; Future for Oneonta Foundation; Brooks’ House of BBQ; Bassett Healthcare Network; Oneonta Osteopathy; Benson Agency; Anonymous; Anonymous; and many friends and donors.

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