Independence Day
Celebration
Friday, July 4, 2025
Mark your calendars for the Museum’s longest running annual event in celebration of our nation’s independence. This fun-filled, family-oriented event includes live music performances, old fashioned kids’ games, a kids’ craft trail, costumed demonstrations in the Pioneer Park, and great food. Our annual summer celebration is not to be missed!
Cool off in the museum center and visit the exhibits in the gallery.
Be sure to stop by the gift shop for handcrafted items, books, toys, home décor, and souvenirs!
If you’re not a museum member, join today and get a discount on your gift shop purchase!
Admission is FREE thanks to our generous 2025 sponsors:
Rotary Club of Tazewell
Claypool Hill Pharmacy * Crab Orchard Veterinary Services
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home of Tazewell * Tazewell County Public Library
Activities
Kids’ Games may include: a watermelon seed spitting contest, sack race, three-legged race, bubblegum-blowing contest, & more.
Kids’ Craft Trail (make-and-take crafts)
Costumed Demonstrations may include: blacksmithing, woodworking, butter making, tomahawk throwing, archery, & more.
2025 Schedule of Events
11:00 Flag Raising
10:30 - 1:30 Diamond S Farm Petting Zoo (by Doc Witten Cabin)
11:00 - 1:00 Kids’ Craft Trail (Locations on Trail Card)
12:00 - 1:00 Bluestone in the Red Barn
1:00 - 2:00 Kids’ Games (Under the Willow Tree)
2:00 - 3:00 Bluestone in the Red Barn
2:30 - 3:00 Patriotic Program on the Green
4:00 Event Conclusion
