The 16th Annual Liberty Festival will be held Wednesday, July 4 in Downtown L-A with food, fun, music and fireworks.

The 2012 Liberty Festival Planning Committee is pleased to once again offer our communities a family focused celebration of our nation’s freedom.

The excitement will be centered on both the Lewiston and Auburn sides of the Androscoggin riverfront. This year’s Liberty Festival—the 16th Annual—will include the sounds of great music performed by some of Maine’s finest bands, the smells and tastes of a variety of food vendors and the visuals of patriotic colors and crowds of happy families celebrating a day of deep meaning to us all.

Held on July 4th of each year, the Liberty Festival is a joyous occasion that culminates with a 9:30 p.m. fireworks display over the Great Falls of the Androscoggin River.

The Festival opens at 4 p.m. with events on the Festival Stage at Veteran’s Park in Lewiston and the Showcase Stage at Great Falls Plaza in Auburn, with a beer garden catered by Irish Twins Pub. Music will continue throughout the evening, right up until it’s time to light the fireworks.

The fireworks are launched from West Pitch Park in Auburn; festival goers can find great viewpoints of the dazzling display from Veterans Park, Railroad Park and the Mardens parking lot in Lewiston, and Great Falls Plaza in Auburn, as well as from seating at local restaurants.

Join us at the Liberty Festival for music, dance, food and great fireworks!