14th Annual Red, Hot & Blue Festival
Presented by
Monday, July 4, 2011
Town Green Park and Waterway Square
6 pm – 10 pm
Celebrate America at the 14th Annual Red, Hot & Blue Festival! The Festival, produced by The Woodlands Convention & Visitors Bureau, is FREE and open to the public.
The Festival will be held at 2 locations – Town Green Park and Waterway Square – on Monday, July 4, 2011 from 6 pm to 10 pm.
The Festival will feature live music, face painting, strolling performers, games, hot dog and watermelon eating contests, vendor booths, concessions and much more! Also, be sure your kids enter the Little Firecracker Essay Contest to win great prizes for the summer. The Waterway Square location will only have children's entertainment, live music, and concessions.
FREE Parking is available in designated areas.
Concessions and games are offered at minimal cost.
ALL SALES BY TICKET ONLY ($1.00 = 1 ticket)
Festival Map
Fireworks Extravaganza
After careful consideration, the annual Fireworks Show in The Woodlands has been cancelled due to historic drought conditions. All other activities of The Red, Hot & Blue Festival will continue as promoted with live entertainment in Town Green Park and Waterway Square.
Please see note from The Woodlands Fire Chief Alan Benson regarding the cancellation of fireworks:
As with any professional fireworks display, there is always a certain level of risk associated with the production. Given normal conditions, The Woodlands Fire Department and The Woodlands Township is willing to allow the fireworks display to occur. However, this year our region is experiencing an unprecedented drought. While the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) is currently 692, which is slightly below what is considered extreme potential fire conditions (700-800), it is predicted that Montgomery County, including The Woodlands Township, will be well above the 700 range this week, unless substantial rainfall occurs. It is my understanding that the wildfire which occurred in Grimes County, recently started when the drought index was slightly below 700, as The Woodlands is currently experiencing now.
For these reasons, I feel that the level of risk this year is simply not acceptable. One of the most valued characteristics of our area is our forest and I am not prepared to chance any loss of our natural beauty and any damage to our residential or commercial properties as a result of the public fireworks display.
About Other Fourth of July Weekend Events
 Celebrate America's Independence in The Woodlands with an entire weekend full of events beginning Saturday, July 2 through Monday, July 4, 2011.
The FREE festivities begin on the evening of Saturday, July 2, 2011 with Waterway Nights at Waterway Square from 6 pm to 8 pm. Bring your coolers and chairs for an enjoyable evening listening to live music while strolling entertainment and the children's interactive fountain entertains the kids.
On Sunday, July 3, 2011, enjoy a variety of patriotic favorites under the stars at the Houston Symphony's Star Spangled Salute, a free concert held at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Concert begins at 8 p.m.
On Monday, July 4, 2011, wear your red, white and blue and enjoy the traditional Fourth of July Parade held at Market Street. Parade begins at 9 a.m.
Then cool off at one of the 13 community pools in The Woodlands for Splash Day from Noon to 4 pm. Families can enjoy the hot mid-summer day and have fun. Also, enjoy the Things That Go Bike Parade at Northshore Park at 5:30 pm and close the evening with Concert in the Park at 7 p.m.
ALL 4TH OF JULY RELATED ACTIVITIES ARE RAIN OR SHINE. THE ACTIVITIES WILL ONLY BE CANCELED IF PARTICIPANT, SPECTATORS AND/OR VOLUNTEER’S SAFETY IS IMPACTED.
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