Trinidad Triggers plan all-day Fourth of July celebration at Central Park

Las Animas County families heading to Trinidad for the Fourth of July will need to plan for a long day downtown: gates open at 3 p.m. at Central Park, advance tickets are $12 for ages 6 and up, and fireworks finish the night at dusk. The Trinidad Triggers are building the holiday around a home game against the Santa Fe Fuego, with first pitch set for 5:25 p.m. and infield fireworks seating sold separately for $5.

The schedule turns the park into more than a ballgame. Bike decorating runs from 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., the watermelon-eating contest is set for 3:30 p.m., the Trinidad Fire Department’s water-spray event follows at 4 p.m., and a bike parade circles Central Park Lake at 4:30 p.m. The national anthem is scheduled for 5:20 p.m. by the Trinidad Chorale, and Colorado state Rep. Ty Winter is named as the first-pitch ceremony honoree.

Central Park gives the celebration room to spread out. Visit Trinidad describes it as the city’s largest park, covering nearly 15 acres with upper and lower sections, including the baseball field in the upper section, a soccer field, a playground and a local lake. The city’s renovation work at the park added accessibility and crowd-handling features that matter on a busy holiday: a concrete ADA ramp, new sidewalks, curb and gutter, parking striping, new dugouts, new seating and grandstand and backstop improvements.

Food and spending opportunities are built into the event, too. The city lists GhettoDias, Trinidad Smokehouse, the Coal Stove and One Potato, Two Potato among the vendors on site, along with the Triggers Beer Barn and an ATM. That lineup gives holiday visitors a reason to stay downtown for the afternoon and evening rather than just come for the game, a setup that should help nearby merchants, restaurants and vendors catch the extra foot traffic.

The Triggers have made July 4 baseball and fireworks part of Trinidad’s summer rhythm. The club has promoted previous Central Park fireworks shows, and a 2025 schedule release again pointed to a community Fourth of July game with fireworks and celebrations. This year’s event keeps that tradition intact while using Central Park as a full-day gathering place for families, baseball fans and downtown businesses alike.