Park City plans Fourth of July parade, drone show for America250

Park City will turn Old Town into a July 4 hub with a 5K fun run, an 11 a.m. parade, activities in City Park and a drone show over Park City Mountain. The celebration is being tied to America250 Utah, giving the city’s long-running holiday tradition a national anniversary backdrop as crowds fill the core of town.

The city’s event listings say Saturday, July 4, 2026 will begin with the fun run before the parade steps off at 11 a.m. and the day continues with games and gathering in City Park. The drone show will cap the celebration from Park City Mountain, with the best viewing there and additional sightlines from Park City Golf Course, City Park and Lower Main Street.

America250 Utah says July 4, 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and Utah communities across the state are planning local events to match the milestone. In Park City, that national anniversary is landing on a Saturday, a combination local coverage has already flagged as likely to draw even larger crowds than usual.

That matters in a town where the Fourth of July celebration typically attracts tens of thousands of people. Park City Chamber/Bureau leader Jennifer Wesselhoff has said the community will put on a strong show, and city leaders have already been thinking about 2026 as a major event year because of America250 and the added attention that comes with a holiday weekend.

Park City has also leaned on drones instead of fireworks in recent years because of wildfire danger. Park City Municipal Corporation has said the drone show is part of the city’s Fourth of July celebration for 2024 through 2026, keeping the holiday display aligned with the area’s fire risk while still giving Old Town and the resort corridor a nighttime centerpiece.

For residents, the schedule means the center of town will be busy from the start of the morning through the evening finale, with the parade, City Park activities and drone viewing all clustered around Park City’s most crowded streets and gathering places. The city’s choice to build the celebration around America250 underscores how Park City is using the next Fourth of July to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday while reinforcing its own identity ahead of a summer likely to bring bigger-than-usual holiday crowds.