American Downtown - Independence Day Celebration

Saturday, Jul 5, 2025 at 4:00pm

Downtown Greeneville

To celebrate America's Independence Day, the Town of Greeneville hosts American Downtown annually on the Saturday closest to July 4th. For 2025, we will be celebrating on Saturday, July 5th.

The event starts at 4 pm with live music, kids' zone, and a variety of food vendors.

Entertainment Lineup:

Greeneville Swing Band

Josh Dean

Adam Clouse & Eric Reaves

The Dimestore Cowboys

Food Vendors:

Floyd's Snack Shack

Petro's Chili & Chips

Que Bola Cuban sandwiches

Sno Biz snow cones and lemonade

Top Dog Hot Dog Stand

What the Fluff cotton candy

Crave Hot Dogs and BBQ

Blended Pedaler

Other Vendors:

Maggie's Designs Face Painting

Arctic Bites freeze-dried candy

At 7 pm, there will be a hot dog eating contest sponsored by Top Dog Hot Dog Stand. Sign up to be in the contest with the button below.

Hot Dog Eating Contest Rules & Waiver

Hot Dog Eating Contest Entry Form

At 9 pm, the parade will start from Towne Square Shopping Center, traveling from Summer Street to Cutler, then onto Depot to Main Street. From Depot, the parade will turn left onto Main and continue to Tusculum Boulevard, ending at Greeneville High School. Sign up to be in the parade with the button below.

Parade Entry Form

At the conclusion of the parade, the spectacular fireworks show will blast off from behind Burley Stadium.

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