Fort Gregg-Adams is celebrating our nation's independence on Monday, July 3 with music, fun and fireworks. This event is open to the public and admission is free. VIEW ORIGINAL
FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Va. — The Independence Day celebration at Central Virginia's largest military installation is back and open to the public this year, featuring fireworks and a performance by a local golden ticket-winning American Idol contestant.
Fort Gregg-Adams will celebrate the nation's independence Monday, July 3, with music, fun and fireworks. This event is open to the public and admission is free.
American Idol 2022 alum Carrie Brockwell will take the stage at about 7:15 p.m. with fireworks later in the evening. The 17-year-old, a native and current resident of nearby Chesterfield County, has Fort Gregg-Adams roots, having performed the lead role in the musical “Annie” at the post theater when she was 11.
“I would play this over anywhere else on July 3rd because I feel like there’s no better place to be celebrating the nation’s birthday,” she said. “To be with a crowd of people who feel the same way, I think it will be incredible. … I’m excited.”
Brockwell, a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, has already released an EP called “Impressions.” She describes her music as a mixture of several genres that everyone “can relate to and enjoy.”
The evening starts at 5 p.m. with music and the opening of the KidZone to the public, which features free bounce houses, sports challenges and climbing walls. Attendees may purchase food and drinks from more than 20 food trucks on site. There also will be line dancing, Soldier singing competitions and musical performances by the U.S. Army TRADOC Band.
Also returning this year is "Salute the Union," a rousing onstage tribute to our nation's 50 states featuring live howitzer blasts, beginning at 9 p.m. And, of course, the fireworks starting at about 9:35 p.m.
This is not only the first open-to-the-public Independence Day celebration since before the pandemic, it is also the first since the post's redesignation in April, honoring retired Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams.
Gregg is the Army’s first Black three-star general and the namesake of an Army logistics award. Adams led the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, which excelled in its mission accomplishment in the European Theater of Operations during World War II.
No military ID is required for entry. All adult visitors must present only a valid driver's license or other government-issued photo ID to be admitted on the installation. Personal pyrotechnics, tailgating, tents, umbrellas, glass bottles, smoking, backpacks, coolers and pets are not permitted in or around the event area. Clear plastic and mesh see-thru bags will be allowed. The rain date is July 4.
For more information: https://gregg-adams.armymwr.com/happenings/independence-day-celebration
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