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Nashville's Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th celebration is always one of the city’s most popular events, and in 2026, the lineup is more expansive and inclusive than ever.
This year, the event, presented by Dr. Pepper, has unveiled a multi-genre lineup featuring The All-American Rejects, Boyz II Men, Brothers Osborne, Clint Black, Lauren Daigle, NE-YO, Nick Jonas, Sublime, and more as part of this year's festivities honoring America's 250th anniversary.
The performances will anchor the three-hour national television special, Disney Celebrates America: Nashville's Star-Spangled Bash, airing live July 4 from 7 to 10 p.m. CDT on ABC, ABC News Live, Disney+, Hulu, the ESPN App, Freeform, FX, and NatGeo. Ryan Seacrest will lead the broadcast, which will also include performances from Little Big Town, Reba McEntire, and Tim McGraw. Rising country artists Elizabeth Nichols and Emily Ann Roberts will appear as special guests, with Roberts serving as backstage correspondent and comedian John Crist joining as the show's man-on-the-street reporter.
As previously announced, Nashville is stretching the nation's birthday party a little longer this year. The free, family-friendly celebration is expanding into a two-day downtown event on July 3 and 4, featuring eight stages over two days and programming spread across Riverfront Park, Walk of Fame Park, Public Square Park, Ascend Amphitheater, and the main Jack Daniel's Broadway Stage at First and Broadway.
"This broadcast is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate everything Nashville has built over the years and share the best of Music City with audiences across the country," Deana Ivey, president and CEO of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp., said in a statement. "From our incredible artists and musicians to one of the nation's most spectacular fireworks shows, the broadcast will show what makes Nashville such a special destination."
The July 3 "Prelude to the Fourth" adds an extra evening of festivities, including games, inflatables, and activations at the Amazon Family Fun Zone in Walk of Fame Park, alongside performances from artists including Brittney Spencer.
The July 4 celebration culminates with the Fireworks and Drone Show presented by Crav'n Flavor, billed as the largest fireworks and aerial drone display in Nashville history. The show will feature 1,000 drones synchronized to a performance by the GRAMMY-winning Nashville Symphony under the direction of conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez. Organizers say the display will include Nashville's first use of 12-inch shells — the largest ever launched in the city — along with more than 1,000 floating flares above the Cumberland River.
Now in its 23rd year under the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp., Let Freedom Sing! has become one of the city's signature summer traditions. Last year's celebration drew a record 365,000 attendees and generated an estimated $23.8 million in direct visitor spending.