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TENNESSEE OVERHILL INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS 2026

July 4
A schedule of Tennessee Overhill Independence Day 2026 celebrations for McMinn, Monroe, and Polk Counties, featuring events, dates, times, and locations—sections for each county highlight a variety of festive activities.

McMinn/ Monroe & Polk Counties Confirmed 2026 Events

McMINN COUNTY

Englewood Celebrates

June 25 to June 28, 2026

June 25, 6:00 PM | Englewood Alumni Banquet | Englewood First
Baptist Church Family Life Center

June 26, Dusk | Outdoor Movie Night, “The Sandlot” | Church Street and Englewood Avenue

June 27, Morning through Afternoon | 5K, pancake breakfast, antique car show, live music, and Little Miss June Days Pageant June 27, 7:00 PM | Concert on Main | Downtown Englewood on the Square

June 28, 6:00 PM | Community Church Service | In front of Englewood First Baptist Church

Athens Buddy Liner America 250 Drone &Fireworks Show
July 4 I Starts 4:30 PM I Concert 7:30 PM I Drone 9:30 PM I Fireworks after
Athens Regional Park
2405 Decatur Pike, Athens, TN

Etowah’s Old Fashioned Fourth of July
July 4 I 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Downtown Etowah, including the Etowah L&N Depot area
72 7 Tennessee Ave.

MONROE COUNTY

Tellico Plains Red, White & Boom
June 27 I 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Historic Town Square, Tellico Plains, TN

1776 5th Annual Celebration
July 3 I 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM
The Porch at Tellico Plains KOA
1225 Mecca Pike, Tellico Plains, TN

Sweetwater’s Independence Day Celebration
July 4 I 6:00 PM to 10:30 PM I Parade 6:00 PM
Fireworks at dark Historic Downtown Sweetwater
205 N Main St., Sweetwater, TN

Madisonville Celebrates America’s 250th
July 4 I 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Houston Park, 298 Houston St., Madisonville, TN

POLK COUNTY

Ducktown Miners Homecoming
June 27 I 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM programming listed
Ducktown, TN

Red, White & Bluegrass on the Bridge
July 2 I 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Historic Steel Bridge, downtown McCaysville, GA & Copperhill, TN

Twin Cities Independence Day Fireworks Celebration
July 3 I Approx. 9:30 PM
Downtown McCaysville, GA & Copperhill, TN

Great American Rodeo
July 3 & 4 I 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Copperhill Ballpark, West Tennessee Ave., Copperhill, TN

Twin Cities Independence Day Parade
July 4 I 1:00 PM
Downtown McCaysville, GA & Copperhill, TN I Lineup on East Tennessee Ave.

Polk County Fireworks Event
Saturday, July 11 I Events start 4:00 PM I Two River Boys 4:00 PM I Brett Wilcox 7:30 PM I Fireworks around 9:30 PM
Showbarn, Benton, TN

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  • Date: July 4