The Melaleuca Freedom Celebration earned national attention when The New York Times included the Idaho Falls event in its July 3 story about how communities across the United States were preparing to ring in America’s 250th birthday.Read More
Thousands of people gathered at Snake River Landing on Saturday for what is expected to be the final Melaleuca Freedom Celebration after more than three decades of Independence Day fireworks in Idaho Falls.Read More
The final Melaleuca Freedom Celebration went out with a bang as 18,915 firework shells lit up the sky over Snake River Landing Saturday night.Read More
With hundreds of thousands of guests preparing for the biggest Melaleuca Freedom Celebration and Liberty on Parade in history, Idahoans across the state are reflecting on the magnitude of the semiquincentennial anniversary of the United States.Read More
Every year, my family looks forward to the Fourth of July more than almost any other day on the calendar. Idaho Falls is home to Idaho's largest Independence Day parade and the country’s fifth-largest fireworks display, and this year, as our nation marks its 250th anniversary, I can say with confidence: This will be our greatest celebration yet.Read More
This year, Greater Idaho Falls Transit (GIFT) will provide shuttle service for attendees who need assistance getting from the handicap parking area to the celebration grounds.Read More
On June 18, 2026, Melaleuca Executive Chairman Frank VanderSloot announced that this year’s celebration is expected to be the last. Development at Snake River Landing means the property that has hosted the show for the past decade will no longer be available.Read More
As the United States turns 250 years old, the 33rd Annual Melaleuca Freedom Celebration is preparing to deliver its most meaningful tribute yet with 31 minutes of patriotic music and narration choreographed note for note and shell for shell with 18,915 dazzling shells in the air.Read More
