10:00 AM  2:00 PM - Root Beer Festival at The History Center

The History Center’s Root Beer Festival is back! Come on out to enjoy root beer floats, bounce houses, musical entertainment, and food trucks!  

This is a family-friendly festival with $5.00 admission per person. Wear your Freedom Festival button for $1 off admission! First 500 people get a FREE signature Root Beer Festival Cup and 1 FREE root beer! The Root Beer Festival will be held outside.

12:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Bohemian Betty Flea Market at Jones Park

Bohemian Betty is back and better than ever AND is coming to Jones Park! Shop vintage and handmade products from a variety of vendors. Bohemian Betty offers unique vendors with items you can’t find anywhere else. With their diverse selection and variety of vintage, creative, and upcycled products, there’s something for everyone!

Come join us from 12 PM - 9 PM to shop prior to Balloon Glow at Jones Park! A Freedom Festival button is required.

12:00 PM - 10:00 PM - Freedom Festival Balloon Glow at Jones Park

You're not going to want to miss the return of our ever-popular Freedom Festival Signature Event--Balloon Glow—this year! Join us for Balloon Glow at Jones Park on Saturday, June 22nd!

Join us beginning at noon for the Bohemian Betty Flea Market! Come shop different vendors from 12 PM - 9 PM! Then, beginning at 1 PM and wrapping up at 6 PM, join us for the Volta Youth Music and Arts Festival! BirdChild will take the stage at 7 PM! Watch the sun go down and enjoy time with family and friends. Enjoy area performers followed by the balloons "glowing" just before dusk. This event has something for everyone and we can’t wait to have you join us!

1:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Volta Youth Music & Art Festival at Jones Park

Come on out to Jones Park for Volta Youth Music & Art Festival by the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy! Volta is the EIAA annual Youth Music & Art Festival. Funds are raised for local children to have access to music and art at little to no cost. Volta will feature live local bands from the Cedar Rapids area, in addition to all eight of their youth bands - each directed by well known local musicians. The bands will include a variety of genres such as blues, indie, country, 80’s, and pop music. Additionally, their art students will have the opportunity to display and sell their art to the community.

Join us at Jones Park prior to Balloon Glow to support youth musicians and artists!