Festivities, which are free and open to the public, start at 6 p.m. on June 29, 2024. This year's celebration includes some of the top musical acts in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, vendors, food trucks and plenty of kid-friendly fun.
Bands will perform at four stages around Downtown, starting with 6 p.m. concerts outside the Arlington Music Hall and Grease Monkey, a 6:30 p.m. concert outside of Municipal Office Tower at 101 S. Mesquite St., and a 7:00 p.m. concert at Levitt Pavilion Arlington.
The bubble bus and face painting will be returning for the little ones at the Downtown Library. The Arlington Police Department is leveling up the fun at this year's celebration with their GameUp 5-0 trailer! There will even be a little magic thanks to the Traveling Magicians with Dal Sanders, Texas Association of Magicians President. Vendors and at least 20 food trucks, featuring a variety of food and desserts, will be located in the Downtown Arlington area.
The Children's Entrepreneur Market will return to this year's festivities. Through this market, kids gain real-world experience in creating goods, packaging them for sale, attracting customers and handling money.
The fireworks display, which lasts about 20 minutes, is scheduled to start at 9:50 p.m. Fireworks will be shot from the roof of the Municipal Office Tower, which is located east of City Hall.
Light Up Arlington Tips:
- Free public parking is available throughout Downtown, but visitors need to be aware of some planned parking lot closures and street closures around City Hall, 101 Center and the City Tower. Some streets will close for Light Up Arlington festivities as early as 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 29. Download the Waze app for updated road closures and driving directions.
- Access to and from the 101 Center Parking Garage and parking spots immediately surrounding the building will be strictly prohibited beginning at 5:00pm until approximately 11 pm. Any vehicles in the parking garage or in the parking spots surrounding the building will not be allowed to leave once the event has started.
- All vehicles must be removed from the Municipal Office Tower parking lot by 5 p.m. on Friday, June 28. All vehicles left in the lot after 5 p.m. will be towed to the northeast corner of the lot and access to those vehicles will be denied until the firework display is over and the lot has been reopened to the public at approximately 1 a.m. June 30.
- The City Hall parking lot at Pecan and Abram streets will be closed on Saturday, June 29. All vehicles must be removed from the City Hall parking lot by 5 p.m. that day to make way for Light Up Arlington activities.
- Look for signage with QR codes during Light Up Arlington for the latest information about events and activities.
- Bathrooms locations:
- Next to City Hall where Abram's St. and Pecan St. intersect
- Next to Municipal Office Tower (Firework Launch Area) where Abram St. and Mesquite St. intersect.
- First aid tent located in Firecracker Alley (Located South of W. Main St., North of W. Abrams St., West of S. Pecan St., East of S. Oak St.)
Live Music Schedule
Levitt Pavilion Stage
(100 W. Abram St.)
- 7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.: Kiara Mullins & Crash Through The Floor
- 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.: Donovan Keith
Grease Monkey Stage
(Corner of Front St. & Mesquite St.)
- 6:00 p.m.: Don Pendley
- 7:00 p.m.: The Texas Cartel
- 8:30 p.m.: Whiskey Bent Rambler
Arlington Music Hall Stage
(224 N. Center St.)
Center Street Stage
Music Hall Stage
Municipal Office Tower Stage
(Corner of Mesquite St. & Abram St.)
- 6:00 p.m.: Allie Hogan
- 6:30 p.m.: Dylan Dalton
- 7:00 p.m.: Samuel Lozano
- 7:30 p.m.: Taylor Boshek
- 8:00 p.m.: Addyson Mitchell & Jimmy Pitstick
- 8:50 p.m.: Max Segura & Landon Hodges
Kids Activities (close at 9 p.m.)
Located at Downtown Library
- Bubble Bus
- Face painting
- APD GameUp 5-0 Trailer
- Traveling Magicians with Dal Sanders, Texas Association of Magicians President
- Imagination Playground and a 4th of July activity in the reBrary rooms (3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.)
- Independence Day themed scavenger hunt in the children's area (3 p.m. to 6 p.m.)