The City of Lincoln today announced parking and access updates and a revised food vendor list for the City’s free Uncle Sam Jam Independence Day Celebration Wednesday, July 3, at Oak Lake Park, North First and Charleston streets.
Due to wet conditions, the unpaved parking lot south of the park will be unavailable and guests will be directed to the Pinnacle Bank Arena festival space. The paved lot northwest of Oak Lake is also closed. Guests requiring ADA parking will be directed to spaces along Charleston Street.
From 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. North First Street will be closed to vehicles between Cornhusker Highway and Charleston Street. Guests will be allowed to view the fireworks show from the portion of North First Street north of Oak Creek. Beginning at 9:45 p.m. access to Sun Valley Boulevard from West “O” Street and Cornhusker Highway will be prohibited.
A portion of the island in southern Oak Lake will also be closed.
The revised food vendor list includes:
- The Funnel Cake Guy – funnel cakes, lemonade, water
- Grandpas Kettle Corn – kettle corn
- Kona Ice of Lincoln – Hawaiian shaved ice
- Hog Wild Pit BBQ – typical BBQ mains and sides
- Made it Myself Shaved Ice – shaved ice and a make your own flavor bar
- Valentinos – pizza and Pepsi products
- CHI Style Kitchen – Italian beef sandwiches, nachos, cheesesteaks, hotdogs, burgers, fried chicken, fries
- Marshall Dogs – bratwursts, hotdogs, churros, cookies, chips
- The Tastee Trailer – loose meat sandwiches, onion chips
- Frozen 4 U – nitro ice cream, Boba lemonade, fruit smoothies
The park opens at 6 p.m., live music starts at 7:15 p.m., the flag lowering ceremony is at 8:15 p.m., and the fireworks display will begin at 10 p.m.
The fireworks are sponsored by Pepsi-Cola and U-Stop and presented by J & M Displays of Yarmouth, Iowa. The show will be set to music provided by NRG Media/Broadcast House and aired on its four radio stations – B107.3 FM, Froggy 98.1 FM, 105.3 The Bone FM, and KLIN 1400 AM/99.3 FM. Raptor, the United States Air Force Heartland of America popular music ensemble, will perform from 7:15 to 9:30 p.m.
For more information on parking, shuttles, waste and admittance policies, visit lincoln.ne.gov.