Roanoke gears up for annual Freedom Festival & Fireworks on Thursday Web Staff July 2, 2025 1 minute read The annual Freedom Festival is coming back to the City of Roanoke on Thursday, featuring hours of live music, a sky full of fireworks, and other activities as WFIR’s Conner Arthur reports: Share: Post navigation Previous: Rapper Flavor Flav offers condolences to family of Smith Mountain Lake drowning victimNext: AAA Mid-Atlantic highlights importance of new Virginia traffic laws ahead of July 4th weekend Related Stories Olde Salem Brewing Company launches food service at downtown Roanoke location Clark Palmer June 5, 2026 Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport launches daily nonstop service to Dallas-Fort Worth Web Staff June 5, 2026 Sen. Warner sponsors bipartisan bill to make hot rotisserie chicken SNAP-eligible Clark Palmer June 5, 2026