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 Bedford family mourns loss of pets, home after Goodview Road fire Ian Price March 10, 2026 0 QDOBA Mexican Eats brings its take on fast-casual to Roanoke Gene Marrano March 10, 2026 0 Western Virginia Water Authority ready to talk data center and future water needs for the valley at public meeting Gene Marrano March 10, 2026 0