Thousands lined the streets of Provo on Friday to celebrate the nation’s independence and enjoy bands, balloons, floats, flags and more as part of the Grand Parade for America’s Freedom Festival — billed as the “largest of its kind in the western United States” and one of Utah’s biggest annual parades.
Here are the photographs from this year’s procession:
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Americanas Equestrian Group at the Grand Parade for America’s Freedom Festival in Provo on Friday, July 4, 2025.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A large flag passes at the Grand Parade for America’s Freedom Festival in Provo on Friday, July 4, 2025.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A large flag is carried down University Avenue at the Grand Parade for America’s Freedom Festival in Provo on Friday, July 4, 2025.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The American Fork High School Marching Band at the Grand Parade for America’s Freedom Festival in Provo on Friday, July 4, 2025.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The American Fork High School Marching Band at the Grand Parade for America’s Freedom Festival in Provo on Friday, July 4, 2025.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The American Fork High School Marching Band at the Grand Parade for America’s Freedom Festival in Provo on Friday, July 4, 2025.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Latter-day Saint missionaries from the Utah Provo Mission in the Grand Parade for America’s Freedom Festival in Provo on Friday, July 4, 2025.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Latter-day Saint missionaries from the Utah Provo Mission in the Grand Parade for America’s Freedom Festival in Provo on Friday, July 4, 2025.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Latter-day Saint missionaries from the Utah Provo Mission in the Grand Parade for America’s Freedom Festival in Provo on Friday, July 4, 2025.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A float from the city of Orem at the Grand Parade for America’s Freedom Festival in Provo on Friday, July 4, 2025.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A float from the city of Orem at the Grand Parade for America’s Freedom Festival in Provo on Friday, July 4, 2025.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A float from the city of Payson at the Grand Parade for America’s Freedom Festival in Provo on Friday, July 4, 2025.