UPDATE: On-post shuttles will be running approximately every 15 minutes from 4 to 11 p.m.
Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) hosts annual Freedom Fest celebration
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos)’s Freedom Fest is set from 4 to 10:30 p.m. June 24 at Hood Stadium located behind the Clear Creek Post Exchange here.
Activities include children’s inflatables, beverage sales, food trucks plus a Zoo Imagination station. Cassadee Pope will start the evening off with X Ambassadors headlining the event.
The 30-minute fireworks show is expected to begin at 9:30 p.m. Fireworks are paid by profits from the Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) recycling program.
Freedom Fest is a free event and open to the public. Members of the general public in privately owned vehicles must obtain a pass from the Marvin Leath Visitor’s Welcome Center. Drivers and passengers 18 and older must have a valid photo ID.
On-post shuttles will be running approximately every 15 minutes from 4 to 11 p.m. All individuals utilizing the bus service under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. For a list of shuttle stops, visit Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos)’s Family and MWR Web site at https://hood.armymwr.com/calendar/event/freedom-fest/5597274/69292.
Media who wish to cover the event should call (254) 449-5298 no later than 3 p.m. June 23. On June 24, media will meet a public affairs representative in the south-side parking lot of the Marvin Leath Visitor’s Center at 4 p.m. for an escort to the location.
