Published on July 08, 2026
To celebrate America's 250th birthday, the City pulled out all the stops! From a patriotic drone show customized to Winchester and a laser light show on the Walking Mall during the VA250 Old Town Jubilee, to our traditional July 3rd fireworks show at Jim Barnett Park, the party just kept going. We were also lucky enough to be on the route for the Relay for America, where an American Flag was run, relay style, from California's coast all the way to Washington, D.C. Check out some of the incredible images from the summer America turned 250 years old.
Light drones on a night sky creating an image of a young George Washington with people watching from chairs in the foreground
Light drones on a night sky creating an apple with people watching from chairs in the foreground
Light drones on a night sky creating an image of fireworks with people watching in the foreground.
Fireworks exploding over the night sky in Jim Barnett Park
The laser light show creating a patriotic USA over the old court house during the VA250 Old Town Jubilee
Reenactors from the Sons of the American Revolution during the VA250 Old Town Jubilee
The Relay for America is presented with a medal from Mayor Veach
The Relay for America makes it way down Boscawen Street on July 3