After almost two years since its last major concert, the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater returns to public performance Sunday with the Fourth of July event that usually draws a packed house.
Celebration on the River begins at 6 p.m. Sunday. The city-sponsored Independence Day show includes a kids zone of activities guided by the Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Authority, a pops and patriotic music concert performed by the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra, a salute to the military led by Mayor Walt Maddox, and is capped by a 20-minute fireworks display. All events are free to attend.
Every Tuscaloosa Amphitheater concert of the 2020 season was wiped out because of the COVID-19 pandemic, since the musical acts chose to delay or cancel tours. The Holidays on the River ice-skating event, typically running November through January at the amphitheater, began and ran for a short while last year, but soon closed due to concerns over adequate personnel numbers.