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Flower Mound reports record attendance, few medical contacts at 2025 Independence Fest
Summary
Town staff said the July 4 children's parade and evening Independence Fest drew large crowds — staff estimated 2,500 in the parade and about 20,000 for the evening program — and reported 33 emergency-service contacts with two transports.
Jill DeRamos, the town's special events manager, told the Flower Mound Town Council on July 21 that this year’s children’s parade and Independence Fest drew the largest crowds recorded for the events.
DeRamos said the children’s parade began just after 10 a.m. at Leonard and Helen Johns Community Park and involved “over 2,500 participants.” The evening Independence Fest at Bakersfield Park opened at 5 p.m.; DeRamos estimated the crowd “peaked between 07:30 and 8PM” and said an “estimated 20,000 guests” attended the evening program, which included live music and a…
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