Get your Independence Day on early at Tempe Town Lake!

There won’t be fireworks, but there will be fun.

Join the City of Tempe and the Tempe Kiwanis Club for Red, White and Floom at Tempe Beach Park. Floom is the name of the fire show created by local artists, Walter Productions. Twelve floating flower-shaped flumes will shoot flames up to 30 feet into the air, reflecting beautiful colors on the water. The flames are choreographed to patriotic and pop music. Different versions of Floom have been part of events such as Canal Convergence and the Lost Lake Festival.

Community-focused celebration
The flumes take the place of fireworks this year. This year’s event is intended to be smaller and more community-focused than previous celebrations. The flumes will only be visible from Tempe Beach Park and the north shore Boat Beach areas of Tempe Town Lake. Music may only be heard from Tempe Beach Park.

“We haven’t had the opportunity to come together as a community to celebrate America’s freedom since 2019. While there are supply chain issues with fireworks, we thought trying something new and beautiful, like these flumes, would help get us into the spirit of the holiday,” said Special Events Coordinator Jennifer Leon.

Another benefit to the flumes: unlike fireworks, they do not produce the loud bangs that often cause negative reactions for veterans and pets.

The fun starts at 6 p.m. with music by Abby and Luke, spinning by DJ Soloman and good times ‘80s music featuring Arizona favorites, Rock Lobster. The fire Floom show follows the bands at approximately 8:30 p.m.