Ocoee to host Independence Day Block Party

The event is from 5:30 to 9 p.m. July 4 on McKey Street.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 8:29 p.m. July 2, 2025

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The city of Ocoee and its Parks and Leisure Services department will host an Independence Day Block Party from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on McKey Street.

The block party will be followed by a fireworks show over Starke Lake at 9:15 p.m.

This free Fourth of July community celebration will feature live music, a car show, different carnival-style rides, vendors and food trucks.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.