Summerfest 2025
Presented By: Midland Theatre, City of Newark, Licking County Veterans' Service Commission
- August 2, 2025
- FREE amd Open to the Public

Join us as we celebrate our beautiful city and honor our Hometown Heroes on Saturday, August 2, 2025. North Park Place will be the location for our outdoor stage, beer truck, and food booths. This free event is brought to you by The Midland Theatre and the City of Newark.
Event Sponsors: Destination Wellness, Budweiser, Affordable Portables, Energy Cooperative, Licking Memorial Health Systems, First Federal Savings, Moyer Group Wealth Manageent of Raymond James, Carbliss, Park National Bank, Randall & Regina Williams
EVENT SCHEDULE:
- 3:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. Budweiser Beer Truck and Food Booths
- 4:00 p.m. JAMPA Band
- 5:00 p.m. Unveiling of the Hometown Heroes banners, presentation of colors by Newark High School JROTC, and National Anthem with Anna Belt
- 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Lanndon
- 7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Big Bad Stache
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