Let Freedom Ring - 5th of July Concert with Free Root Beer Floats
2026-07-05 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
In honor of the United States’ 250th celebration, the Bell Tower Community Foundation will host “Let Freedom Ring”, a free Mahanay Bell Tower special event on Sunday, July 5 from 1-2 pm.
A concert featuring patriotic music arranged specifically to be played on carillons will be performed at 1:30 by Mark Welty of Cedar Falls. Welty is a University of Northern Iowa music and German graduate and was an instructor at UNI. He also taught English, American geography and music in Germany. A 61-year member of the Cedar Falls Municipal Band, he also was a church organist. The patriotic tunes to be played for this special event were arranged by Welty for the bell tower carillon.
Free root beer floats will be served at 1 pm on the Bell Tower plaza and the concert will begin at 1:30 pm. Attendees are asked to please bring their own lawn chairs.
Free admission to the Tower will also be offered from 10 am to 4 pm on Sunday, July 5.
