Why we do what we do
Our Mission
Independence Day Celebrations (IDC) is a non-profit organization committed to uniting the community of Morgan Hill, CA around the vision of our founding fathers who boldly proclaimed that “all men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” We are committed to reinforcing and sustaining the principles of American freedom in our community through Independence Day events of the Morgan Hill Freedom Fest.
A message from Morgan Hill Freedom Fest President Matthew Stein
Freedom Fest is proud to have organized the South Bay July 4th celebration in beautiful Morgan Hill for nearly 150 years. Through wars, great depressions and even pandemics the entire community comes together to celebrate the birth of this unique and wonderful country. While 2020 was a particularly tough year for the entire world, the United States and our community stood together to weather the storm. We were proud to bring you a virtual celebration with ‘live to stream’ celebration with the Patriotic Sing, Parade, and Fireworks. We were honored to have over 20,000 families gather together in our homes to help celebrate this holiday.
As we set our eyes toward a new year, we are excited to bring back all the celebrations that we love during this holiday. We are working closely with our partners in the City of Morgan Hill and the County Health Department and are all cautiously optimistic that we can gather once again on July 4th, 2021 to celebrate the birth of this country.
As you think about charitable giving please don’t forget that this entire event is put on by the support of local businesses and our residents. This has been a particular tough year for our businesses and thus we hope you can spare even a small donation to help our entire community bring this event back.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to email me at info@mhfreedomfest.com, I would love to hear any thoughts, concerns or eagerness to join the team. Please check back on this page or subscribe to our social feeds for updates. As we know, you will know. In the meantime please stay safe, get vaccinated and lets get ready to celebrate together!
Thank you,
Matthew Stein
President Freedom Fest
“I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward”
