(Atlantic, Iowa) – Kick-off your your Independence Day weekend one day early, with Produce in the Park, in downtown Atlantic’s City Park. Event organizers are calling the Thursday, July 3rd Produce in the Park, “America’s Pre-Party.” It takes  place from 4:30-until 6:30-p.m. (Atlantic City Park, 10 W 7th St, Atlantic, IA).

As always, there is no charge to attend any of the weekly Produce in the Park events, which feature live music. This week, there is also a bounce house, and you can learn about the history of the American flag, and so much more!

There will be at least 25 vendors, offering fresh produce like snap peas, tomatoes, cucumbers, and aronia berries, local meats including chicken, pork, beef, and lamb, farm-fresh chicken and duck eggs, baked goods such as sourdough bread, rye, wine bread, and a wide variety of pastries and desserts, freeze-dried snacks, honey, fresh squeezed lemonade. Craft and art products including paintings, leatherwork, soaps, candles, wax melts, home décor, garden gifts, and compost.

This week’s food truck is Firehouse Family Foods BBQ. Guest chef is Sarah Anderson, who will share free samples of Feta & Dill Salad. And, you can pick-up information from the following visiting organizations: Cass County Tourism; Healthy Cass County; Nishna Valley Family YMCA, ARISE and the Atlantic Public Library.