Speakeasy, Freedom Fest: 5 events to attend this weekend around Conroe, Montgomery, July 4-5

Celebrate the nation’s freedom by viewing the city of Montgomery’s parade with the theme “Red, White and Boots.” Vendors, food trucks, a water party, and a kids’ zone with bounce houses are available. Streets close around 8:45 a.m., but attendee parking is available at Jim’s Hardware and the Montgomery ISD Administration Building.

• July 5, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Free (admission)
• Montgomery Community Center, 14420 Liberty St., Montgomery
• www.facebook.com/freedomfestmontgomery

49th Annual South County 4th of July Parade

Come celebrate the bald eagle and the symbolic meaning it holds for the nation at South County’s Fourth of July parade. It is a 1.3-mile loop through The Woodlands Town Center and Market Street. Roads around the parade will close at 7:00 a.m.

• July 4, 9-11 a.m.
• Free (admission)
• 9595 Six Pines Drive, The Woodlands
• www.4thofjulyparade.org

Come decked out in red, white, and blue to Chick-fil-A Alden Bridge to show your spirit and have the chance to get a free chicken sandwich. If you are wearing Fourth of July-themed attire and purchase an entree, you can receive a free chicken sandwich.

• July 5, 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Free admission (Purchase an entree and wear Fourth of July colors to get a free chicken sandwich)
• Chick-fil-A Alden Bridge Village Center, 8020 Research Forest Drive, The Woodlands
• www.facebook.com/chickfilaataldenbridgethewoodlands