Welcome to Short Creek Festivities
Bringing our communities together through joy, tradition, and shared celebration across Hildale, Colorado City, and Centennial Park.
Our Mission
Short Creek Festivities exists to bring our communities together through joy, tradition, and shared celebration. We are a resident-led committee committed to restoring unity, rebuilding trust, and creating meaningful events that strengthen the bonds between families, friends, and neighbors across Hildale, Colorado City, and Centennial Park.
Our Vision
We dream of a thriving, connected Short Creek where generations come together in celebration—where our children feel safe, our elders feel honored, and every person feels like they belong. Through seasonal festivities, community traditions, and collaborative planning, we envision a future where joy is common, culture is shared, and our towns are known for how deeply we care for one another.
Short Creek Festivities
About Us
We are determined to rebuild our communities and create events where residents of the Short Creek Valley come together as equals and exchange ideas as friends.
Short Creek Festivities is a committee of life long residents of the combined communities, Hildale Utah, Colorado City, and Centennial Park Arizona, with the exception of Brody Olson. Brody is not originally from the communities but is very much loved and accepted as such. We are determined to rebuild our communities and see them begin to thrive economically and socially.
Our goal is to create events and opportunities for residents of the Short Creek Valley and surrounding communities to come together as equals and to exchange ideas as friends.
In the spring of 2015 George and Miriam Jessop, along with Harvey Dockstader, and Villia Holm founded Short Creek Festivities, and organized a July 4th celebration again after 13 years of no community celebrations of any kind. The attendance was expected to reach 250-500 people, a good turnout considering the massive number of residents who had left the community. George sent invites daily from the Facebook event page asking everyone to share and invite anyone they thought may have an interest. The number of responses soon reached 2000-2500, but on the day of the event we estimated 5000 people came. The healing that took place on this day changed our community. It ignited the flame to rekindle old friendships and make new relationships with people who were previously separated by religious beliefs.
Since that day there has been a constant stream of people who previously left the community, some claiming they would never come back, returning to reclaim their homes.
The July 4th events in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 were met with equal success. 2020 had a parade only due to COVID-19 restrictions. We expect this healing success to continue to grow with each July 4th event.
Short Creek Festivities is recognized by the IRS as a nonprofit public charity. Our IRS identification number is 82-0700914. It is our hope that we can raise the funds to make our community a fun and happy place.
Our Committee
2026
4th of July
🧨 Fireworks Loading… We're still lighting the fuse on our 2026 4th of July plans! Check back soon for 2026 Fourth of July details.
4th of July Celebration
Parade
The Short Creek 4th of July parade has been a cornerstone of our community celebration since 2015. Even during COVID-19 restrictions in 2020, the parade continued—bringing neighbors together down Central Street and throughout Colorado City.
Parade details for 2026 will be announced as part of our 4th of July planning. For questions about participating in the parade, contact our Parade Director Elissa Wall through SCFESTIVITIES@GMAIL.COM.
Support our community
Sponsors
Businesses and individuals who donate $500 or more are recognized on our website as sponsors—an acknowledgment and advertisement of your generous support. At your request, we can keep your name and donation private.
Special sponsor packages are available for the 4th of July celebration. Contact us for package details, or visit the donate section to contribute.
4th of July Celebration
Vendors
Join us as a vendor at the Short Creek 4th of July celebration. Fill out the application and review booth options and fees below.
This application form does not finalize your participation as a vendor.
To finalize details for your booth location, you must first email SCfestivities@gmail.com with the following in addition to filling out the 2026 application:
- An image of your preferred Logo for the Sponsorship Banner
- A screenshot or processed payment receipt of your registration fee
Food Vendors: Please ensure you receive the proper documentation required by the Mohave County Health Inspector: Mohave County Health Department
Vendor Fees are Due NO LATER THAN June 30th 2026:
Payments can be made in a variety of ways: Cash App, Venmo, or Square
- Food Truck Vendor: Location Parking Lot ($100 Admission)
- Vendor Booth with Power & Water Access: $100
- 10' x 10' Vendor Booth: $75
- 10' x 10' Booth for a Downtown Uzona Farmers Market Vendor Partner: $50
Vendor Map
4th of July Celebration
Entertainers
Want to play at the 4th of July Celebration? Apply to perform at the Short Creek 4th of July Celebration.
Help fund the celebration
Donate
Our Goal Is $60,000.00… Every Bit Counts!
We also accept donations through
About the Campaign
4th of July Funding campaign.
We are reaching out to any who have an interest in the SC Festivities 4th of July breakfast and fireworks. It has been a community tradition for people to come and enjoy at no cost for many years. We want to continue this tradition but we need your help with donations to achieve this.
The past few years has brought so many people together, the healing, the love and friendship that has been demonstrated is monumental. What your donation will help with is, breakfast, bounce house activity for children, watermelon, and fireworks. There are other items as well that are incorporated in the production of the day. We sincerely need your help, great or small. Thank you for being a part of bringing our community's back together. To make a donation go to scfestivities.org, we are a nonprofit organization; we can offer tax write-off for your donation.
For businesses or individuals that donate $500 or more we want to add your name to our sponsors section as an advertising and acknowledgment of your support. At your request we can make your name and donation private. Thank you to all that have helped this be the success it was the past few years.