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PHOTOS: Downtown Casper lights up for America's 250th birthday
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PHOTOS: Downtown Casper lights up for America's 250th birthday

  • Andrew Towne
  • Jul 2, 2026
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Downtown Casper lights up for America's 250th birthday on Thursday, July 2, 2026 with nearly 60,000 lights.

America's 250 Lighting Celebration

Bill Lyons of the Casper Downtown Development Authority welcomes people to America's 250 Lighting Celebration in downtown Casper on Thursday, July 2, 2026.

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America's 250 Lighting Celebration

Senator Jim Anderson reads a patriotic poem to the crowd at the America's 250 Lighting Celebration on Thursday, July 2, 2026 in downtown Casper.

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America's 250 Lighting Celebration

Casper mayor Ray Pacheco reads a patriotic poem to the crowd at the America's 250 Lighting Celebration on Thursday, July 2, 2026 in downtown Casper.

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America's 250 Lighting Celebration

The Cory McDaniel's Duo performs at the America's 250 Lighting Celebration on Thursday, July 2, 2026 in downtown Casper.

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America's 250 Lighting Celebration

The flower beds in downtown Casper were decorated with American flags on Thursday, July 2, 2026 for the America's 250 Lighting Celebration.

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America's 250 Lighting Celebration

Nearly 60,000 lights on 17 trees light up downtown for America's 250th birthday in downtown Casper on Thursday, July 2, 2026.

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America's 250 Lighting Celebration

Mike Stepp, the CEO at Donells Candies, Inc., reads the Decelartion of Independence at the America's 250 Lighting Celebration on Thursday, July 2, 2026 in downtown Casper.

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America's 250 Lighting Celebration

Downtown Casper is decorated up for America's 250th birthday on Thursday, July 2, 2026.

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America's 250 Lighting Celebration

Downtown Casper was the sight of the America's 250 Lighting Celebration on Thursday, July 2, 2026 providing fun for all ages.

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America's 250 Lighting Celebration

Members of the Casper Downtown Development Authority holds a ribbon cutting for the America's 250 Lighting Celebration in downtown Casper on Thursday, July 2, 2026.

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A couple dances to the music of the Cory McDaniel's Duo on Thursday, July 2, 2026 in downtown Casper.

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America's 250 Lighting Celebration

Nearly 60,000 lights on 17 trees light up downtown for America's 250th birthday in downtown Casper on Thursday, July 2, 2026.

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