Attendees gathered in Liberty, Utah, to commemorate July Fourth at the community’s annual Liberty Days celebration.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Samuel Bishop, 4, rides a sheep in the Mutton Bustin' competition during the Liberty Days Celebration in Liberty, Utah, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kids wrestle for a pig, in the Pig Chase competition, during the Liberty Days Celebration in Liberty, Utah, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. The kids that catch the chickens get to keep them.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lindsay Knight, 3, rides a sheep in the Mutton Bustin' competition during the Liberty Days Celebration in Liberty, Utah, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kids scramble to catch the chickens, in the Chicken Catch competition, during the Liberty Days Celebration in Liberty, Utah, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. The kids that catch the chickens get to keep them.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Cars, horses, tractors and bikes join the Liberty Days Parade in Liberty, Utah, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Saisha Nesbit appears to be driving a car in the parade, during the Liberty Days Celebration in Liberty, Utah, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kids race for the pig, during the Pig Chase during he Liberty Days Celebration in Liberty, Utah, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Then winner gets to take the pig home.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kids wrestle for a pig, in the Pig Chase competition, during the Liberty Days Celebration in Liberty, Utah, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. The kids that catch the chickens get to keep them.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Twins Kai and Ray Martin, 4, shout "USA, USA", during the Liberty Days Parade, in Liberty, Utah, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A young bicyclist stops to ask for help picking up a piece of candy, during the Liberty Days Parade in Liberty, Utah, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kids wrestle for a pig, in the Pig Chase competition, during the Liberty Days Celebration in Liberty, Utah, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. The kids that catch the chickens get to keep them.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Porter Kletto rides a sheep in the Mutton Bustin' competition during the Liberty Days Celebration in Liberty, Utah, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kale Keys 11, smiles after catching a chicken, in the Chicken Catch competition, during the Liberty Days Celebration in Liberty, Utah, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Kids that catch the chickens get to keep them.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kids scramble after the chicken, in the Chicken Catch competition, during the Liberty Days Celebration in Liberty, Utah, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. The kids that catch the chickens get to keep them.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The winning chicken catchers proudly carrie their birds out of the arena, during the Liberty Days Celebration in Liberty, Utah, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Kids that catch the chickens get to keep them.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A young boy hangs on to a sheep, during the mutton Bustin' event at the Liberty Days Celebration in Liberty, Utah, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kale Keys 11, tosses candy, during the Liberty Days parade in Liberty, Utah, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kai Roundy holds the big trout he caught with his bare hands during the Fish Catch, at the Liberty Days celebration in Liberty, Utah, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The "Liberty Burger", a hamburger patty with a hotdog, egg, bacon and cheese, with Liberty Days sauce, on a toasted bun, at the Liberty Days celebration in Liberty, Utah, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kids wrestle for a pig, in the Pig Chase competition, during the Liberty Days Celebration in Liberty, Utah, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. The kids that catch the chickens get to keep them.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Holker sisters ride their horses in the Liberty Days parade in Liberty, Utah, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Burke Ferrin, 9 grabs a trout during the Fish Catch, at the Liberty Days Celebration in Liberty, UT, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kids wrestle for a pig, in the Pig Chase competition, during the Liberty Days Celebration in Liberty, Utah, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. The kids that catch the chickens get to keep them.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kids wrestle for a pig, in the Pig Chase competition, during the Liberty Days Celebration in Liberty, Utah, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. The kids that catch the chickens get to keep them.
The event featured a flag ceremony, parade and horses in honor of Independence Day. Children participated in a pig chase, chicken catch and mutton busting before a fireworks show planned for the evening.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kids scramble to catch the chickens, in the Chicken Catch competition, during the Liberty Days Celebration in Liberty, Utah, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. The kids that catch the chickens get to keep them.
