Independence Day Celebration

Independence Day Celebration only appears during events and may not be currently found in game.

Independence Day Celebration
Release date	4 July 2014 (Update) 3 July 2015 (Update) 2 July 2016 (Update) 3 July 2019 (Update) 3 July 2020 (Update)
Reward	Sam's hat
Head developer	Andrew E
Preceded by	N/A
Succeeded by	N/A
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Independence Day Celebrations are small holiday events celebrating American Independence Day hosted by Sam, and have been happening in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, and 2020.

2014 event

The event ran between 4 July and 6 July 2014, and took place west of the Cooks' Guild in Varrock. The event area contained four large feast tables, three barbeques which provided 15% extra Cooking experience when cooked on, and a bank chest. Two guards guarded the area, and Sam the wandering merchant ran a small toy store that offered the same stock as Diango's Toy Store, as well as the event-exclusive item known as Liber tea.

Balloon drop

Every hour, a balloon drop with blue, red and white party balloons occurred in a similar fashion to the Party Room. Popping them had the chance of providing the event-exclusive Sam's hat. The balloon drops were not synchronised across multiple worlds, and balloons could only be popped if you had a free inventory space.

Drops included Sam's hat, bubble maker, confetti, fireworks and firecrackers.

From 2019 onward, only the Sam's hat appears as a drop.

2015 event

Although less grand then 2014, Sam and his stall returned in 2015 with a new character model to the Summer Beach Party in Lumbridge Crater. He could be found next to the bank chest by the sandcastles between 3 July and 4 July 2015. The balloon drop from the previous year returned.

2016 event

The event ran between 2 July and 5 July 2016 and took place west of the Cooks' Guild in Varrock. It functioned similarly to the previous events, including the balloon drops.

2019 event

The event ran between 3 July and 5 July 2019 and took place west of the Cooks' Guild in Varrock. It functioned similarly to the previous events, including the balloon drops.

2020 event

The event ran between 3 July and 5 July 2020 and took place west of the Cooks' Guild in Varrock. It functioned similarly to the previous events, including the balloon drops.

Transcript

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Update history

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• update * 4 July 2014 (Update:Pest Control - Improved Rewards (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• Sam's hat appeared in the toy box interface in a player's house several days before the release of the event in 2014.
• If you attempted to enter the event area since 2016 with a familiar or a pet, you would be forced out with a message saying: "You cannot enter this area with a familiar/pet. You must leave this area and dismiss your familiar if you wish to enter."