Festival includes a Battle Buddy 5k in conjunction with the military, a BBQ Challenge, live music, samples of Highwood's best food and drinks, military vehicles on display, Bocce Ball, and commemorative speeches to pay tribute to the armed forces. Culminates in a display of airborne lanterns where citizens light and launch papered candle lanterns into the night sky with personal wishes written on the outside. Right before the launch, a military jet flies over.