As a part of one of the largest freedom celebrations in the country, "America’s Freedom Festival Patriotic Service 2008," features patriotic messages and music from distinguished speakers and performers. Radio and cable news personality Glenn Beck headlines the event as the featured speaker, and internationally-renowned singer Michael Ballam brings out his talents to celebrate America's independence with a stirring rendition of the national anthem and other patriotic hymns and anthems.

The patriotic service also includes musical performances by the Freedom Festival Concert Band, under the direction of Donald Peterson, a prayer by Rabbi Benny Zippel of Chabad Lubavitch of Utah, and a patriotic speech by contest-winner Kyler Ludwig. The service originally took place on Sunday June 29, 2008, in the BYU Marriott Center on the campus of Brigham Young University and was not broadcast live.