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Charlotte:
Coca-Cola 4th of July Festival
Tuesday, July 3 and Wednesday, July 4; 4 p.m.
U.S. Whitewater Center, 5000 Whitewater Center Parkway, Charlotte
Outdoor activities, live music, fireworks display
Cost: Free, VIP packages ($75) available
More Information: usnwc.org
Shriners International 4th of July Parade
Wednesday, July 4; 2:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
N. Tryon St. & E. 9th St.
Family activities, marching band
More information: shrinersinternational.org
Presbyterian Hospital July 4th Spectacular
Wednesday, July 4; 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Memorial Stadium, 310 N. Kings Dr.
Family activities, live music, fireworks display
More information: www.charlottecentercity.org
WBT/Knights Skyshow 2011
Wednesday, July 4, after Charlotte Knights game
Knights Stadium, 2280 Deerfield Dr., Fort Mill, SC
Cost: $8-$14
More information: www.charlotteknights.com
Shelby:
July 4 Celebration in the Park
Wednesday, July 4; 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Shelby City Park, 850 W. Sumter St.
Horse shoe, corn hole, carnival rides, pool
Cost: $3 unlimited rides, $1 pool admission
More information: www.cityofshelby.com
Fallston Fun Fest
Saturday, June 30; 5 p.m.
112 Gary St., Fallston Elementary School
Parade, family activities, fireworks display
Cost: $5 unlimited rides, .25 cents per ride
More information, call Mitzi Ramsey at 704-692-7216 or Judy Searcy at 704-692-6099
Denver:
12th Annual DABA Community Fireworks Show
Saturday, June 30; 5 p.m.
East Lincoln High School, 6471 Highway 73
Food, games, raffles, 'battle of the bands'
More information: www.dabanc.org
Forest City:
Forest City Owls Fireworks
Monday, July 2, following Forest City Owls game
McNair Field, McNair Drive off Main Street
Cost: $6
More information call (828) 245-0000
Gastonia:
Gastonia Grizzlies Fireworks
Tuesday, July 3; following Gastonia Grizzlies game
Sims Legion Park, 1001 N. Marieta St.
Cost: $7 - $12
More information call (704) 866-8622
RED, WHITE and NEW
Wednesday, July 4; 11 a.m.
Downtown Gastonia
Car show, family activities, BBQ cook off
More information: http://www.gastoniajuly4th.com/index.html
Kings Mountain:
Kings Mountain Revolutionary 4th
Wednesday, July 4
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. -- war reenactments
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. --live music, parade
9:30 p.m. fireworks
War reenactments, live music, fireworks, walking track
More information, call 704-473-8727
Matthews:
Fun Family 4th of July in Matthews
Wednesday, July 4
Town Hall
5:30 p.m. Decorate bikes
6:30 p.m. Peoples Parade
7 p.m. "Too Much Sylvia" concert
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Raleigh:
Naturalization Ceremony
Wednesday July 4, 12 p.m.
State Capitol steps, 1 Edenton St
Naturalization ceremony for approximately 30 new citizens
Festival
Wednesday July 4, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
State Capitol grounds, 1 Edenton St
Music, historical and military displays, carriage rides, kids activities
More information, visit www.nchistoricsites.org or call (919) 733-4994
Fayetteville:
Bragg 4th of July
Wednesday, July 4, 3 p.m.
Fort Bragg
Free concerts, food, carnival rides
Durham:
Children's Independence Day Parade
Wednesday, July 4, 9:30 a.m.
Durham Central Park on Foster Street
Decorate your bicycle, wagon or scooter
More information, visit www.durhamcentralpark.org
Durham Independence Day Celebration
Wednesday, July 4, 6 p.m.
American Tobacco Campus and Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Concert, Durham Bulls game, fireworks
More information, call (919) 560-4355
Carrboro:
Carrboro Fourth
Wednesday, July 4, 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Carrboro Town Hall
Cary:
July 4th Celebration at Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Wednesday July 4, 4 p.m.
Booth Amphitheater
Cary Town Band and the North Carolina Symphony performances
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Greensboro:
FunFourth Festival
Wednesday, July 4, 9:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Arts, crafts, music, beer garden
Pops Concert and Fireworks
Wednesday, July 4, 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
White Oak Amphitheatre
More information: www.funfourthfestival.org
Asheboro:
Fireworks with the Asheboro Copperheads
Wednesday, July 4, after game
138 Southway Rd., Asheboro, NC
Baseball game and fireworks
Free with admission to game
Blowing Rock:
Tweetsie Railroad's July 4th Fireworks Extravaganza
Wednesday, July 4, 9:30 p.m.
Tweetsie Railroad, Blowing Rock.
Park admission is $35, $22 for children ages 3-12, free for children 2 and younger.
For information, call (877) 893-3874 or visit
www.tweetsie.com
Burlington:
In the Park 4th of July Celebration
Tuesday, July 3, 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Classic games, music, food, fireworks
For more information, please call 222-5030 or 513-5469
Independence Day Blood Drive
Tuesday, July 2, 3:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Burlington City Park Softball Fields
For more information, please call (336) 222-5030
Clemmons:
July Fourth Fireworks Spectacular
Wednesday, July 4, 9:30 p.m.
Tanglewood Park, Clemmons. Co-sponsored by the Winston-Salem Journal. Admission is $5 per car and $10 per bus or motorcoach.
For information, visit www.forsyth.cc/parks/tanglewood
Eden:
Annual Ole Fashioned July 4th Celebration
Wednesday, July 4, 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Morehead High School, Pierce St., Eden NC
Music, food, fireworks display
For more information, contact Kathy Hale at (336) 627-7737
Gibsonville:
July 4th Celebration at Grove Winery
Wednesday, July 4, 1 p.m.
7360 Brooks Bridge Road Gibsonville, NC
Wine tasting, live music, food
High Point:
Celebrate the Fourth of July at the Uncle Sam Jam
Wednesday, July 4, 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Oak Hollow Festival Park, 1841 Eastchester Dr.
Live music, inflatables, displays
Cost: $10 per car load
For more information, call the Parks & Recreation office at (336) 883-3469 or visit http://www.highpointnc.gov/pr
Kernersville:
Rotary Club of Kernersville 4th of July 5K Run
Wednesday, July 4, 8:30 a.m.
Bank of North Carolina, 211 Broad Street
For more information, contact Brian Stewart at (336) 399-8045
KERNKernersville's Fourth of July Concert and Fireworks
Wednesday, July 4, 6:30-9:45 p.m.
Kernersville Elementary School, 512 W. Mountain St., Kernersville. Concert by Legacy followed by fireworks at 9:15 p.m.
For more information, visit:
http://www.lexingtonnc.net/recreation/festivalsandevents.aspx
Mount Airy:
July 4th Celebration
Wednesday, July 4, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Parade: 11 a.m.
Downtown Mount Airy
For more information, visit www.mountairydowntown.org
Mount Airy Parade
Wednesday, July 4, 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Starts at Veterans Memorial Park and will go down Main Street
Mount Airy native Donna Fargo will sign autographs from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History on Main Street. She'll also sign autographs from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday at the nearby Main Oak Emporium.
Winston-Salem:
INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION
Wednesday, July 4, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Old Salem Museums and Gardens, 600 S. Main St.
For more information, call (336) 721-7300 or visit www.oldsalem.org
IN THE BALLPARK
Wednesday, July 4, 7 p.m.
The Winston-Salem Dash will host the Myrtle Beach Pelicans at at BB&T Ballpark, downtown. An Independence Day fireworks display will follow the game.
For tickets and more information, visit www.wsdash.com
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Atlantic Beach:
Captain Stacy IV Firework Cruise
Wednesday, July 4, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Leaving from the Atlantic Beach Causeway
$15 for adults & $10 for Children
More information, call (252) 726-4675
Beaufort:
Beaufort 4th of July Parade
Wednesday, July 4, 11 a.m.
Historic Beaufort waterfront
Free ice cream and music follows at Carteret County Courthouse at Turner & Broad streets.
For more information, call 252-728-3917
Underwater Bike Race
Wednesday, July 4, 3 p.m.
Dive and race occur on the shipwreck of the Indra, Beaufort, N.C.
More information, call Debby Boyce at (252) 728-2265 or visit the website www.discoverydiving.com
Emerald Isle
Emerald Isle Fireworks
Wednesday, July 4, 9 p.m.
Bogue Inlet Pier, 100 Bogue Inlet Drive
More information, call (252) 354-2919
Onslow:
Onslow Freedom Fest
Wednesday, July 4, 3 p.m.
Onslow Pines Park
Two stages featuring Galon Pope & SweetWater and Flatbed Dixie Band, beginning at 5 p.m.
Havelock:
Havelock Freedom Festival
Wednesday, July 4,5 p.m.
Havelock City Park
Games, entertainment, fireworks show beginning around 9 p.m.
Morehead City:
Morehead Celebration
Wednesday, July 4, 7 p.m.
Jaycee Park, 9th and Shepard streets
Music, fireworks display at approximately 9:15 p.m. from Sugarloaf Island
Free to the public
Continental Shelf Cruise
Wednesday, July 4, 7 p.m.
713 Shepard Street, Morehead City waterfront
$15 for adults, $10 for children
More information, call (252) 726-7454
Morehead Fireworks Cruise
Wednesday, July 4, 7:30 p.m.
Crystal Coast Lady, Morehead City waterfront
New Bern:
Glorious Fourth!
Monday, July 3, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Tryon Palace
Music, dancing, and a special period reading of the Declaration of Independence
FREE and all ages are welcome
For more information, call 252-639-3581 or visit www.tryonpalace.org'
New Bern 4th Celebration
Tuesday, July 4, 3 p.m.
Lawson Creek Park
Fireworks display at nightfall
Oak Island:
Oak Island Fireworks
Sunday, July 1, 9 p.m.
Oak Island has their 4th of July fireworks on the 1st each
year because the town was established on the 1st of July
Southport:
N.C. 4th of July FestivalL
July 2 – 4, 2012
Arts, crafts, parade, 5K run, food, entertainment, children’s games, naturalization ceremony and more. See “Events & Activities” page for more information and link to the preliminary schedule. Check out the festival’s new website www.nc4thofjuly.com
Naturalization Ceremony
Monday, July 3, 4 p.m.
111 N. Davis St., on the lawn at Fort Johnston's Garrison
Immigrants from across NC will participate in an USCIS Naturalization Ceremony with music, a keynote speaker, canon firings, and ends with the fireboat in the harbor spraying red, white and blue water and the swearing of the Oath of Citizenship
FREE
For more information, contact (910) 457-6964
Atlantic Beach Fireworks
Monday, July 3, 9 p.m.
FT. Macon Firing
Wednesday, July 4, 10:30 a.m.
Atlantic Beach, NC
Cannon firing demonstrations by the Fort Macon Guard
Free to the public
Wilmington:
Stars and Stripes Concert
Monday, July 2, 7:30 p.m.
Kenan Auditorium
North Carolina Symphony: Stars and Stripes
4th of July USO Celebration
Wednesday, July 4,4 p.m.
Community Arts Center at 2nd & Orange streets in Wilmington
16th Anniversary Battleship Blast
Wednesday, July 4, 9:05 p.m.
Downtown Wilmington