Red, White & Boom! over Charlotte on July 4th
Red, White & Boom
Charlotte's annual July 4th event is long on the Family Fun this year with family-friendly activities from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. The event is alcohol-free but there will be food and soft drinks on sale.
It will also be spread out throughout the Center City area. The fireworks themselves - a 20 minute show at 9:30 - will be shot off from the Central Piedmont Community College campus on Elizabeth St. and the newly named Charlottown Blvd., until recently a little orphan remnant of Independence Blvd. In case you're wondering, this is the stretch of Independence where the Double Door Inn, a legendary Blues club, is located.
The fireworks should be clearly visible from all over the southeast side of the city.
Stadium and grass seating to watch the fireworks show is promised, but apparently not yet set the week before the event. Memorial Stadium next to the CPCC campus hosts a Family Fun Fest (sponsored by US Airways) from 6-10pm, and it is an excellent spot to watch the fireworks.
Clear Channel radio stations, 96.1 The Beat, WRFX 99.7 The Fox, Lite 102.9, 96.9 Kat Country and 106.5 The End, will also establish various viewing areas throughout Center City.
For the latest, visit: http://www.charlottecentercity.org/
