Tonight, July 3, 2024

• Whitewater Center 4th of July Celebration

  • Time: 6 to 10 p.m.

  • Place: Whitewater Center, 5000 Whitewater Center, Charlotte, NC

  • Cost: Free, parking is $12

  • Features: Live music, Tred, White and Blue 5K Race, SUP yoga, and more.

• Town of Matthews Independence Day Celebration

  • Time: 9 p.m.

  • Place: Matthews SportsPlex, 2425 Sports Parkway, Matthews, NC

  • Cost: Free

  • Features: Fireworks show.

• Fort Mill Independence Day Celebration

  • Time: 6 to 9:30 p.m.

  • Place: Fort Mill Amphitheater at Walter Elisha Park, 345 N White Street, Fort Mill, SC

  • Cost: Free

  • Features: Music, kids’ activities, vendors, and a fireworks show.

• Town of Harrisburg’s 4th of July Celebration

  • Time: 4 to 10 p.m.

  • Place: Harrisburg Park, 191 Sims Parkway, Harrisburg, NC

  • Cost: Free, tickets or wristband needed for rides.

  • Features: Live music, rides, and fireworks.

• Lowe’s YMCA 4th of July Celebration

  • Time: 6 to 10 p.m.

  • Place: Lowe’s YMCA, 170 Joe V. Knox Avenue, Mooresville, NC

  • Cost: Free

  • Features: Field of Flags, live music, and fireworks.

July 4, 2024

• SkyShow 2024

  • Time: 6:35 p.m.; Fireworks show after the game

  • Place: Truist Field, 324 S Mint Street, Charlotte, NC

  • Cost: Game ticket price varies

  • Features: Fireworks from Romare Bearden Park, 300 S Church Street, at no cost.

• Whitewater Center 4th of July Celebration

  • Time: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

  • Place: Whitewater Center, 5000 Whitewater Center, Charlotte, NC

  • Cost: Free, parking is $12

  • Features: Live music, Tred, White and Blue 5K Race, SUP yoga, and more.

• Town of Matthews Independence Day Celebration

  • Time: 5 to 9 p.m.

  • Place: Stumptown Park, 120 S Trade Street, Matthews, NC

  • Cost: Free

  • Features: Food trucks, kids’ activities, patriotic fun, and a free concert.

• Charlotte Museum of History’s Independence Day Celebration

  • Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

  • Place: Charlotte Museum of History, 3500 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC

  • Cost: Free

  • Features: Oath and Naturalization Ceremony, music, keynote address, and voter registration opportunities.

• Birkdale Village’s 4th of July Celebration

  • Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

  • Place: Birkdale Village, 8712 Lindholm Street, Huntersville, NC

  • Cost: Free

  • Features: Bike decorating, parade, block party, and Huntersville Fire Department’s annual wet down.

• Carowinds’ Star-Spangled Nights Fireworks Spectacular

  • Time: 9:30 p.m.

  • Place: Carowinds, 14523 Carowinds Blvd, Charlotte, NC

  • Cost: Admission to Carowinds. Ticket prices vary.

  • Features: Fireworks show.

• Pineville 4th of July Celebration

  • Time: Check back soon.

  • Place: Downtown Pineville

  • Cost: Free

• Town of Waxhaw’s Independence Day Parade

  • Time: 10 a.m.

  • Place: Downtown Waxhaw

  • Cost: Free

  • Features: Free parking and shuttles available.

• City of Monroe’s Fourth of July Celebration

  • Time: 5 to 9:30 p.m.

  • Place: Main Street in Downtown Monroe, NC

  • Cost: Free

  • Features: Bounce houses, food trucks, live music, and fireworks.

• Lincolnton’s 4th of July Celebration

  • Time: Parade at 8:30 p.m., fireworks at 9:30 p.m.

  • Place: Several viewing locations in Downtown Lincolnton

  • Cost: Free

  • Features: Patriotic parade and fireworks.

• Baxter Village’s July 4th Parade

  • Time: 9:30 a.m.

  • Place: Baxter Village, Market Street, Fort Mill, SC

  • Cost: Free

  • Features: Parade through Baxter Village Town Center.

• Lake Wylie Fireworks Display

  • Time: Approximately 9 p.m.

  • Place: Buster Boyd Bridge

  • Cost: Free

  • Features: Viewing spots at Buster Boyd Bridge Boat Landing, Papa Doc’s Shore Club, and other nearby businesses.

• Rock Hill’s 4th of July Celebration

  • Time: 12 to 9 p.m.

  • Place: Main Street, Downtown Rock Hill

  • Cost: Free

  • Features: Live music, family fun activities, food trucks, and fireworks.

• City of York’s 4th of July Celebration

  • Time: 6:30 to 10 p.m.

  • Place: York Middle School, 1010 Devinney Road, York, SC

  • Cost: Free

  • Features: Live music and a fireworks show.

• Red White & Belmont

  • Time: 6 to 10 p.m.

  • Place: Upper Field of Stowe Park, 24 S Main Street, Belmont, NC

  • Cost: Free

  • Features: Live music by 80Z Nation and fireworks.

July 5, 2024

• Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 4th of July Celebration

  • Time: 6:30 p.m.; Fireworks after the game

  • Place: Atrium Health Ballpark, 1 Cannon Baller Way, Kannapolis, NC

  • Cost: Tickets start at $20

July 6, 2024

• Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 4th of July Celebration

  • Time: 6:30 p.m.; Fireworks after the game

  • Place: Atrium Health Ballpark, 1 Cannon Baller Way, Kannapolis, NC

  • Cost: Tickets start at $20

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