Wondering where to watch Independence Day fireworks this week around the Charlotte region?
We put together a list of the area’s biggest fireworks displays, fairs, parades, celebrations, and more.
Here’s the full list in order of date and time of all the red, white, and blue celebrations;
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
