JUNE 26
Red, White & Boom Patriotic Picnic
5 p.m.
Barnet Park, Spartanburg
$5
• Buffet dinner with hamburgers, hot dogs and chicken fingers, fireworks display and live music by The Enforcers.
• There’s also a VIP party at the Marriott Hotel Terrace, Spartanburg. $25 for adults ages 13 and older, $15 children ages 6-12, free for children 5 and under. 864-542-2787.
JUNE 27
Freedom Fest
5:30-10 p.m.
Fireworks — 9 p.m.
Musical performances — 6 p.m.
Veterans Park, Pendleton
Free, but there is a charge for some activities and food.
• Fireworks, musical performance by Rendition, the Great American Turtle Hunt for children, inflatable toys, face painting and an appearance by the Covenant Clowns.
JULY 2
Music by the Lake
7:30 p.m.
Furman University Amphitheater, Greenville
864-294-2086
• The Greenville Chorale and Lakeside Concert Band play a patriotic celebration in “For Amber Waves of Grain.”
JULY 3
16th annual Clemsonfest
5:30 p.m. — gates open
9:30 p.m. — fireworks start
Y Beach, Clemson
864-654-1200
• Carnival food, music by Part Time Party Time Band, family activities and fireworks.
JULY 4
Independence Day at Heritage Park
5 p.m. – gates open
8 p.m. – concert starts
Heritage Park, Simpsonville
864-963-2561
$20 per car
• Celebrate the 4th of July at Heritage Park with a patriotic concert by the Greenville Symphony Orchestra, fireworks display and a cannon finale to the 1812 Overture. The GSO has also added a Michael Jackson tribute to the day's events as well.
AT&T Red, White and Blue Celebration
5-10:30 p.m.
Downtown Greenville
www.mainstevents.com
• The city of Greenville celebrates Independence Day in a big way. From Broad Street to Camperdown Way, Main Street will be full of live music stages, food, drinks, children’s activities and of course, fireworks.
Pickens Celebrates the Fourth
3-10 p.m.
Main Street, Pickens
864-230-7409
• Live entertainment, food, family activities, rides and fireworks.
July 4th Blowout
3 p.m. — opening ceremonies
9:45 p.m. — fireworks
Downtown Easley
www.easleyevents.com
• Food, children’s activities, live music by The Flashbacks, a time capsule ceremony and a fireworks display.
Fourth of July celebration
3 p.m.
Musical acts: 3:30 p.m. September Sky; 5 p.m.Fabulous Shades: 7 p.m.Chairman of the Board
Fireworks — at dark
Football field of the Gignilliat Community Center, Seneca
864-885-2700
• Live music, food, children’s activities, inflatables and the Seneca Fire Department’s “Wall of Water,” which sprays sheets of water to play in.
Freedomblast 2009
Noon
Greer City Park
www.cityofgreer.org
Noon: Vendors open
1 p.m.: Kids’ Zone opens (closes at 7:00 p.m.)
2 p.m.: Games/Contests open
2 p.m.Aaron James Whisnant & Friends on the Gazebo Stage
3:30 p.m.: Tameka Simmons and the Professors of Soul
(with Sidney Barnes)
4:30 p.m.: The West End String Band
5:30 p.m.: Johnny Suede and the Radio Junkies
8 p.m.: Cravin’ Melon
10 p.m.: Patriotic Salute and Fireworks Extravaganza
Freedom Fest
3-11 p..m.
Redemption World Outreach Center
• Fireworks, rides, food and live entertainment. Ride all day for $15.
Free
Drive Celebrate America Day
Greenville Drive’s Fluor Field at the West End
6 p.m. against the Savannah SandGnats
864-240-4500
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4th of July in the Upstate
Your planning guide to fireworks and celebrations this Independence Day
Compiled by Kathy Johnston and Anne V. Cureton
MetromixJune 26, 2009
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This year's Clemsonfest will offer carnival food, live music and fireworks.
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