(The Center Square) – Food, music and plenty of red, white and blue are available Saturday throughout the state at attractions large and small celebrating America’s 250th birthday.
From small towns to large, the gatherings have two guaranteed promises – plenty of patriotism long before the evening fireworks, and an awful lot of heat. Inland temperatures are forecast to be dangerously hot with heat index greater than 100 degrees.
Capitol 250: NC Freedom Fest is an all-day event around the State Capitol in downtown Raleigh. Tift Merritt and Rissi Palmer are featured musicians, with the 82nd Airborne Brass Quintet also on hand. Historical exhibits and food trucks will be plentiful.
In New Bern, the Glorious 4th at Tryon Palace includes a reading of the Declaration of Independence, a downtown parade, and a performance by the Fife and Drum Corps.
On the coast, Southport’s North Carolina 4th of July Festival has a parade in the morning, live entertainment and fireworks over Waterfront Park.
Historical demonstrations reflecting the region’s role in the Revolutionary War are part of the Together, We Are America celebration in Hillsborough. There will be crafts in a market and live music.
At the birthplace of the Halifax Resolves, family-friendly colonial living history events will play out in Historic Halifax.
The Fun Fourth Festival in Greensboro gets started with the morning Freedom Run. Vendors, food and music are on tap throughout the day.
Edenton, the first colonial capital city, hosts a day of activities. The Declaration of Independence will be read, and waterfront fireworks cap the evening.
Red Camel Collective will headline the Independence Day event at Jones von Drehle Vineyards and Winery in Thurmond just north of Elkin.
In the mountains, the July 4th Fireworks Extravaganza at Tweetsie Railroad theme park is billed as the largest fireworks show in the High Country.
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