CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Get ready, Charlotte! Independence Day is just around the corner, and that means parades, concerts, cookouts, and, of course, fireworks!
Here’s a day-by-day breakdown of all the patriotic fun happening in the Charlotte area.
Tuesday, July 1
Cook Out Summer Shootout at Charlotte Motor Speedway
- Time: 5-9 p.m.
- Place: Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
- Cost: $15 (free for kids under 12 and military)
- Features: Racing, family fun, and fireworks
Wednesday, July 2
Lowe’s YMCA Independence Day Celebration
- Time: All day
- Place: Lowe’s YMCA, Mooresville
- Cost: Free
- Features:Field of Flags: Each flag has the name of a veteran, fallen or active service member, or first responder
Thursday, July 3
SkyShow 2025 (Uptown Charlotte)
- Time: Game at 6:05 p.m., fireworks after
- Place: Truist Field / Romare Bearden Park
- Cost: Game ticket varies; fireworks viewable free from park
- Features: Baseball and fireworks
Charlotte Whitewater Center Celebration (Day 1)
- Time: 6-10 p.m.
- Place: Whitewater Center, Charlotte
- Cost: Free ($12 parking)
- Features: Live music, no fireworks
Town of Matthews Celebration
- Time: 5-8:30 p.m. concert; fireworks at 9:30 p.m.
- Places: Stumptown Park (concert); Matthews SportsPlex (fireworks)
- Cost: Free
- Features: Live music, community fun, and fireworks
Cherryville’s Independence Day Celebration
- Time: 6-10 p.m.
- Place: Main Street, Cherryville, NC
- Cost: Free
- Features: Small-town charm, live music, and fireworks
Stanley’s 4th of July Celebration
- Time: 6 p.m.
- Place: Harper Park, Stanley, NC
- Cost: Free
- Features: Games, food, inflatables, and fireworks
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers Fireworks Night
- Time: Game at 6:30 p.m., fireworks after
- Place: Atrium Health Ballpark, Kannapolis
- Cost: Tickets start at $20
- Features: Baseball game followed by fireworks
Harrisburg 4th of July Festival (Day 1)
- Time: 4-10 p.m.
- Place: Harrisburg Park
- Cost: Free (rides require a wristband)
- Features: Carnival, music, food, and fireworks
Lowe’s YMCA Independence Day Celebration
- Time: 6-10 p.m.
- Place: Lowe’s YMCA, Mooresville
- Cost: Free
- Features: Live music and fireworks
Troutman Independence Day Festival & Fireworks
- Time: 6:30 p.m.
- Place: Iredell County Fairgrounds, Troutman
- Cost: Free
- Features: Food, live music, and fireworks
Fort Mill Independence Day Celebration
- Time: 6-9:30 p.m.
- Place: Walter Elisha Park, Fort Mill, SC
- Cost: Free
- Features: Vendors, kids’ activities, music, and fireworks.
Friday, July 4 – The Big Day!
Free Fishing Day, across North Carolina
- Time: All day
- Cost: Free
- Features: No fishing license required today, only
Tega Cay’s 4th of July Celebration
- Time: 9 a.m.
- Place: “Where Eagles Soar” Land Parade, step-off from City Hall
- Cost: Free
- Features: Morning parade at 9 a.m., fireworks at 9 p.m. over Tega Cay at the Golf Course
Charlotte Whitewater Center Celebration (Day 2)
- Time: 8 a.m.-10 p.m.
- Place: Whitewater Center
- Cost: Free ($12 parking)
- Features: Tread, White & Blue 5K race, live music, outdoor activities. No fireworks
Charlotte Museum of History’s Independence Celebration
- Time: 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
- Place: Shamrock Drive, Charlotte
- Cost: Free
- Features: Naturalization ceremony, music, community celebration
Davidson’s Patriotic Stroll & Concert
- Time: 5:30 p.m.
- Place: Town Hall to Village Green
- Cost: Free
- Features: Stroll, music, patriotic vibes
Birkdale Village 4th of July Bash
- Time: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
- Place: Birkdale Village, Huntersville
- Cost: Free
- Features: Bike parade, decorating contest, and block party
Indian Trail July 4th Parade
- Time: 10 a.m.
- Place: Indian Trail Road
- Cost: Free
- Features: Floats, bands, walkers, flags!
Waxhaw Independence Day Parade
- Time: 10 a.m.
- Place: Downtown Waxhaw
- Cost: Free
- Features: Parade and free parking/shuttles
City of Monroe 4th of July Celebration
- Time: 5-9:30 p.m.
- Place: Downtown Monroe
- Cost: Free
- Features: Bounce houses, live music, and fireworks
Gastonia 4th of July Celebration
- Time: 5-9:30 p.m.
- Place: Rotary Centennial Pavilion
- Cost: Free
- Features: Music, food, and fireworks
Red, White & Belmont
- Time: 6-10:30 p.m.
- Place: Stowe Park, Belmont
- Cost: Free
- Features: Music from 80Z Nation and fireworks
Kings Mountain Revolutionary 4th
- Time: 6-10 p.m.
- Place: Deal Park Walking Track
- Cost: Free
- Features: Music, kids’ fun, historical reenactments, fireworks
Lake Wylie Fireworks
- Time: Around 9 p.m.
- Place: Buster Boyd Bridge area
- Cost: Free
- Features: Fireworks show
Carowinds Star-Spangled Nights Fireworks Spectacular
- Time: 9:30 p.m. (July 4 and July 5)
- Place: Carowinds, 14523 Carowinds Blvd
- Cost: Admission to Carowinds, ticket prices vary
- Features: Music and fireworks show
Saturday, July 5
Tega Cay’s 4th of July Celebration
- Time: Starts at 11 a.m.
- Place: Multiple locations
- Cost: Free
- Features: 11 a.m. Flotilla Parade, 11:15 a.m. Freedom Fun Run Paddle Board Competition, Noon Carolina Ski Show, and 6:30 p.m. Uncle Sam Jam at Runde Park
Charlotte FC is home to Orlando City
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Place: Bank of America Stadium in uptown Charlotte
- Cost: Prices may vary
- Features: Cap off your holiday weekend with Charlotte FC! Arrive early to the match on Saturday, July 5, and score a limited-edition straw hat
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