No matter where you find yourself on July 4th, the Carolina skies will darken to provide a perfect backdrop for a spectacular fireworks display to celebrate America’s 235 years of indepedence.
Fireworks from the Skyshow fireworks display explode above the Charlotte, N.C. skyline on Independence Day. Rick Havner / AP
Grab your family and friends and some lawn chairs and settle into Memorial Stadium for viewing the Presbyterian Hospital Fourth of July Spectacular to watch fireworks ignite above the Charlotte skyline.
For pre-fireworks dining, you can select from any number of diverse restaurants along Elizabeth Avenue: Nothing but Noodles, Custom Shop, Carpe Diem, 1900 Mexican Grill, Cuisine Malaya, or City Deli and Bagel . Be sure to save room for an ice cream cone at Elizabeth Creamery.
Traveling further down I-77, you can watch the WBT Skyshow at the Knights Stadium in Ft.Mill, SC immediately following the game against the Norfolk Tides.
Continuing down the Interstate, you can take part in the Red, White and BOOM! Festival in Rock Hill, SC with a fireworks show beginning at 10 p.m.on July 2.
Check out a list of other Independence Day 2011 festivals across the Tarheel State here and here and here.
Have a safe and Happy 4th of July from the Charlotte School of Law Library!
~Jamie Sunnycalb~
