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Busch Gardens Williamsburg Fireworks Extravaganza (July 2-4, 9:30 pm nightly)
Celebrate our nation's birthday with Busch Gardens by day and a fantastic fireworks display by night. Plus, you can get a special all-you-can-eat Fourth of July Picnic deal, featuring fried chicken, BBQ ribs and apple pie, for $32 for adults and $16 for kids.
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Tip! Best fireworks viewing spots: Italy, Germany, and of course, from the top of Griffon! Free with admission to the park. Check out our Busch Gardens link to get Busch Gardens Williamsburg discount tickets!
July 4th Stars and Stripes Explosion at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront
This free event features fireworks, concerts, rock performances, and tribute bands at stages on the beach at 20th Street, as well as at the 17th, 24th and 31st Street parks. Fireworks will take place at 9:30 pm. For details, go to our Virginia Beach events page.
Annual Yorktown Independence Day Celebration (4 pm - 10 pm, July 4th at Historic Yorktown)
This fourth of July event features family activities, an 8K run/5K walk, a parade, crafts, kids’ games and pony rides, a car show, and entertainment, food, a Fife and Drums presentation, and fireworks at 9:15 pm! Go to our Yorktown Events page for details.
Fourth at the Fort - July 4th - 5 pm to 10 pm
Fireworks on an island? Go to historic Fort Monroe's Walker Airfield. You'll find free concerts (including one by .38 Special), and fireworks at 9:30 pm. For details, call 788-3151 or go to http://www.militaryconcerts.com.
Note: Because Fort Monroe is a military base, drivers must have a valid driver's license, registration, and proof of insurance to enter. Plus, all passengers over 18 must have a valid ID.
Colonial Williamsburg Independence Day Event - July 4th
Celebrate our independence in the place where it was born! Events begin with a Fife and Drums performance at 10 am, followed by cannon fire. At 12:30 the Declaration of Independence will be read at the Capitol building.
If you want to splurge, join the all-you-can-eat picnic at the Governor's Palace from 7:30-9 pm, or the Blues, Brews, and BBQ from 5:30 to 10 pm. Or, visit the DeWitt Wallace Museum to see five authentic copies of the Declaration of Independence.
Fourth of July Celebration at Mount Trashmore (July 4th from 4 pm to 10 pm.
This salute to our independence and our military features live music, kids events, food and fireworks. Events take place at Mount Trashmore Park, 310 Edwin Drive, Virginia Beach. Call (757) 385-2990 for details.
Newport News 4th of July "Stars in the Sky" (July 4th, 7 pm -10 pm)
Celebrate fireworks with spectacular views of the James River at this waterside park. Features food, vendors, crafts, rides, music, and fireworks. Events take place at Victory Landing Park, 50 26th Street, Newport News. Take exit 6 from I-664. Call (757) 926-1400 for details.
Fireworks at Town Point Park, Norfolk - July 4 - 5 pm to 10 pm)
When Norfolk's Harborfest fireworks show was canceled last month due to rain, they saved the fireworks for July 4th. So you have one more chance to experience the largest fireworks display in the area. Bring a picnic, or buy "the Great American Picnic" at the park.
At 8 pm, hear Fort Monroe's TRADOC Band concert, then sit in awe of the fireworks at 9:30. For more information, go to http://www.festevents.org or call 441-2345.
Fourth of July Events Throughout Virginia
Independence Day Celebration & Naturalization at Monticello - July 4th from 9 am - 10:30 am.
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Looking for a deeper meaning to the fourth of July? Join a real naturalization ceremony at Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello. For over 40 years, people have celebrated our independence with this meaningful ceremony. It's free! While you're there, splurge and tour the amazing Monticello mansion.
Independence Day Celebration at Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest - Bedford, VA - July 4th from 4 pm to 10 pm.
Celebrate the fourth at Thomas Jefferson's other home, Poplar Forest, with dancing, music, colonial craft demonstrations like soap making, kids' games, a fife and drums parade, and a reading of the Declaration of Independence at 1:30 pm.
Cost: $5 for Adults; kids under 16 are free. House tours are extra, but read our full review of Poplar Forest to see why you must see this unique octagonal house!
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