Celebrate the 4th of July! 704events.com totally has you taken care of you - Three days in a row!
From concerts to family events to fireworks and general night life, the Charlotte area is teeming with dynamic events celebrate the unofficial midpoint of summer!
Call your family and friends and start making plans to celebrate the 4th of July in style!
Friday -July 3rd, 2009
Tempo - Willie Clayton
www.TempoCharlotte.com
Tempo presents one of the last great "Soul" men Willie Clayton performing live on July 3rd! He will be performing his greatest hits along with music from his forthcoming CD "Love, Romance, & Respect" which features the 2009 steppers anthem, "Dance the Nite Away". $15 advance tickets are available at www.TempoCharlotte.com.
For more information call 704.391.8909
Saturday - July 4th, 2009Memorial Stadium - Red, White and Boom!
www.FindYourCenter.comAn alcohol-free, family-friendly July 4th Festival
Festival from 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Fireworks approximately 9:30pm
Fireworks viewing: Throughout Uptown Charlotte and east side of Charlotte
The US Airways Family Fun Festival Presented by Mecklenburg County Park and Rec, Benefiting the Second Harvest Food Bank will be held at Memorial Stadium on Saturday July 4th beginning at 6:00pm. It will culminate with Red, White and Boom! 2009 presented by Lance bringing an evening of wholesome family fun to the nation’s birthday.
The Family Fun Festival at Memorial Stadium is free, with live music as well as games for kids of all ages. Mayor Pat McCrory and County Commission Chairman Jennifer Roberts will be on hand to help us flip the switch to set off the fireworks show. Sweetbriar Jam, a young and talented bluegrass band will play from 6:30-7:30 p.m. as well as Band of Gold kicking off at 8:00 until 9:15 p.m. There will be stadium and grass seating to watch the fireworks blast off at 9:30 p.m. so get there early for a prime spot!
Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be on sale inside the stadium…no food or beverages may be brought in. You are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chairs to take advantage of the field for viewing. Parts of the stands that do not have a view of the fireworks will be blocked off, but most of the stands will be available for seating for optimum viewing.
The fireworks are being staged from the Central Piedmont Community College campus. Some streets around the campus will close at 8:00pm to accommodate the fallout zone, so expect traffic in that area to be heavy. Streets will reopen immediately following the show.
Red, White and Boom! 2009 presented by Lance fireworks show will be approximately 20 minutes long. The show begins at 9:30pm (weather and fire department clearance permitting). The show will be synched to a music track that will be heard exclusively on 96.9 FM WKKT, The Kat and played live at all viewing venues.
The show can be viewed from a variety of locations around the city. If you are in the eastern part of the city and you can see the skyline, chances are, you can see the fireworks display.
There is parking adjacent to the Stadium and ample parking in Uptown Charlotte, but on-street parking will be not be allowed to avoid restricting traffic lanes as fireworks viewers drive in and out of the city. Parking is discouraged in any of the neighborhoods surrounding the areas, including Elizabeth, First, Third and Fourth Wards. Please use commercial lots or transit.
EpiCentre - EpiCentre Concert Series featuring Joystick
www.PavilionatEpicentre.com/Happenings.php
The EpiCentre wants to thank Charlotte for making it the number one entertainment destination in the Carolinas. We understand that times are tough and that people don't want to pay $50 or more to go see a show. So to show our thanks and to give something back; FREE EpiCentre Summer Concert Series presented by Kiss 95.1 and Full House Productions.
And as further thanks, your FREE EpiCentre Summer Concert Series wristband will get you FREE admission to SUITE, BlackFinn, Whisky River and StrikeCity. No other live music venue in Charlotte can or will offer a deal like that.
Holiday Inn Center City - 4th of July Celebration
www.HICharlotte.com