Lake Murray has the 4th of July fireworks on June 28th? Who`s bright idea was that? It`s on a Friday, why not have it then or the 5th?
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Someone who doesn't like the July 4 holiday, but like's fireworks?
It is kind of dumb given July 4 is a national holiday that falls on Friday!
It is kind of dumb given July 4 is a national holiday that falls on Friday!
4th of July Fireworks should be on the 4th of July. Period.
All over the upstate they are having fireworks from June 26th to July 4th. The big city of Greenville display will be on Thursday, July 3rd. Makes no sense and have never heard an explanation why.
Was anyone planning protests on July 4th? I can't think of any other reason why municipalities would schedule fireworks before the actual holiday.
If the 4th were mid-week, I think fireworks on the evening of the 3rd makes sense, especially since it doesn't get good and dark until about 10pm. But with the 4th being on Friday this year, there is no "next day is a work day" argument.
There is a ''no flag, no fireworks, no July 4th recognition'' effort from the un-Americans.
One of my great memories as a kid growing up in Columbia was going out to Fort Jackson, laying on the hood of our station wagon and watching the fireworks.
I think the holiday should be changed to "Independence Day" and celebrated on the first Friday in July every year. This would prevent the conflicts that arise when the 4th falls in the middle of the week and would create another long weekend every year.
Delegates to the Continental Congress didn't start signing the declaration until August 2nd, 1776.
Delegates to the Continental Congress didn't start signing the declaration until August 2nd, 1776.
It makes some sense, but there is WAY too much significance attached to July 4th to ever change it. It does blow when the 4th is on a Tues/Wed/Thurs since there is no long weekend and you have to go to work on the 5th.. Wed is the worst. At least with Tues or Thurs you can take off Mon or Fri. But, it is what it is.
I think of it like Presidents Day. Washington's birthday used to be the holiday but it was changed so we wouldn't have to have multiple holidays for different president's birthdays all year. We could still note July 4th as "Declaration Day" or something like that but make the actual holiday on that first Friday in July.
It's been this way for a while, it's the Saturday before the 4th, unless the 4th is a Saturday, then it's that Saturday. The 5th would make as much sense, but I don't have a problem with it. I want it to be on a Saturday.
would love to get down sometime and take my kids just for the memory.
I feel like this has always been a thing with fireworks on different dates around the 4th. Perhaps it's so people can go to multiple events?
Yep. Not a bad thing. The Gilbert peach festival is on the 4th and has been for years. They do fireworks at dark. The town of Lexington also has a celebration on the 4th with the army band playing at the icehouse amphitheater and a good fireworks show following.