Happy Independence Day from the Chaney Group! If there’s one thing North Carolina does well it’s celebrate!  Ranging from street festival and fireworks to quiet fishing holes, there is something for everyone. Here is a list of things to do in your neck of the woods.

Statewide-

Free Fishing Day: No fishing license is required to fish in North Carolina’s public waters on July 4th.

Charlotte Area-

4th of July Celebration at BB&T Ballpark
SkyShow Fireworks Spectacular after the Team USA/Team Cuba game.

Fireworks after July 3rd Charlotte Knights Game

Carowinds Military Days
Free park admission July 3rd-5th with fireworks July 4th.

4th of July Festival at US National Whitewater Center
Music and fireworks July 3rd and 4th.

4th of July Celebration  and Naturalization Ceremony at Charlotte Museum of History

Waxhaw 4th of July Celebration

Charlotte Symphony
July 1st at Symphony Park at SouthPark with fireworks after.

Harrisburg 4th of July Celebration
July 3rd and July 4th

Davidson Independence Day Celebration

Matthews People’s Parade
July 1st at 6:00pm with a concert following.

Red White and Blue Lawn Party at The Ballantyne
July 1st food trucks, games, and fireworks.

Charlotte Motor Speedway 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular

Lenoir/Hickory-

Hickory Crawdads 4th of July Fireworks

High Country-

Mile High Fourth of July
Banner Elk and Beech Mountain will have music, fireworks, and a parade.

July 4th Celebration Blowing Rock 
July 1 to July 2 Adult horseshoe tournament, park games, a watermelon eating contest, face painting, live music, a parade and fireworks.

31st Annual Christmas in July Festival
June 30 to July 1 in West Jefferson will have children’s activities, Civil War reenactments, fireworks, Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Downtown Boone Fourth of July Parade
July 4 at 11am rain or shine with fireworks from 7pm-9:30pm.