Fireworks and Independence Day Celebrations Near Midlothian

Brandermill Parade & Fireworks

Saturday, July 3 10:00am at Gardens At Sunday Park, Midlothian, VA
Price: free
Age Suitability: None Specified

Head to Brandermill for the annual Fourth of July Parade and Fireworks display. The parade steps off from Swift Creek Middle School and will travel down Millridge Parkway to Sunday Park. The parade theme, “Batter Up Brandermill,” pays tribute to baseball with Grand Marshal Nutzy, the mascot for the Richmond Flying Squirrels, leading the way.

Other stars of the parade include the Doctors of Jazz, Jonathan the Juggler, Greater Richmond Pipes and Drums, clowns, Kurt and Hugs, Uncle Sam, Abraham Lincoln, Chesterfield County officials and Fire and Police Departments, Midlothian American Legion, Clover Hill High School Drumline, antique cars, and neighborhood floats.

After the parade ends at Sunday Park, the festivities begin in earnest at 1 p.m. The Brandermill-based band Phat Cat will be on hand and dancing is encouraged. Free hotdogs and sodas will be served by Boy Scout Troop 2890 and the Brandermill Region Men’s Club will slice ice cold watermelon for festival-goers. There will be a watermelon-eating contest, facepainting, balloon sculptures, and all-you-can-eat popcorn.

The fireworks display, a longstanding Brandermill tradition, will light up the sky over Sunday Park beginning at 9:15 p.m.
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Chesterfield County Fourth of July Celebration

Sunday, July 4 5:00p
at Chesterfield County Fairground, Chesterfield, VA

Enjoy food, fun, children’s activities and free fireworks at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds. The Kings of Swing will be performing and there will be a kids’ area. Gates open at 5 p.m., fireworks after dark.

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Powhatan Independence Day Celebration & Fireworks

Saturday, July 3 5:00pm at Bullnanza Arena, Powhatan, VA
Price: $15 per car load, or $10 per car load with a canned food donation to the area food bank.
Phone: (434) 294-8347
Age Suitability: None Specified

The Huguenot Fire Department hosts their 2nd Annual Independence Day Celebration at the Flat Rock at the Gits Farm located at 2693 Rocky Oak Road just off US Route 60. Join the firefighters for fireworks, live music, kids’ activities, bounce house, food, mechanical bull, classic car and fire engine show, and a host of other activities. Gates open at 5 p.m. with a massive fireworks display at dusk. Admission is $15 per car load, or $10 per car load with a canned food donation to the area food bank.

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Fireworks at Kings Dominion

Saturday, July 3 10:00p
at Kings Dominion, Doswell, VA

Kings Dominion celebrates Independence Day with brilliant fireworks displays. Only July 4, for the Tribute to the Armed Forces, free admission for all active and retired military personnel.

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Independence Day Celebration & Fireworks

Sunday, July 4 5:00pm at Dogwood Dell, Richmond, VA
Price: free
Age Suitability: None Specified
Tags: fourth of july

Head out to Dogwood Dell for free music and fireworks in celebration of Independence Day. The celebration starts at 5 p.m. with R & B harmonies from Bak N Da Day, vocalist Rachel Leyco at 6:15 p.m., a carillon concert at 6:45 p.m. and the Richmond Concert Band with patriotic melodies at 7:15 p.m. Followed by fireworks. Bring chairs and blankets for extra seating. Good viewing spots can also be seen from Riverside Drive south of the river. Extra parking available at the University of Richmond parking lot. A shuttle bus will run to Dogwood Dell.

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Colonial Heights Fireworks

Sunday, July 4 9:15pm at City of Colonial Heights, Colonial Heights, VA
Price: free
Phone: (804) 520-9390
Age Suitability: None Specified
Tags: fourth of july

The City of Colonial Heights will sponsor a fireworks display in the vicinity of Charles Dimmock Parkway in Colonial Heights. Fireworks will start at approximately 9:15 pm.
Viewing for the Fireworks will be off Interstate 95, Exit 53 or 54 in the Southgate Square/Wal-Mart Area. Bring blankets and lawn chairs.
Rain Date is Monday, July 5, 2010.
For more information, please contact the Colonial Heights Recreation & Parks Department at (804) 520-9390.