The Fireworks

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About the show

Each year the audience anticipates a spectacular fireworks display to celebrate the birth of our country. The 4thFest has been rated the third best 4th of July fireworks show in the US by the international fireworks website www.fireworksguide.com. The all volunteer pyrotechnics team has created what promises to be another fabulous show for 2008. Remember the fireworks show is choreographed to music which is played on 93.7 The Bus. This year’s medley includes traditional patriotic songs, movie and show tunes, as well as popular selections. The clarion call of a heroic Olympics march will set up the energetic grand finale. And what a grand finale is planned. Up until the grand finale the show will be averaging about 4 shells per second. That is per second...not per minute. When we hit the finale, and you should know we are there, the firing rate will pop to over 49 shells per second. The planning for the 2008 fireworks began in the fall of 2007. First the music was selected by the choreography team then they designed the effects for this years 45 minute show. Included this year will be over 181 different types of shells which will generate the traditional loud Ooohs..., Ahhh’s... and spontaneous applause. How many in total you ask... over 10,500 before the show is over. The volunteer pyro team will have loaded over 5,500 firing tubes of various sizes within the firing field.

At different times during the show If you are close enough you will get to enjoy a number of brand new ground based effects that the construction team has been designing and constructing for the past few months. These rather large special designs are almost worth the cost of the VIP Viewing ticket by themselves. These set pieces are created to go off and remain lighted closer to ground level, creating a graphic image with fireworks.

One of the features returning for 2008 will be the sound system in the VIP Viewing area. In 2007 we experimented with this to see how this works as we needed to cover a large open grassy area with the sound of the fireworks bursting very close nearby. The sound system was so well received that we now know this provides one more element making for a very special viewing experience.

TIP: If you have ever wanted to get the up close experience of VIP viewing, consider purchasing VIP Viewing tickets for this year. The planning team is working to provide the VIP viewing area the best possible head on view of the fireworks. We constantly hear that people who view the show from the VIP Viewing area are looking forward to seeing the show from the same vantage point the following year. When the evening is over you should be very happy that you enjoyed the show from this preferred viewing area. This is truly entertainment at its best.

Musical Scores

2007 Fireworks Musical Score

2006 Fireworks Musical Score

2005 Fireworks Musical Score

Create Your Own Fireworks!

If you just can’t wait until the 4th of July, simply click the night sky below and create your own fireworks display!