Celebrate 4th of July in Atlanta

Atlanta is a city that loves to celebrate! In keeping with that tradition, Atlanta will celebrate the 4th of July with fireworks displays, parades and more. Here are just a few of the many events planned in Atlanta and the metro Atlanta area.

4th of July Celebration at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta

Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta will feature the Airtran Airways Fireworks Spectacular on Saturday, the 4th of July. This will be a huge display of fireworks synchronized to patriotic music. During the day, from noon to 5pm, there will be activities for children, including arts and crafts, face painting, inflatables and of course splashing around in the famous Fountain of Rings. Live music entertainment begins at 5pm, with fireworks beginning at dark.

4th of July Celebration at Lenox Square in Atlanta

Also on Saturday, the 4th of July, Lenox Square will be having its 50th annual fireworks celebration. This is a legendary event and is the largest fireworks display in the southeast. Lenox Square, located in Atlanta's Buckhead area, will also feature games for children and live music for adults from 6pm to 9:30pm with the fireworks beginning at 9:30pm.

4th of July Celebration at Decatur Square

The town of Decatur, just outside of Atlanta, will celebrate the 4th of July with a parade, a concert and a fireworks show. The Pied Piper Parade, beginning at 6pm, will include a marching band, floats sponsored by local organizations and a procession of decorated bicycles, skateboards and wagons, led by the town's mini fire truck. A concert on the Decatur Square, featuring the Callanwolde Concert Band, begins at 7pm, followed by a fireworks display at 9pm.

4th of July Celebration at downtown Dunwoody

East of Atlanta, the town of Dunwoody will be hosting its tenth annual 4th of July parade beginning at 9:30am. This huge parade will include several local marching bands, dozens of floats donated by metro Atlanta businesses, a troupe of clowns to amuse the children and a number of local celebrities. Over three thousand participants and thirty thousand spectators are expected to attend.

4th of July Celebration at Stone Mountain Village and Stone Mountain Park

Another 4th of July parade is scheduled in Stone Mountain Village, right outside of Stone Mountain Park. This parade, beginning at 10am, will feature the area's best patriotic floats created by local residents. In the evening, Stone Mountain Park's 4th of July celebration starts out with their Lasershow Spectacular at 9pm, followed by their fireworks display.

All this, and there's still time to recuperate on Sunday the 5th, before Atlantans head back to work on Monday the 6th!