Have a Fabulous Fourth!

The Fourth of July is on a Saturday this year, so it should be a fun holiday weekend! So many great events are planned that you can celebrate for three days straight if you want.

Local Events: Most towns have celebrations with fireworks and parades, but be sure to check the date - the fireworks are often on July 3rd. Check out Cumming, Alpharetta, Roswell, Decatur, Marietta, Acworth, Conyers, and Dunwoody.


Fantastic Fourth Celebration - Stone Mountain Park

Stone Mountain has lots of unusual events planned for the 4th, from a ropes course to a 4D showing of Journey to the Center of the Earth. From July 3-5th, you can see a great laser/music/fireworks show on Memorial Lawn. Be sure to check the website for details, because there are some parking restrictions.

USA Today says Stone Mountain's fireworks show is a must-see!

Lenox Square's Legendary 4th

Be part of the largest celebration in the Southeast! Starting at 4:00 p.m. on July 4th, concessions and Kids Zone (inflatables) will be open. Hear live bands, and finish the evening with fireworks at 9:00 p.m. Marta would be a good choice for transportation; if not, parking after 6:00 p.m. costs $10.

Centennial Park

The 4th of July celebration at Centennial Park will be packed - another good time to consider Marta. In addition to live music and food, kids can have fun splashing in the Olympic Rings or enjoying arts and crafts, face painting, performances, inflatables, and stilt walkers at the south end of the park, near the Rings. Fireworks begin at 9:00 p.m. Activities are free, except for parking.

Six Flags

If you can stand the heat, head to Six Flags for food, fun, and fireworks. In addition to the ticket price, pay $14.99 for adults and $8.99 for kids and enjoy a picnic buffet and the chance to pose for pictures with park characters. End the day with fireworks.

Mall of Georgia

Visit the Southeast's largest mall for a fun 4th celebration. Starting at noon, enjoy food, prizes, rides, inflatables, music, and a car show. The evening ends with fireworks and more music.

Lake Lanier Islands

It's going to be hot on the 4th, so why not head to the waterpark? There will be live entertainment all day and fireworks at night. If you come after 3:00, the price is $14.99 per person. After 7:00, the price is $8.00 per car and $10 per person.

Atlantic Station

If 9:00 is too late to stay out with your kids, consider the Radio Disney event at Atlantic Station. There won't be fireworks, but there will be games, contents, music, prizes, balloons, clowns, face painting, caricatures, a cake walk, and old fashioned relay races from 1:00-5:00 p.m.

The National Museum of Patriotism

Did you know Atlanta had a museum dedicated to patriotism? On the 4th, they will have activities for kids from 11:00-3:00, a ceremonial Liberty Bell ringing, and a reenactment of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Tanglewood Farms

The whole month of July highlights "Americana" at the petting zoo in Canton. Celebrate the spirit of our great nation all month long with patriotic pony rides, bluegrass music and a hayride through Tanglewood's all-American Wild West Town. Take a pony ride and see, pet and feed more than 100 miniature farm animals that call Tanglewood their home. The farm will be open on July 4th from 10:00-5:00.

To read more about Tangelwood Farms, go here.

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The Interactive Neighborhood for Kids in Gainesville has special July 4th crafts for $1 more than admission price on July 1 - 3, 2009.

To read more about INK, go here.