Fireworks Light Up the Philly Skies Over Fourth of July Weekend

Fireworks Light Up the Philly Skies Over Fourth of July Weekend

Spectacular Displays of Pyrotechnics Planned for the City and Countryside

PHILADELPHIA, June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Philadelphia, America's birthplace, is painting the town -- and the sky -- red, white and blue with dozens of fireworks displays throughout the region over the long Fourth of July weekend. Here's a look at what's in store:

-- Throngs of visitors and locals alike congregate on the Benjamin
Franklin Parkway on the Fourth of July for the finale of the
eight-day Sunoco Welcome America! Festival. R&B powerhouse
Lionel Richie headlines the Sunoco Sweet Sounds of Liberty Concert,
which reaches its crescendo with a star-spangled pyrotechnic
display framing the Philadelphia Museum of Art. 8:30-11:00 p.m.
26th Street & the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, (800) 537-7676,
www.americasbirthday.com
-- The PECO Boathouse Bash on June 27 celebrates the first anniversary
of the relighting of picturesque Boathouse Row with a day-long
block party. The iconic boathouses and the evening sky will be
transformed with red, white and blue lighting and fireworks.
5:30-9:30 p.m. Along Martin Luther King Drive (formerly West River
Drive), (800) 537-7676, www.americasbirthday.com
-- The Penn's Landing Concert & Fireworks show combines the sounds of
Philadelphia R&B with a fireworks extravaganza that illuminates the
night sky above the Delaware River. July 1, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Great Plaza, Columbus Boulevard & Chestnut Street, (215) 922-2FUN,
www.pennslandingcorp.com
-- Freedom Fest takes over Nottingham County Park in Chester County on
July 1, with a food festival, life-size puppet show, the Phillie
Phanatic, hayrides and live country music by Country Joe and the
Honky Tonk Heroes. Festivities end with a dazzling fireworks
display. 5:00-10:30 p.m. 150 Park Road, Nottingham,
(610) 932-2589, www.chesco.org/ccparks
-- Fountains, fireworks and patriotic music converge for an inspiring
evening at Longwood Gardens on July 2. Before the show, check out
the Family Fireworks BBQ. Route 1, Kennett Square, (610) 388-1000,
www.longwoodgardens.org
-- An Independence Blue Cross Fireworks show wows the crowds on hand
at Citizens Bank Park to see the Phillies take on the San Diego
Padres on July 5 and the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 7. Both games
start at 7:05 p.m. One Citizens Bank Way, (215) 463-1000,
www.phillies.com

The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) makes Philadelphia and The Countryside(TM) a premier destination through marketing and image building that increases business and promotes the region's vitality. For more information about travel to Philadelphia, visit www.gophila.com or call the Independence Visitor Center, located in Independence National Historical Park, at (800) 537-7676.

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Source: Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation

CONTACT: Jeff Guaracino, Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing
Corporation, +1-215-599-2290, jeff@gptmc.com

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