1.)    WATERFRONT INDEPENDENCE FESTIVAL
What:  Music, food, kids activities, FIREWORKS!!
When: July 3&4, Festivities start at 5 p.m., Fireworks begin at 10 p.m.
Where:  Louisville, Kentucky
             Fireworks over the Ohio River
Why is it one of our favorites?  It’s free, it’s for families, and the fireworks are fantastic as they light up the Ohio River.  The two day festival features live music and activities for kids at Waterfront Park.  

2.)    What: MACY’S 4th OF JULY
When: July 4, 9.p.m
Where: New York City, New York
            Fireworks over the Hudson River
Why is it one of our favorites?  For 34 years, Macy’s 4th of July
Fireworks have been bursting over the Hudson River.  The festivities
feature more than 40,000 fireworks and music by The New York Pops
orchestra and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
http://social.macys.com/fireworks/?cm_mmc=VanityUrl-_-fireworks-_-n-_-n

3.)    What: NAVY PIER FIREWORKS
When:  July 4th, 9pm
Where:  Chicago, Illinois
             Fireworks at the Navy Pier over Lake Michigan
Why is it one of our favorites? This year, the City of Chicago is
boasting a NEW Independence Day celebration that brings more fireworks
to more neighborhoods.  This year, watch fireworks, synched to
patriotic music, at three locations around Lake Michigan, including
Navy Pier.  
http://www.navypier.com/things2do/fireworks.html

4.)    What: WELCOME AMERICA!
When: July 3rd and 4th, 9:30 p.m.
Where: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
            Fireworks: July 3rd- Penn’s Landing, over the Delaware River
                            July 4th- Philadelphia Museum of Art
Why is it one of our favorites? Free music, free parade, free fireworks!  
http://www.welcomeamerica.com/