CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA — If you're looking for Independence Day fireworks, you might have to wait to see them locally in Cranberry.
But there will be no fireworks shortage in Pittsburgh.
In Cranberry, fireworks will be held at the conclusion of the Summer Nights festival running from July 9-July 11. The show by Pyrotecnio Fireworks will begin at 9:45 on July 11 at the Rotary Amphitheater and the Great Lawn areas in Cranberry Community Park.
Meanwhile in Pittsburgh, the city will commemorate America's 250th birthday with what arguably is its most ambitious Independence Day celebration ever.
After being voted USA TODAY’s number one Fourth of July Celebration in the country last month, the city's Independence Day Celebration will return to Point State Park, Downtown, the North Shore and Mount Washington.
The celebration will feature local food vendors, family-friendly activities, veterans wellness space, stages with entertainment, hot-air balloon, a vendor marketplace, and more.
People will be be able to see the festivities from above with the “Piatt Companies Salute to Service Wheel.”
The 90-foot tall Ferris wheel will run from July 1 through July 5 on the North Shore.
The BNY Main Stage at Point State Park will have entertainment starting at 4 p.m. Headlining the performances will be Grammy- and Tony-Award nominated national pop rock band the Plain White T’s. Shows are free.
As part of the National Flag Foundation’s Light to Unite, the city’s skyscrapers will be illuminated in red, white and blue across Downtown at 9 p.m.
The city's fireworks spectacular is set to be the city’s largest fireworks display in decades. For the first time, there will be a drone performance immediately before the fireworks start.
The fireworks show will utilize six barges on all three rivers – and some rooftops. Fireworks will begin at 9:35 PM on July 4.
This year, the city has partnered with local and national organizations to enhance Pittsburgh’s celebration throughout the days leading up to Independence Day.
Events include:
The National Flag Foundation will welcome unique and meaningful American and Pennsylvania flags to Pittsburgh. An American flag that has flown in every state and a Pennsylvania Flag that has flown in each of the Commonwealth’s 67 counties - will arrive in one of their final stops during their flag “Sojourn 250.” They will travel around the city and region before departing for Washington, DC and Harrisburg, respectively, following July 4.
July 4 at Arts Landing with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
July 5 at Hartwood Acres with Allegheny County featuring a patriotic drone show.
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust will celebrate at the new Arts Landing in partnership with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Music
Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Guardians of Sound Hip Hop Orchestra featuring INEZ will perform on the Dollar Bank Stage.
People can kick off America’s 250th birthday with the Fort Pitt Museum and join costumed reenactors, local veterans, scouts and elected officials to raise a 36-foot American flag as part of a ceremony at 11 a.m. The event will take place at the Fort Pitt Block House in Point State Park.
Of course, there will be a massive fireworks display shortly after dusk.
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