South Florida is ready to pop and sparkle this Fourth of July, with an array of fireworks displays and celebrations throughout Miami-Daughe and Broward counties, from the splash of colors over the Biltmore Hotel to the festive beats at the Fort Lauderdale 4th of July Spectacular. CBS Miami News provides the lowdown on the choicest spots in Miami-Dade, with prime locations like Bayfront Park dishing out its traditional fanfare and the City of Homestead hosting a high-speed "Race to the 4th" bash at the Homestead Miami Speedway.
The evening air will thrum with freedom's rhythm as the Navy Band Southeast lifts spirits at The Biltmore Hotel at 5 p.m., and pulsate as the Greater Miami Symphonic Band delivers melody into night kicking off fireworks at 9 p.m., while Miami Beach's Fire on the Fourth heats up with family fun starting at a comfortable 3 p.m. Then, at Miami Lakes, the evening will culminate with an explosive display painting the sky at 9 p.m., described by Local 10 News, which also highlights a Sensory Inclusive Zone aimed at welcoming individuals with special needs into the fold of celebration.
Crossing into Broward County, the patriotic spirit ripples through, with the City of Miramar preparing a July 4 spectacle that merges music and pyrotechnic artistry, gates at Miramar Regional Park unleash their welcome at 4:30 p.m. And for those looking to rock out in the retro waves, Sunrise offers a nostalgic concert featuring '80s stars The Cover Girls and Lisa Lisa, before the sky alight at 9:30 p.m, all free of cost as noted by Local 10 News.
Meanwhile, families wanting to blend marine life with patriotic flair can start their day with the "Under the Sea" parade in Sunrise at 9 a.m. and bask in the city-wide activities that follow, not forgetting the pyrotechnics that promise to close the day with a bang at multiple events as dusk folds into evening's embrace, each venue competing to gift the most grandiose memory of the sky blazed in glory to those who attend. As compiled by CBS Miami News and Local 10 News, the spread of festivities is an embroidered quilt of communities coming together, to celebrate a nation's birth and the liberties it stands for, resonant in the crackle and boom of fireworks that stitch the night sky.
