Jay Celebrates The Fourth With Fireworks; Show Tonight In Century (And Many More Monday)

July 3, 2016

Hundreds of people turned out for an Independence Day Weekend fireworks show at Bray-Hendricks Park In Jay Saturday night. Flomaton and Century will celebrate tonight with a show at Showalter Park in Century, and numerous fireworks shows are planned for Monday.

For more photos from Jay, click here.

Here’s a guide to public, non-profit Fourth of July Fireworks shows across the North Escambia area:

Sunday, July 3

Century-Flomaton Fireworks Show

The towns of Century and Flomaton will present their annual fireworks show on Sunday, July 3 at 9 p.m. at Showalter Park in Century.

Monday, July 4

Sertoma — Downtown Pensacola

For the 27th year, area Sertoma organizations are once again coordinating and hosting the largest fireworks display on the Gulf Coast over Pensacola Bay on Monday, July 4th at 9:00 pm.

There will be activities throughout the day, from 11:00 am until 6:00 pm, in Seville Square to include a free Children’s Area with inflatables, pony rides, rock climbing wall, “meet and greet” with characters, face painting, and much more. There will also be a variety of arts and crafts vendors, food vendors, and live entertainment on the Bayfront stage in the afternoon. There will also bee a Hot Dog Eating Contest at noon.  New this year is the free Pensacola Symphony Orchestra concert at Hunter Amphitheater in Community Maritime Park at 7:30 p.m.  This live orchestra concert will be broadcast to speakers along Bayfront Parkway and to Wahoos Stadium.

The festivities will culminate with the fireworks show over Pensacola Bay at about 9 p.m. synchronized with music broadcast on Cat Country 98.7.

Jay 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run

Annual Celebrate Freedom 5K and 1 Mile Run Run at 8 a.m. Monday at Jay City Park. 5K entry fee is $25; One mile fun run is $10. Awards to be presented. (Fireworks are Saturday night.)

Pensacola Beach

Red, White and Blues week begins with the Pensacola Beach Fourth of July firework show and celebration at 8:30 pm Monday over Santa Rosa Sound near Quietwater Beach. .

Riverfest, Milton

Riverfest will be held Monday, July 4 in Milton. Festivities include the annual Firecracker Bike Show at 9 a.m., a Freedom Car Show at 9 a.m., a Children’s Activity Area, annual Great Mill Town Duck Race at 5 p.m., live entertainment at 5:30 p.m., a Veteran’s Salute at 6:30 p.m. and karaoke  at 7 p.m. The day will end with a fireworks display over the Blackwater River at dark.

East Brewton

East Brewton will celebrate Monday, July 4, with a fun-filled day beginning at 9 a.m. at Fort Crawford Park and ending with a fireworks show at 9:30 p.m. Plastic duck race at 6 p.m.

Bay Minette

The Rotary Club of Bay Minette will host a fireworks show on Monday, July 4, beginning at dusk behind Simmons Field.

Pictured: Fireworks Saturday night in Jay. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

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3 Responses to “Jay Celebrates The Fourth With Fireworks; Show Tonight In Century (And Many More Monday)”

  1. Bubba Blogger on July 5th, 2016 8:53 am

    Disappointed that we missed the Jay fireworks display this year. We didn’t see anything posted anywhere of when it was specifically happening. Surprised that it was on a Saturday instead of Monday (the 4th). Wonder who made that call. We’ll catch it next year!

  2. American on July 3rd, 2016 5:28 pm

    “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

    From the United States Declaration of Independence, signed July 4, 1776

  3. American on July 3rd, 2016 3:04 pm

    “And the Rocket’s Red Glare
    The Bombs Bursting in Air
    Gave Proof to the Night
    That OUR Flag was still there
    Oh say, Does that Star Spangled Banner
    YET wave????
    Over the Land of the Free
    And the Home of the Brave.”

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