By: Shirley Jackson
City of Alabaster Fireworks Show
Celebrate the Fourth of July in Alabaster Saturday, July 1, at 6 p.m. with games, including cornhole, badminton, bocce ball, lawn bowling and crossnet, as well as bounce houses, a music truck, food trucks and fireworks. Traffic will be able to enter and exit from Kent Dairy Road to and from Thompson High School at all times. Traffic can also enter and exit from Thompson Road to Thompson High School via Warrior Parkway until 8 p.m. Due to protocols and safety issues related to fireworks, the Warrior Parkway entrance and exit from Thompson Road will be closed from 8 p.m. until 30 minutes after the fireworks show ends. Anyone arriving at 8 p.m. or later should enter from Kent Dairy Road. Thompson High School is at 1921 Warrior Parkway.
Fourth of July at The Amp
Join the holiday extravaganza at Lake Martin Amphitheater for a concert and fireworks show. Andrew Jannakos will take the stage at 8 p.m. and again after the fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Jannakos is known for being on season 16 of NBC’s “The Voice.” Bank Walkers will kick the event off around 6:30 p.m. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $10. The Lake Martin Amphitheater is at 8878 Kowaliga Road in Eclectic.
American Village
Enjoy more than 40 patriotic activities including music and dance, games, fireworks, children’s activities and encounters with patriots of the past, including George and Martha Washington and Alexander and Eliza Hamilton. Food trucks will be onsite. Gates open at 11 a.m. Admission is $5, with free admission for children ages 4 and younger, veterans and active military. There will be no entry after 8 p.m.
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