July 4th Fireworks

THE FIREWORKS

• This year, there will continue to be four major positions, so the show will cover a larger air space above the Cumberland River.
• The show’s finale will continue to be one of the most powerful in the country.
• The largest shells in the show will be American 8-inch shells. They travel 800 feet in the air and will break with a diameter of almost 800 feet.
• There will be more than 1,000 floating flares and special ghost shells as part of the show.
• Twenty technicians from Pyro Shows will set up the show over the course of 10 days.
• 40,000 pounds of explosives and 200 miles of wire will be used.
• Twelve flatbed trailers mounted with fireworks will be staged outside Nissan Stadium.
• Some 35,000 pounds of sand will be used to bury the largest shells.
• There will be eight pyrotechnicians in a steel bunker located in the middle of the show firing the shells synchronized to the Nashville Symphony performance.

FIREWORKS VIEWING

For those primarily interested in watching the fireworks, they are encouraged to go to the following locations that are part of the city’s July 4th event campus:

• Lower Broadway
• Ascend Amphitheater
• Riverfront Park
• The Green at Riverfront Park
• Public Square Park
• Music City Walk of Fame Park
• Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge
• Gay Street Connector

Exclusive Viewing Area packages are available for purchase. This experience is known to sell out quickly and space is limited: Lodging Package or Ticket.

Audio will be available on Broadway from First Avenue to Sixth Avenue, Walk of Fame Park, Riverfront Park, The Green at Riverfront Park, Gay Street Connector, Public Square Park, Second Avenue North and Ascend Amphitheater.  

Video screens will be placed at the Jack Daniel’s Broadway Stage, along Broadway, Ascend Amphitheater, Gay Street Connector, Riverfront Park, The Green at Riverfront Park and Walk of Fame Park. A video screen and picnic tables will be on Second Avenue near Commerce Street.

Those sitting in Ascend Amphitheater will be able to watch the concert on the Jack Daniel’s Broadway Stage on a screen, while those on Broadway will be able to watch the Nashville Symphony performance on two onstage screens.