Independence Day Events

Fuquay-Varina

JULY 1

6 P.M.

SOUTH PARK, FUQUAY-VARINA

Live music, South Park’s famous splash pad, and a fireworks show commemorate Independence Day in Fuquay. Fireworks will begin at sundown, around 9:15 pm. Bring a blanket or chair and arrive early. Coolers are allowed, but the event is alcohol-free.

Holly Springs

JULY 5

6–10 P.M.

SUGG FARM AT BASS LAKE PARK

Enjoy a second day for the USA, with live music, food trucks, games, and spectacular fireworks — free and open to all. Fireworks are scheduled to begin at 9:15 p.m.

Apex Fireworks Frenzy

JULY 3

5–10 P.M.

HUNTER STREET PARK, 1250 AMBERGATE STATION

Olde Fashioned Fourth of July

JULY 4

9 A.M. TO 1 P.M.

DOWNTOWN APEX

This fun family festival and long-standing Apex tradition features games and activities for all ages. Enjoy inflatables, a giant slide, food vendors, face painting, a karaoke contest, and carnival games. Kids are invited to decorate bikes, wagons, tricycles, or non-motorized vehicles in red, white, and blue for the Parade of Wheels, which begins at noon. The Parade starts at the corner of Salem Street & Chatham Street. Helmets are required. Event concludes with a Fire Department Splash Down — expect to get wet!

Follow Fuquay’s First StoryWalk

ALSTON RIDGE PARK, 6850 HILLTOP-NEEDMORE ROAD

Enjoy the Alston Ridge Park playground, picnic shelters, and Fuquay-Varina’s first installment of StoryWalk, an initiative designed to encourage children to enjoy reading and the outdoors. Book pages are laminated and posted on wooden stakes along a trail. Books rotate every two to three months. Fuquay’s StoryWalk is a collaboration between Fuquay-Varina Junior Woman’s Club, the Town of Fuquay-Varina, and Wake County Public Libraries.