HARRISONBURG, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance has announced the schedule for this year’s Independence Day Fireworks show this weekend.

All festivities are set for this Friday, July 5, with live music from the Levitt AMP concert series at the Turner Pavilion Lawn and First Friday activities taking place across downtown Harrisonburg before the evening ends with a fireworks show after dark.

The fireworks are scheduled to start at 9 p.m., preceded by a free concert from national touring artists Florence & The Feeling and Yam Yam starting at 6 p.m.

“HDR has been bringing our community together around free live music this summer during our Levitt AMP Harrisonburg concert series and saw an opportunity to kick off Independence Day weekend with a concert and fireworks,” HDR Executive Director Andrea Dono said in a news release. “We are excited to invite families to downtown Harrisonburg to celebrate together.”

Westover Park will be the launch site for the Independence Day Fireworks display and will be closed to the public for most of the day.

For those planning to attend the fireworks display, HDR provided a list of some optimal viewing locations in and around Downtown Harrisonburg:

  • Turner Pavilion and Park, 228 S. Liberty St–look west!
  • Food Maxx International Market, 924 W. Market St.
  • JMU Memorial Hall Parking Lots, 395 S. High St.
  • Thomas Harrison Middle School, 1311 W. Market St.
  • Westside Baptist Church, 715 W. Wolfe St.
  • Harrisonburg High School, 1001 Garber’s Church Rd.
  • Top of Water Street Parking Deck

The rain date for Harrisonburg’s Independence Day Fireworks will be Saturday, July 6. Please follow HDR’s Facebook page for updates.

A full directory of restaurants and breweries to visit during the festivities can be found at downtownharrisonburg.org, and more information about the concert can be found at amphburg.com.