So this is my first 4th of July in Raleigh, where are some good places to go see fireworks? Doesn't necessarily have to be on the 4th either.

7/1/2007 11:45:54 PM

fairgrounds around 9 930

get there early.. parking fills up fast

7/2/2007 12:01:52 AM

park at carter finley it was empty last time i was out there

7/2/2007 12:05:11 AM

we usually park over by those apartments/office buildings on Trinity just down the street from Carter Finley. Not bad.

7/2/2007 12:47:31 AM

anywhere else sides the fairgrounds?

where I'm from there are a lot of places within 20-30 minutes.. so maybe extend the range to just outside of raleigh as well?

7/2/2007 2:46:09 AM

fairgrounds will have the best by far, but most towns do a show also

7/2/2007 5:14:42 AM

I can't remember if it was last year or the year before that, but the fireworks at the fairgrounds were extremely lame. There wasn't even a "finale" to speak of. I kept waiting for something but the show just kinda petered out. The shows they put on every day during the state fair were better.

Might have been an off year though.

[Edited on July 2, 2007 at 7:14 AM. Reason : -]

7/2/2007 7:08:18 AM

On July 3rd Lake Benson in Garner has fireworks and performance by the NC symphony. ON the Fourth, Regency Park in Cary does the same thing. You can also see the fairground fireworks from Meredith College.

7/2/2007 10:00:29 AM

I know back home the Winston-Salem Warthogs always had some awesome fireworks after games the week of the 4th, does anybody know if the Durham Bulls do that?


yes they do

[Edited on July 2, 2007 at 1:07 PM. Reason : nm, just checked the website]

7/2/2007 1:06:47 PM

5 county stadium where the mudcats play off of 264 has the best fireworks around raleigh, fairgrounds blows compared to it

264 and surrounding roads are lined with cars

show will be at least 20 minutes long starts right after the game ends on weds

7/2/2007 2:08:21 PM

i could be wrong but i think the shows i used to go to were about twice that long :-/
o well, i just want to see some stuff go boom.

7/2/2007 2:42:53 PM

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7/2/2007 2:51:46 PM

ha, if u wanna get ripped off for below average fireworks... we're talkin free to watch, cannonball size mothers

7/2/2007 4:22:56 PM

Regency park is really good IMO, they seem to have a consistantly good show every year.

7/2/2007 4:23:42 PM

yea i remember the fireworks at the mudcats being at least half an hour, but it beats the 17 minute shows at the fairgrounds, i guess i was trying to emphasize that, but failed

7/2/2007 4:30:23 PM

Can't embed but it gets good at about the 2 minute mark:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3miqnTbae7g

If you're willing to make the drive, Fort Bragg is open to the public and is usually a pretty good deal from what I hear.

[Edited on July 2, 2007 at 5:43 PM. Reason : !]

7/2/2007 5:41:10 PM

the garner fireworks at lake benson are really good with the symphony. they put on a great show....same guy does it that does the pyrotechnics for the football team intro

7/2/2007 6:04:16 PM

BENSON: McLamb-Tart Road off of Highway 401 South/Wall Street. Fireworks after dark.

CARY: Regency Park. Fireworks at 9 p.m.

CHAPEL HILL: Kenan Stadium, UNC campus. Fireworks at 9:30 p.m.

CLEVELAND: Cleveland Fire Department. Fireworks at 9 p.m.

DURHAM: Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Fireworks begin after 9 p.m.

GARNER: Lake Benson Park, 921 Buffaloe Road. Fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.

LOUISBURG: Louisburg High School. Fireworks begin after dark.

RALEIGH: N.C. State Fairgrounds. Fireworks at 9:15 p.m.

PINE LEVEL: Sam Godwin Park. Fireworks at 9 p.m.

SELMA: Raiford and Railroad Streets. Fireworks at 9:15 p.m.

SMITHFIELD: Town Commons Park. Fireworks at 9:30 p.m.

ZEBULON: Five County Stadium. Fireworks begin after the Carolina Mudcats' 7:15 p.m. game against the Jacksonville Suns ends.

7/2/2007 7:45:59 PM

fantastic know if any of those are the better of the list?

7/2/2007 9:31:26 PM

Duke University usually has a good show at Wallace Wade Stadium. Not sure if they are going it this year or not. A couple years ago I think something happened with their permit/it was too dry

7/4/2007 12:01:27 AM

More like one mile past


Unless you like 250% markup on all your purchases.

7/4/2007 12:52:41 AM

Compared to the fairgrounds, Regency Park in Cary is better in my opinion. I've gone for the show as a teen, and worked EMS at it for the last few years. The fireworks show is nice and long, and also the NC Symphony plays beforehand. Nice grassy areas to sit, pretty view of the lake.

7/4/2007 10:20:49 AM

Ft. Bragg, NC

Live Ammunition and beer and fireworks

Is there anything better?

7/4/2007 11:46:27 AM

Would the top of Dan Allen Deck provide a good view of the fairgrounds show?

7/4/2007 2:37:13 PM

You probably could see them but it wouldn't be that great even from meredith last year i thought it was kinda meh, but i like to be up real close where it's loud and fills your field of vision.

7/4/2007 4:14:06 PM

watched the ones at the fair grounds from up on Nowell.
meh - not very good. pretty boring

7/4/2007 11:23:54 PM

i guess i live close enough to the ones in greensboro that i got to hear them, but i couldnt see them. my whole plan for today ended up falling through, i had an awesome plan but ended up getting ditched (CRY) so i slept all day

7/4/2007 11:45:44 PM

only fireworks i got to see were on tv

makes jen sad

7/5/2007 1:11:10 PM

I'll make you see fireworks.

7/5/2007 1:25:42 PM

I doubt she wants to see your mini stick of dynamite

7/5/2007 1:43:44 PM

the ones in cary were pretty good

7/5/2007 10:25:35 PM