Kaboom! This weekend, we honor our freedom by blowing holes in the sky (strictly for agricultural purposes we swear, officer). Thatâ??ll show those birds whoâ??s in charge. And Iâ??ll show you where to go through the ancient art of haiku:
Red Hot and Boom
Family fun day
Music leads to lights in sky
Ah â?¦ patriotism
(4 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday at
July 4 Celebration
Simple says it best
Apple pie and fireworks
Dancers a nice touch
(5 p.m.-9 p.m. Saturday at
Fireworks at the Fountain
Crowd gasps in wonder
Massive aerial display
News copters beware
(4 p.m.-10 p.m. Saturday at
A Flashback 4th of July
The age of disco
Contained bicentennial
Thatâ??s why the costumes
(5 p.m. Saturday at
Olde Fashioned Fourth of July
Hot dogâ??eating race
Horse-drawn wagon rides and clowns
Nostalgia smells funny
(9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at Central Park,
I-4 Fest
Thirty bands rock out
1776
With louder music
(noon Saturday at
Star Spangled
Picturesque lakeside
Reflects sky show; but best part:
Extreme trampoline!
(5 p.m.-10 p.m. Saturday at
Freedom Fest
Patriot symbols:
A bulldog breedersâ?? showcase
Next door, a gun show
(8 a.m. registration, noon show Saturday at Central Florida Fairgrounds; $10; www.freedomfestbullies.com)
Red, White & Zoo
Zooâ??s birthday also
So they party extra hard
Cheers up the monkeys
(9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at
One can use tofu
Instead of baby back ribs
To love oneâ??s country
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