Fourth of July events

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Rocket’s glare, brass band’s blare, stripes and stars, classic cars, classic rock and Crystal Bowersox will be part of flag-waving Independence Day celebrations around the metro area. So start your grills and get your watermelon on. 
Bo Emerson

Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com Fireworks light up the sky last year at Lenox Square’s annual celebration. In metro Atlanta, there are plenty of events to help you mark Independence Day.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s All-American Celebration. Patriotic standards, sing-along anthems and classical thunder, featuring the U.S. Army Chorus and fireworks. 8 tonight. $12-$35. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. 404-733-5010, www.vzwamp.com.

July Fourth Celebration. 9 a.m. today. Cumming Fairgrounds, 235 Castleberry Road, Cumming. 770-781-3491, www.cummingfair.net.

Dunwoody Fourth of July Parade. Parade starts at 9:30 a.m. on the corner of Mount Vernon and Jett Ferry roads, then travels 2.7 miles west on Mount Vernon, ending in the Dunwoody Village parade festival area. 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. today. 5511 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Atlanta. www.dunwoodyga.org.

Lenox Square’s 52nd annual Legendary Fourth. A carnival begins at 10 a.m. today; Taste of the Fourth is 2-6 p.m. ($10); live entertainment begins at 6 p.m.; fireworks start after 9:30 p.m. Monday. Lenox Square, 3393 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-233-6767, www.lenoxsquare.com.

Braves vs. Rockies, postgame fireworks. The game begins at 
7:10 tonight, with fireworks following. $8-$82. Turner Field, 755 Hank Aaron Drive S.E., Atlanta. 1-800-745-3000, 404-577-9100; atlanta.braves.mlb.com.

Marietta Fourth in the Park.
 A parade at 10 a.m. starts the event at Roswell Street Baptist Church. There will also be free concerts, museum tours, arts and crafts show, food, carnival games and a fireworks finale. 10 a.m. today. Glover Park, Marietta Square, 50 N. Park Square N.E., Marietta. 770-794-5601, www.mariettaga.gov.

Centennial Olympic Park’s Fourth of July Celebration. Gates open at 2 p.m. and live entertainment begins at 4, with Alpharetta quartet von Grey and concludes with “American Idol” runner-up Crystal Bowersox. Today. Free. Centennial Olympic Park, 265 Park Ave. W. N.W., Atlanta. 404-222-7275, www.centennialpark.com.

Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular. Noon today. $16, includes unlimited rides and attractions. Dixieland Fun Park, 1675 Ga. 85 N., Fayetteville. 770-460-5862, www.dixielandfunpark.com.

Patriotic Storytelling. Members of the Southern Order of Storytellers tell Fourth of July tales. 2 p.m. today. Included with museum admission: $6-$8. Jimmy Carter Library & Museum, 441 Freedom Parkway N.E., Atlanta. 404-865-7100, www.jimmycarterlibrary
.gov.

July Fourth Concert and Fireworks. 4 p.m. today. Cauble Park at Lake Acworth, 4425 Beach St., Acworth. 770-917-1234, www.acworth.org.

July Fireworks and Festivities. 5 p.m. today. Wills Park, 11925 Wills Road, Alpharetta. 678-297-6130, www.alpharetta.ga.us.

Eighth annual Fabulous
Fourth Festival. 5 p.m. today. Free. Georgia International
 Horse Park, 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway N.E., Conyers. 770-860-4190; 
www.georgiahorsepark.com, 
conyersfabulousfourth.com.

Decatur’s July Fourth Pied Piper Parade, Concert and Fireworks. Parade lineup at 5:30 p.m. today at First Baptist Church of Decatur. It ends at the community bandstand. Callanwolde Concert Band performs at 7 p.m.; fireworks after 9. Courthouse Square, 101 E. Court Square, Decatur. www.visitdecatur
georgia.com.

Red, White & Brew. 6 p.m. 
today. $45. Georgia Aquarium, 
225 Baker St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-581-4000, www.georgiaaquarium.org.

12th annual July Fourth Fireworks Extravaganza. Carnival games and activities begin at 6 p.m. today. Music from Banks & Shane at 7:30 p.m. Roswell High School, 11595 King Road, Roswell. 770-641-3705, www.roswellgov.com.

Taste of the World Fest. The music continues in addition to an artists market, samples of international cuisine and, today at sundown, fireworks in Keswick Park. Proceeds donated to Mustard Seed Communities: Jamaica to aid orphanages and build a new school. Noon-10 p.m. today. Free; $10 passport for a sampler of seven of the area’s restaurants. Old Five Points, intersection of Ashford Dunwoody and Johnson Ferry roads, Atlanta. www.oldfivepoints.com.