PHOTOS: 2022 Let Freedom Ring Parade and fireworks in Marietta

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PHOTOS: 2022 Let Freedom Ring Parade and fireworks in Marietta

Marietta celebrated Independence Day with thousands of participants and spectators for the procession through the city.

Spectators watch fireworks next to Glover Park in Marietta, Georgia, on Monday, July 4, 2022, as part of the city’s 4th In the Park Celebration. The show had only been going for a few minutes when the crowd was sent scrambling for cover from heavy rain. (Chris Day/Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Spectators watch fireworks next to Glover Park in Marietta, Georgia, on Monday, July 4, 2022, as part of the city’s 4th In the Park Celebration. The show had only been going for a few minutes when the crowd was sent scrambling for cover from heavy rain. (Chris Day/Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Two Chihuahuas dressed in American regalia ride in a car during the Let Freedom Ring Parade in Marietta on Monday, July 4, 2022. The parade included 110 entries, 2,000 participants and an estimated 30,000 spectators. (Chris Day / Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

People wave to the crowd from a Marietta City Schools bus during the Let Freedom Ring Parade in Marietta on Monday, July 4, 2022. The parade included 110 entries, 2,000 participants and an estimated 30,000 spectators. (Chris Day / Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Military reenactors, a police officer and a firefighter walk during the Let Freedom Ring Parade in Marietta on Monday, July 4, 2022. The parade included 110 entries, 2,000 participants and an estimated 30,000 spectators. (Chris Day / Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

People wave to the crowd from a Marietta City Schools bus during the Let Freedom Ring Parade in Marietta on Monday, July 4, 2022. The parade included 110 entries, 2,000 participants and an estimated 30,000 spectators. (Chris Day / Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

The Let Freedom Ring Parade makes its way down East Park Square as seen from the balcony of the Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre in Marietta on Monday, July 4, 2022. The parade included 110 entries, 2,000 participants and an estimated 30,000 spectators. (Chris Day / Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Confederate soldier reenactors fire blanks into the air during the Let Freedom Ring Parade in Marietta on Monday, July 4, 2022. (Chris Day / Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Spectators wave American flags before the Let Freedom Ring Parade in Marietta on Monday, July 4, 2022. The parade included 110 entries, 2,000 participants and an estimated 30,000 spectators. (Chris Day / Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Members of the Azalea Trail Court, from Mobile, Alabama, curtsy to the crowd during the Let Freedom Ring Parade in Marietta on Monday, July 4, 2022. The parade included 110 entries, 2,000 participants and an estimated 30,000 spectators. (Chris Day / Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Spectators watch the Let Freedom Ring Parade from the balcony of the Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre in Marietta on Monday, July 4, 2022. (Chris Day / Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Cheerleaders from Marietta High School wave to the crowd during the Let Freedom Ring Parade in Marietta on Monday, July 4, 2022. The parade included 110 entries, 2,000 participants and an estimated 30,000 spectators. (Chris Day / Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Henry Bohn of the East Marietta Lions Club hands out American flags before the Let Freedom Ring Parade in Marietta on Monday, July 4, 2022. The parade included 110 entries, 2,000 participants and an estimated 30,000 spectators. (Chris Day / Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Eleanor Barrow, 2, watches the Let Freedom Ring Parade from the balcony of the Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre in Marietta on Monday, July 4, 2022. (Chris Day / Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

Maggie Richardson, 7, waves an American flag prior to the start of the Let Freedom Ring Parade in Marietta on Monday, July 4, 2022. (Chris Day / Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

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Spectators watch fireworks next to Glover Park in Marietta, Georgia, on Monday, July 4, 2022, as part of the city’s 4th In the Park Celebration. The show had only been going for a few minutes when the crowd was sent scrambling for cover from heavy rain. (Chris Day/Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

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