What are you doing for the fourth of July?

Our tradition is Benson Lake. I went to Cleveland last year and it was okay. I like the big open field at benson lake, playing Frisbee, eating bojangles, going to the kids area, hearing the NC Symphony, and they put on a really big fire works show. This year we are adding an all day cookout and then heading to Benson around 3 or 4.

Just wondering what everyone else does....

 

camping..... we are going to Jordan Lake to have a few days of fun!

 

Beach! :-D

 

Working.......

 

Lake Benson on 3rd, Cleveland parade on the 4th.

 

The kids and I enjoyed the festivities at Cleveland last year, will probably do that again. I saw a sign for festivities at 'The Grove'. Anyone know where that is? Is that in Benson?

 

We usually have a pool party in the back yard and have it catered, go to SC and get fireworks, etc. I think we are going to cook chickens this year and still have it, as we are headed to the Outer Banks the 7th for a week

 

We will leave Tuesday after work, for beach house (in Oak Island) stay till the 8th....we are 'extending' the 4th of July. We will go to Southport to watch the fireworks on the water. Can't wait!

 

I saw that.

 

Morehead City for the Week!!!! Yipppiiieee!!!
and
trying to teach DS how to ride a bike that week on the sidewalks of MC;
because the farm has no sidewalks --- yet!
Ugh.

 

(Just FYI... Gates don't open until 5 pm )

Tuesday, July 3
Lake Benson Park at 921 Buffaloe Road, Garner
Gates Open: 5:00 pm

Garner Independence Day Celebration - Tuesday, July 3

Gates Open: 5:00 pm
Garner area non-profit food vendors will offer food service.

Children’s Inflatable Games: 5:00 - 8:00 pm

Pre-show Entertainment with Roy Stewart and TAT
Roy Stewart, lead guitarist, and singer/songwriter, is the inspiration behind TAT Band and their southern/country
rhythms. Roy has performed with bands that have opened for hot national touring acts such as
Deanna Carter, Keith Urban, Toby Keith, and Kenny Chesney.

North Carolina Symphony 8:30 - 9:30 pm
The North Carolina Symphony is a full-time, professional orchestra with 65 members. With its home in
Raleigh’s spectacular Meymandi Concert Hall, the symphony performs about 60 concerts a year in the
Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and Cary metropolitan area. The orchestra will play a selection of pops
and patriotic music to the tone for our celebration.

GRAND FINALE!! Fireworks Display 9:30 pm by S & W Productions

Event Rules: You may bring your own picnic with lawn chairs and blankets.
You may NOT bring: Alcoholic beverages, Pets, Glass containers, Fireworks (including sparklers),
Umbrellas, Gas or charcoal grills. For safety, pets and their owners will be asked to leave the park.

 

I will be sitting my lazy fluffernutter on a dock at the lake, most likely drinking a frosty cold beverage, holding little koo koo puff's ears so she won't be startled while my darling hubby almost blows his face off trying to light the highly explosive fireworks because he's telling kookoo jr to stand back with his mama. Pay attention, dear pay attention.

Aaaah I am so very much in need of vacation!! :mrgreen:

 

We do Lake Benson every year (fun)...and then Cleveland's parade, etc, on the 4th. The evening of the 4th, we do a cookout at a friend's house...my kids would be upset if we messed with tradition and changed any of that!
So, anyone know what the give-away is at the 4042 booth??

 

Damn.. and I always thought 4th of July was on the 4th of July... I'm confused now. Whats one weekday vs. another weekday.. I could see if the 4th was on a Monday and they planned the celebration for Sunday.. but Tues??? Most people have to work on July 3rd, don't they? I know everyone I know does...

 

I will be facing mecca and praying to Allah for the overthrow of The United States and the resurrection of Saddam Hussein... after all I'm an anti war liberal scum.....


either that or working a gig and enjoying the day while being paid a large fee.....

 

I do. :neutral:

I'm planning to sit my happy hiney in the front yard and watch the fireworks. :mrgreen:

 

I am sure glad it is on the 3rd, becasue otherwise I would have to work the next day, and I don't /can't stay up that late on a work night.

 

The symphony is always booked for the 4th of July in Cary, so Garner books them for the 3rd of July every year.

 

Well my wife and the neighbor's wife and lilttle girl are heading to Mass. for the week of the 4th, which leaves me and the neighbor to do alot of drinking and alot of golfing.




Craig

 

What about Clayton? Do they offer firework event there?