Fourth of July Events in Atlanta 2020

We received an e-mail from Secretary of State Karen Handel at 4:55 Friday afternoon notifying us that Georgia's official copy of the Declaration of Independence will be on display at the state Capitol today, Monday, Feb. 12.

First of all, thanks for the advance notice, guys!

As many of you know, a research archivist named Greg Jarrell stumbled across the document while conducting...

Sipping with the Enemy: Where to go to slake your thirst after waving the Stars and Stripes for a sweaty 10K that celebrates our independence from those wags across the pond? To an English pub, of course. After all, we didn't throw off all things English in 1776, and lately we have a greater bond with the Brits than with our former allies against them — the French.

The Prince of Wales,...

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Monday, July 4, 2016

1. Peachtree Road Race Post Race Party at Colony Square
2. Terminus City Fourth of July Party at Revival
3. Pints for Patriots at Meehan's Public House - Buckhead
4. Funbelievable Fourth at Georgia Aquarium
5. Red, White & Booze 2016 at Ventanas

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The skies of Atlanta will glow with the city’s brightest and loudest firework shows this Friday night. Catch the biggest fireworks displays at Centennial Olympic Park, Lenox Square, Stone Mountain, or Turner Field after the Braves vs. Diamondbacks game. Don’t worry if you aren’t feeling fireworks this year — the city is crawling with neighborhood parades,...

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• A man prepares fireworks for Lenox Square mall's annual Fourth of July celebration.

FOURTH OF JULY AT LENOX SQUARE For more than half a century, Lenox Square has celebrated stars and stripes in grand tradition with activities for the entire family. Presented by the Atlantan, this year's activities will include musical entertainment, food concessions, and the "largest...

The draw of music, food and fireworks is undeniably strong and was in evidence on July 4, as hundreds of Atlantans packed into Centennial Olympic Park during the day and Lenox Square during the evening to catch all three.

(Photos by Jeff Riley)