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Complete listing of great places to stay. Taste of BOOM!
Enjoy live music and great food from 3 p.m. 'til midnight on Nationwide Boulevard.
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Purchase Red, White & BOOM merchandise Online! Independence Day Parade
Come Together to enjoy central Ohio's largest Independence Day celebration.
Join us downtown on July 3rd for the 29th presentation of fabulous fireworks to celebrate our nation's independence. It's the place to be for food, fun, live entertainment and much more! Don't miss Red, White & BOOM! Friday, July 3rd in Downtown Columbus.
Red, White & BOOM! is presented by NBC 4, WNCI 97.9 and Pepsi.
Volunteers are still needed!
Please visit our Volunteer Page to download an application.
Ride COTA to Red, White & BOOM!
The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) is expanding service
to and from downtown Columbus for Red, White and BOOM!, Friday, July 3.
COTA has scheduled 25 Local and Express lines for the event, an
increase in service over 2008. The public can ride COTA to and from
Red, White and BOOM! without the worries of traffic congestion and
parking.
View our parking page for more information!
2009 Activity Schedule
10:00 a.m.
WNCI BOOM! Central presented by Orange Crush opens on Long Street east of Neil Avenue
11:00 a.m.
The Midway presented by the Ohio National Guard with food and novelty vendors opens on Washington Boulevard
The midway is the best place to
find hundreds of food vendors, games and inflatables transforming
Washington Boulevard into a street carnival.
12:00 p.m.
Long Street BOOM! presented by the U.S. Army opens
This area, located by North Bank Park, will be filled with vendors, an entertainment stage, and the WNCI BOOM! Central.Plus, it's a great place to view the fireworks!
Children's Hunger Alliance's Children's Park presented by COSI and KidsLinked opens at Battelle Park
With entertainment presented by Meijer.
Thousands of children, moms,
dads, grandmas and grandpas flock to Children's Park. Fun games,
educational activities, face painting and more keep children
entertained for hours.
Entertainment presented by Meijer begins at Genoa Park Stage
1:00 p.m.
Entertainment presented by Mejier begins at Long Street BOOM! Stage
3:00 p.m.
Taste of BOOM! presented by
the Arena District and sponsored by Labatt Blue, Mike's Hard Lemonade,
Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi and Bacardi Mojito opens
Entertainment presented by Meijer.
Taste of BOOM! presented by the
Arena District and sponosred by Labatt Blue, Mike's Hard Lemonade,
Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi and Bacardi Mojito on Nationwide Boulevard
in the exciting
Arena District comes alive with its very own street party! featuring
great food from Columbus' top restaurants, LIVE music from popular
local bands, and interactive games from the Blue Jackets and Columbus
Crew.Don't miss national act Love & Theft on the Taste of BOOM!
stage at 8:15 p.m.
Clippers BOOM! opens at Huntington Park
This
new venue could be the place for you to watch the fireworks!Doors open at 3pm and live entertainment
starts at 6 pm with McGuffey Lane and Phil Dirt & Dozers.Admission is $10.
5:00 p.m.
NBC 4 BOOM! Central
presented by Muscle Milk opens on the north end of the midway at the
corner of Broad Street and Washington Boulevard
6:00 p.m.
Ohio Air National Guard flyover
AEP Independence Day Parade
The AEP Independence Day Parade
begins on Broad Street at COSI heading east and marches north on Front
St. disbanding at Spring St.
10:00 p.m.
FIREWORKS!
The fireworks will be shot from
Veterans Memorial on the north side of Broad Street with the Grand
Finale presented by Marathon.
10:30 p.m.
Entertainment presented by Meijer resumes on Genoa Park Stage, Long Street BOOM! Stage and Taste of BOOM! Stage
Parking
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