July 4th Fireworks

All the details on how to watch Nashville's spectacular 4th of July fireworks.

THE FIREWORKS

This year, there will continue to be four major positions, so the show will cover a larger air space above the Cumberland River.
The show’s finale will continue to be one of the most powerful in the country.
The largest shells in the show will be American 8-inch shells. They travel 800 feet in the air and will break with a diameter of almost 800 feet.
There will be more than 1,000 floating flares and special ghost shells as part of the show.
Twenty technicians from Pyro Shows will set up the show over the course of 10 days.
40,000 pounds of explosives and 200 miles of wire will be used.
Twelve flatbed trailers mounted with fireworks will be staged outside Nissan Stadium.
Some 35,000 pounds of sand will be used to bury the largest shells.
There will be eight pyrotechnicians in a steel bunker located in the middle of the show firing the shells synchronized to the Nashville Symphony performance.

DRONE LIGHT ELEMENTS

This is the first year for drone light elements to be incorporated with 400 drones being added to the fireworks show.
The drones will fly 400’ high in the sky.
There will be one drone pilot captaining the entire show.
Sky Elements, which produces the drone show, is a six-time Guinness World Record holder, including for the largest logo, flag, aerial image, and fictional character created with multi-rotors or drones.
Sky Elements auditioned a drone show and was featured on America’s Got Talent on NBC on June 4.

FIREWORKS VIEWING

For those primarily interested in watching the fireworks, they are encouraged to go to the following locations that are part of the city’s July 4th event campus:

Lower Broadway
Ascend Amphitheater
Riverfront Park
The Green at Riverfront Park
Public Square Park
Music City Walk of Fame Park
Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge
Gay Street Connector
Exclusive Viewing Area packages are available for purchase

Audio will be available on Broadway from First Avenue to Sixth Avenue, Music City Walk of Fame Park, Riverfront Park, The Green at Riverfront Park, Gay Street Connector, Public Square Park, and Ascend Amphitheater.

Video screens will be placed at the Jack Daniel’s Broadway Stage, along Broadway, Ascend Amphitheater, Gay Street, Riverfront Park, The Green at Riverfront Park, and Music City Walk of Fame Park.

Those sitting in Ascend Amphitheater will be able to watch the concert on the Jack Daniel’s Broadway Stage on a screen, while those on Broadway will be able to watch the Nashville Symphony performance on two onstage screens.