There are 9 article(s) tagged Independence Day:

• July 2024

  • Independence Day celebrations bring Memphis community together

    “Fire trucks and Popsicles — what more do you need on the Fourth of July?”

    By Aisling Mäki July 05, 2024

  • How to celebrate the Fourth of July in Memphis

    Looking for fireworks to watch or an Independence Day event? This guide has you covered.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 03, 2024

• July 2022

  • Overton Square kicks off holiday weekend with courtyard party

    The family-friendly Independence Day celebration in the Chimes Square courtyard featured vintage firetrucks, live music, vendors and more.

    By Alicia Davidson July 03, 2022

• June 2022

  • Light it up: Your Fourth of July fireworks and events guide

    Here are places and events where you can celebrate Independence Day with fireworks, live music and food.

    By Jasmine McCraven June 30, 2022

• July 2021

  • Oh, snap: This week’s best photos

    The Daily Memphian photographers (and a couple of reporters) caught some great pictures, including the Memphis Listening Lab, which houses 30,000 45 singles, 10,000 LPs, 20,000 CDs and upwards of 1,000 music-related books.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 13, 2021

  • After a dud year, fireworks explode back on the scene

    Fireworks flashed over Collierville’s sky for fewer than 20 minutes Saturday night, but for the experts who executed the demonstration, the process began three days ago at H.W. Cox Park. 

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    By Rob Moore July 04, 2021

• May 2021

  • Collierville announces Independence Day celebration

    After being canceled last year due to the pandemic, Collierville has announced it plans to have its biggest fireworks show in history on July 3. 

    By Abigail Warren May 24, 2021

• May 2020

  • Collierville reschedules fireworks

    The annual fireworks show in Collierville is postponed until Sept. 5. The town will use the opportunity to celebrate the town's sesquicentennial. 

    By Abigail Warren May 26, 2020

• July 2019

  • Don’t let a ‘disturbing’ poll about American pride rain on our national parade

    When Americans vote, speak up, pray (or not), take risks, petition, stand up for the least and the last in society, and do all of this non-violently, that is when America is at her best. 

    By Harold Ford Jr. July 04, 2019