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Old Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration Named Best in the U.S.
Best 4th of July Festival (2016)
Fourth of July, Independence Day, America's Birthday — whatever you call it, July 4 celebrations have become a summer pastime that involves fireworks, flags and time spent outdoors. We asked our team of 10Best Local Experts to nominate their favorite 4th of July festivals from coast to coast, and for the past four weeks, our readers have been voting daily for their favorites.
The top 10 winners in the category Best 4th of July Festival are as follows:
Other nominated festivals included AC 4th of July Fireworks, Bend's Old Fashioned July 4th Festival & Pet Parade, Harborfest & Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, Go 4th on the River in New Orleans, Highlands Independence Day Celebration, Macy's 4th of July Fireworks, National Mall Fourth of July Celebration, San Francisco's 4th of July Celebration at The PIER, Sonoma's Old-Fashioned 4th of July Parade & Celebration and Wawa Welcome America! in Philadelphia.
Congrats to all our winning festivals. Happy Independence Day!
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10Best Local Experts
10Best Local Experts provide users with original, unbiased, and experiential travel content of top attractions, things to see and do, and restaurants for top destinations in the U.S. and around the world. No business pays to be listed. Our Local Experts are well-traveled and well-educated group who are not only experts in their fields - and their cities - but discriminating in their tastes. These local experts live in the city they write about, with constantly updated content.