Don your red, white and blue and enjoy the July 4th Celebration on the Waterfront with food & beverage, live music (2:00 – 9:00pm), and free children’s activities (2:00 – 6:00pm). Capping off the evening starting at 10pm will be a breathtaking fireworks display presented for the third year in a row by Russell J. Salvatore. Tune to Mix 96 for Patriotic music synced to the display!

Stage Lineup:

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. : George Scott Big Band

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. : Lehrer Dance

5:00 p.m. – 5:25 p.m. : Dance Spectrum

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. : Outer Circle Orchestra

7:00 p.m. – 7:25 p.m. : Dance Spectrum

7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. : Tiger Chung Lee

Activities & Festivities for the Kids:

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. : Rhythms at Canalside, On the Canals Lawn, free family drumming lessons

2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. : NickleCITY Novelties KidZone: In the VIP tent, children’s activities, including:

2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. : Young Audiences of Western New York, On the Great Lawn, Creative Families art programming

2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. : Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, On the Great Lawn “Star Spangled Books” children’s read along books and crafts

2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. : Franklin LaVoie Puppet Wagon, On the Immigrant Steps

Exhibit: 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m & Show: 3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. : American Hawkeye Birds of Prey Exhibit & Show

Plus Face Painting, Balloon Artist, KidZone Kandy Korner, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Children’s Hip Hop Dance Instruction, Spin Art

For everyone:

9:15 p.m. – 9:45 p.m. : Flag Folding Ceremony  & Honor Guard

10:00 p.m. : Fireworks presented by Russell J. Salvatore with music to coordinate being played on Mix 96.