Celebrate America’s birthday along the historic New Orleans Riverfront with the FREE Go 4th on the River Fireworks Show at 9 p.m. on July 4th! Produced by the Riverfront Marketing Group in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Economy and New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund, this spectacular fireworks display can be seen from the East and West Banks of the Mississippi River from the Hilton New Orleans Riverside to the French Market District.
Choreographed to patriotic music, the display will feature hundreds of rapid-fire shells sweeping the sky at heights of 200 feet above the mighty Mississippi. To experience the full majesty of the fireworks production, download this mp3 file and press play at 9 pm sharp and watch as the fireworks synchronize with the music!
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Ride the river on the Paddlewheeler Creole Queen. Cruise the Mississippi on the Steamboat NATCHEZ. Be sure to catch a captivating Patriotic Calliope Concert at 10:30 a.m., 1:45 p.m., and 5:30 p.m. at the Steamboat NATCHEZ dock at the Toulouse Street Wharf.
Park and shop the French Market District. Catch a performance of the internationally renowned Irish a cappella group Trinitones at 2:00 p.m. and again at 8:00 p.m. at Oscar Dunn Park across from the Moon Walk. At 5:00 p.m. quench your thirst at the Meyer’s Lemonade Cart on the Moon Walk.
The Port of New Orleans will bring out the General Roy S. Kelley fireboat again this year with its famed water show with plumes of red, white, and blue fountains from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. Built in 1994, the General Kelley was used by the Port of New Orleans to fight fires, give tours, and conduct search-and-rescue missions on the Mississippi River.