The City of Powder Springs announced a July 4th celebration that will include classic and modern cars, live bands, food vendors, arts and crafts vendors, a kids’ area and a fireworks show that will be visible from all parts of the city.
The celebration will be held at Thurman Springs Park, located at 4485 Pineview Drive, starting at 6 p.m. on Monday July 4.
The fireworks will begin at 9:30 p.m. and the festivities will end at 10 p.m.
The press release for the event states the live music begins at 6 p.m. at the Hardy Family Automotive Amphitheater, and Boogie down, a party band, will perform pop to country, soul to jazz, Americana to Motown.
The press release continues:
Taking the stage around 8 p.m. will be Geek Squad, a Marietta-based band that will pump its high energy into Thurman Springs Park with its mix of Motown and Jazz to Funk, Hip Hop and today’s Top 40 hits.
The inaugural Powder Springs 4th of July Celebration Cruise-In, sponsored by Push Rods of Powder Springs, will allow owners of the area’s sweetest rides to put them on display downtown on Marietta Street. No registration fee is required, and owners can pre-register at cityofpowdersprings.org. Day-of-event registration will be 2 to 4:30 p.m. Vehicles must be driven to and from the event; no trailered vehicles allowed.
For more information on Powder Springs’ 4th of July Celebration, visit cityofpowdersprings.org.
About the City of Powder Springs
The City of Powder Springs was incorporated in September of 1883.
The U.S. Census Bureau gives the following quick facts about the City of Powder Springs:
2019 Population Estimates 15,758
Source: Vintage 2019 Population Estimates
Median Household Income $ 69,807
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Persons in poverty, percent 6.9 %
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Educational Attainment: Percent high school graduate or higher 93.0 %
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Persons without health insurance, percent 2.0 %
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Median Housing Value $ 167,500
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Total Housing Units 5,426
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Number of Firms 1,775
Source: 2012 Survey of Business Owners: Company Summary
Male Median Income $ 33,000
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Female Median Income $ 30,607
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Veterans 1,127
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Percent of households with a broadband Internet subscription 87.6 %
Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates