Red, White & Boom! 2017
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Date and Time
Monday Jul 3, 2017
5:00 PM - 11:00 PM CDT
Monday, July 3
Fireworks start at 9:30 pm
Location
Modern Woodmen Park, LeClaire Park, and Schwiebert Park
Fees/Admission
FREE for all to attend!
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Contact Information
Jason Gilliland
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Description
A one-of-a-kind bi-city, bi-state event celebrating the QC region & Nation's birthday with the area's largest fireworks display on the Mississippi River!
To learn more about this event follow the link or click here.
https://sites.google.com/site/redwhiteboom/rwb-policy
Modern Woodmen Park
5:00 p.m – Gates open to Modern Woodmen Park
Red White & Boom activities inside the ball park include:Free bounce houses for the kids
A scavenger hunt
Face painting
Crafts
Write a letter to a soldier provided by the USO.
6:00 p.m.- Musical entertainment TBA on the East concourse deck
8:15 p.m.- Opportunity for sponsors, Davenport Mayor and Rock Island Arsenal officers to address audience
8:30 p.m. - Join us for an Oath of Enlistment ceremony and help celebrate new recruits into the Armed Forces. Immediately followed by the Scrap Metal brass band.
9:30 p.m. - See the largest fireworks display in the Quad Cities shot from two barges in the middle of the Mississippi River. Tune into 97x to hear the official Red, White & Boom soundtrack to the fireworks!
Immediately following fireworks - Performance TBA. Stick around after the fireworks for some great music and this great Quad Cities Band! Have some fun and let the traffic die down before you head home!Attending is completely free. The use of alcohol and tobacco products is prohibited. Please feel free to bring your own food and beverages.
Questions about the Genesis Healthy Family Viewing Section in LeClaire Park, contact Tyler at [email protected]
Schwiebert Park
5:00 p.m. - Schwiebert Riverfront Park opens with inflatables ($5 wrist band), children's activities, and food vendors. Bent River Brewing Company - Beer Garden opens on the Great Lawn
5:00 p.m. – COUNTRY Financial Presents The Big River Brass Band
6:15 p.m. - Proclamation and Military Tribute
6:30 p.m. - Performance by Metropolitan Youth Program Drill Team of Rock Island
7:00-9:30 p.m. - COUNTRY Financial Presents Smooth Groove
9:30 p.m. - Fireworks launched from two barges on the Mississippi River synced to Music heard through the Park or via 97X FM Radio