Good morning!   Saturday, July 4, 2009
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WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE OF THE PEPSI FIREWORKS INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION PRESENTED BY FOOD CITY IN JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE!

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS OF THE 2008 CELEBRATION!

Pepsi-Cola of Johnson City, Food City and the City of Johnson City will sponsor the 24th Annual Independence Day Fireworks Celebration on the grounds of Freedom Hall Civic Center.

This year's event will be held Saturday, July 4, and everyone is invited to join in the festivities.

There will not be a rain date for this event.  The fireworks time could be delayed if there is inclement weather that evening.  Visitors will be allowed to wait inside the Freedom Hall arena in the event of severe weather.

Since several thousand attend the event each year, an early arrival is strongly encouraged.   

Dixie Stampede Pigeon Forge Getaway and Bristol Motor Speedway Racing Experience / Three $3,500 Gift Cards to Food City Giveaway

Click Here to Enter to Win a Dixie Stampede Pigeon Forge Getaway and Bristol Motor Speedway Racing Experience for August 19-23, 2009

One winner will receive:

  • Accommodations at Holiday Inn Pigeon Forge on August 19th & 20th
  • Two Tickets to Dixie Stampede Dinner Attraction
  • Two Tickets to Dollywood
  • RV Accommodations for August 21st & 22nd at Bristol Motor Speedway provided by Tennessee RV Sales & Service
  • Two Tickets to the Food City 250 on August 21, 2009
  • Two Pit Passes for the Food City 250 on August 21, 2009
  • Two Tickets to the Sharpie 500 on August 22, 2009
Participants of the fireworks celebration will have the opportunity to enter the Dixie Stampede drawing.

Bristol Motor Speedway will hold drawings for race tickets at the fireworks celebration for the following:

  • Two (2) tickets to the Sharpie 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series night race scheduled for August 22 at "The World's Fastest Half-Mile."

  • Ten (10) tickets to the Food City 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race scheduled for Friday night, August 21 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

  • Twenty (20) tickets to the Wednesday Night Doubleheader (August 19) featuring the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series O'Reilly 200 and the Whelen Modified Series UNO Perfect Storm 150 at Bristol.
Food City will hold drawings for three $3,500 Gift Cards at the fireworks celebration.

Every time a consumer purchases 24oz. 6 pack Pepsi products, Lipton Tea 12-Pack and uses their Food City ValuCard from June 1-27, they are entered in the sweepstakes for three $3,500 Gift Cards.

Qualifiers:
  • 47 from Food City ValuCard
  • 8 from Food City Remotes
  • 40 from WXBQ online callers
  • 1 at the fireworks celebration
Finalists: 24 finalists will be drawn from 96 qualifiers and one last-chance finalist for a total of 25 finalists on-stage at the fireworks celebration.

You can sign up for the Food City Gift Card Giveaway at specially announced WXBQ live remote broadcasts at Food City locations.

LIVE REMOTE BROADCASTS SCHEDULE:

Wednesday, June 3, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. : Food City #670, Gray, TN

Friday, June 5, 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. : Food City #605, Kingsport, TN

Tuesday, June 9, 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. : Food City #669, Blountville, TN

Thursday, June 11, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. : Food City #640, Jonesborough, TN

Wednesday, June 17, 12p.m. - 2 p.m. : Food City #699, Piney Flats, TN

Friday, June 19, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. : Food City #617, 1430 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol, TN

Friday, June 26, 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. :
Food City #601, Johnson City, TN

Saturday, July 4, 3 p.m. - 11 p.m. :
Live Show Broadcast at Event

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Brinley Addington

Greenbrier Bluegrass Band with Jimbo Whaley

Jessica Nixon, Miss Johnson City 2009

The Dance Company


Jessica Nixon, Miss Johnson City 2009 Lacey Alford, Miss Historic Jonesborough 2009
Ashley Sizemore, Miss Northeast Tennessee 2009 Lindsey Blevins, Miss Food City
* Unable to attend celebration *
COMING SOON!

SCENE FROM THE 2006 CELEBRATION

Photo by Dave Boyd, Johnson City Press