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If fireworks<\/a> don\u2019t blow your socks off, here are some other local places you can celebrate America\u2019s 250th anniversary in the Charlotte area.<\/p>\n

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The center offers a Fourth of July weekend<\/a>, with many activities on Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n

Andy Thomas and Derrick Dove & The Peacekeepers will play live music the night of June 3.<\/p>\n

If you aren\u2019t one for rafting, or like to kick off festivities early, the center offers an 8 a.m. 5K run on the actual holiday. The rest of the day includes several yoga programs, rafting and live music by Zach Person and Eddie 9V.<\/p>\n

The museum made it onto a recent map of Charlotte revolutionary history compiled by The Charlotte Observer.<\/a> The museum is presenting an exhibition called \u201cAmerican Revolution: The Augmented Exhibition\u201d<\/u><\/a> through next April, cataloguing American history with 3D recreations of defining moments.<\/p>\n

The museum<\/a> is open Tuesday-Friday and offers guided tours of four galleries of permanent and temporary exhibits on Charlotte history.<\/p>\n

Birkdale Village<\/a> will throw its annual midday block party and bike parade in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States.<\/p>\n

Before the block party, gather to decorate bicycles and be splashed by the Huntersville Fire Department.<\/p>\n

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The festivities begin at 10 a.m. and continue throughout the day. Valet parking is available for those dreading holiday traffic.<\/p>\n

If you are wanting to celebrate a little early, Unionville is throwing a free concert with food trucks<\/a> at Noel Williams Park on June 27 from 6-10 p.m.<\/p>\n

The event will be finished with a celebratory drone light show. Drone performances are typically quieter<\/a> than traditional fireworks, if loud sounds make someone looking to celebrate anxious.<\/p>\n

The park is also on The Charlotte Observer\u2019s recent map of revolutionary history sites.<\/a> The visitor\u2019s center does not close for the Fourth of July.<\/p>\n

The park commemorates the battle of King\u2019s Mountain<\/a>, a significant victory in the revolutionary war, and offers a variety of outdoor activities and an obelisk monument, for those wishing to memorialize the revolutionary spirit.<\/p>\n

Catherine Muccigrosso and Caitlin McGlade contributed reporting to this story.<\/i><\/p>\n

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