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Mile High Fourth

  • When: Wednesday, July 4, 2018, 11:00 am -  4:00 pm
  • Location: Blue Ridge Mountains, NC.

For a sizzling cool Independence Day getaway, come to the third annual Mile High Fourth of July celebration, June 29-July 4, 2018.

The North Carolina resort towns of Banner Elk and Beech Mountain, located high in the Blue Ridge Mountains, have combined forces on a six-day extravaganza to celebrate our nation's independence.

Sizzling cool fireworks a mile high in the sky
Sizzling cool fireworks a mile high in the sky The bookends of this fun-filled celebration are Beech Mountain's Fireworks/47th Annual Roasting of the Hog on Saturday (June 30) and Banner Elk's Fourth of July Parade and Party in the Park on Wednesday (July 4).

Saturday's fireworks & pig pickin' take place atop Beech Mountain, more than a mile high at 5,506 feet above sea level. Slow roasted barbecue is available beginning at 6 p.m., with a fireworks spectacular at dark.

Schedule for this day:
11:00 am - Banner Elk's Fourth of July Parade on Main Street 11:00 am - 4th of July Carnival at Beech Mountain Kite Field & Sparkler Fun Run 5K 12:00 pm - Barbecue on Perry House lawn beside Dunn's Deli with Dillon Cable 12:30 pm - Banner Elk's Party in the Park at Tate-Evans Town Park 4:00 pm - Ensemble Stage: Red, White & Tuna

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