KABOOM !!!: Saturday July 4th is a day of family fun. The Gulf Side Pavilion will have live music by Richard Bowen from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. followed by The Slammers. "The Shell" on the Portofino Boardwalk will feature the U.A.G. Band from 6 p.m. until the fireworks begin. Kaboom---one of the biggest and best fireworks displays on the coast will start at 9pm and feature over 2,200 aerial shells. Produced by Fun Coast Promotions, a spectacular fireworks extravaganza will take place over Santa Rosa Sound.

July 3rd Independence Day Celebration: The City of Destin will host an Independence Day Celebration on Friday night, July 3 at the Morgan's Sports Complex Soccer Fields. There will be a Kid's Bike Parade, concert, food and family fun from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Check in for the bike parade is 5 p.m. Please bring your own lawn chair or blanket! Sorry, no pets allowed. Come for the parade and stay for a concert by "The Common Thread." No rain date for this event. Need more information? Call the City of Destin's Recreation Department at 850-654-5184 or 850-650-1241.

Sertoma's 4th of July Celebration: The celebration in Seville Square on July 4 includes a FREE Children's Area with inflatables and pony rides, Arts and Crafts vendors, food vendors, and live entertainment at the gazebo stage. At 7:30 p.m. there will be a FREE concert featuring Junior Brown from Austin, TX. Festivities will culminate with 9 p.m. fireworks over Pensacola Bay, syncronized with music broadcast on Cat Country FM 98.7. This year's music for the fireworks is themed around Pensacola's 450'th celebration.

July 4th Riverfest: This allday event at the Riverwalk in Milton will include the 8th Annual Firecracker Bike Show, Music, Pyrates Attack, Treasure Hunt, Karaoke, Concessions, retail vendors and fireworks at dark. For more information, contact the Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce at 850-623-2339.

Independence Day Fireworks at Destin Commons: Bring the entire family for a spectacular fireworks show at Destin Commons. The 49-head Pop Fountains will also be shooting water up and down for kids to frolic in as they listen to America's favorite patriotic songs and watch the sky light up. Firework show begins at 9 p.m.

City of Destin's Annual 4th of July Fireworks Celebration: The City of Destin's Annual 4th of July fireworks celebration will begin promptly at 9pm over East Pass at the Destin Harbor. FM 105.5 "The Wolf" will be broadcasting the soundtrack for this year's fireworks. For more information, call 850-837- 6241

4th of July Celebration at Fort Walton Beach Landing: Enjoy food and vendor booths, children's activities, live entertainment, and 4th of July fireworks. Event is held at the Fort Walton Beach Landing, Brooks Street, Fort Walton Beach, and is free to the public. Fireworks begin at 9 p.m. Call 850- 833-9509 for more information.