Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and … fireworks! Happy birthday, America.
Events in the Tucson area (h/t : Arizona Daily Star):
STARR PASS
8:30 p.m.
Fireworks begin at 8:30 p.m. from the resort's golf courses. Starr Pass Resort & Spa, 3800 W. Starr Pass Blvd.
Property parking is limited to guests, but the show is visible from surrounding areas.
MARANA
9 p.m.
Fireworks start at 9 p.m. near Arizona Pavilions Drive on Cortaro Road between Interstate 10 and Silverbell Road.
"The Sandlot" screens at 7 p.m. in Crossroads at Silverbell District Park, although snack vendors will start at 6 p.m.
Parking
is free at the park and in the Fry's parking lot on Cortaro and
Silverbell roads, and in the general parking area of Arizona Pavilions.
For maps or more information, marana.com
'A' MOUNTAIN
9:15 p.m.
Start time is around 9:15 p.m.
Watch
from the Tucson Convention Center parking lot "B," off Granada Avenue
between Congress and Cushing streets, where food vendors and a beer
garden will be open from 7 to 9 p.m. and parking is free. Viewing is
also available from the parking lot on the northeast corner of 22nd
Street and Interstate 10, or from the city-state parking garage at 498
W. Congress St.
TUCSON PADRES
9-10 p.m.
Fireworks
begin after the last out of the Padres game against the Las Vegas 51s,
between 9 and 10 p.m. Kino Sports Complex, 2500 E. Ajo Way.
More fireworks follow Friday's game as well.
Parking is free, gates open at 5:30 p.m. today and 6 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $5-$15.
More information at tucsonpadres.com