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Where to Celebrate July 4th in KWZ!

June 28, 2019

Are you looking for ways to celebrate July 4th in Knightdale, Wendell, or Zebulon? 

We have all your Independence Day fun in KWZ — fireworks, community picnics, and more — rounded up right here for you!

Here are three ways you can find your family fun in KWZ and celebrate Independence Day:


Fourth on First
810 N First Avenue, Knightdale, NC 27545*
5:00 PM - 9:30 PM, July 4th, 2019 (Fireworks at 9:15 PM)
Admission: FREE

Wake Stone Quarry Tours (3:00 PM; 4:00 PM; and 5:00 PM). The tour bus will pick up at Knightdale Station Park Pavilion.
Enjoy food trucks and Inflatables! The Embers will be performing at 6:00 PM. 
*Park at Knightdale High School (100 Bryan Chalk Ln) and Schneider Electric (8001 Knightdale Blvd) and take the shuttle - Town parking and shuttle are free!


Wendell's July 4th Celebration
15 East 4th Street, Wendell, NC 27591
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM, July 4th, 2019
Admission: FREE

Enjoy a parade featuring kids and veterans, a short program at the Town Square, and hot dogs and watermelon for all!  


Carolina Mudcats vs Frederick Keys (with fireworks to follow)
1501 NC Hwy 39, Zebulon, NC 27597
7:00 PM, July 4th, 2019
Admission: $8-$15/ticket
Bring the family to Five County Stadium to watch the Carolina Mudcats take on the Frederick Keys and enjoy a fireworks extravaganza after the game!


Venture out of KWZ and check out Macaroni Kid Downtown-Midtown-North Raleigh and Macaroni Kid Clayton-Garner-Smithfield for even more Fourth of July events and fireworks!


Hope you all have a happy -- and safe! -- July 4th holiday!