Families and friends are invited to celebrate Saturday, June 27, at Atlantic Broadband's Fire Over Aiken fireworks show.
The fireworks display will be held at the Aiken Fairgrounds, 561 May Royal Drive, in partnership with the Western Carolina State Fair Foundation.
Gates will open at 4 p.m. and the fireworks display will start around 9:15 p.m., lasting 15 to 20 minutes.
Entry to the fairgrounds and general parking is free to the public.
In addition to the fireworks display, the fairgrounds will hold several carnival rides, games, a variety of food concessions and live entertainment.
Atlantic Broadband also will sell VIP tickets for $50 per person. That price includes private parking, bleachers to watch the fireworks, barbecue and adult beverages.
"For family and friends not skipping town for the holiday weekend, we will have a fireworks display here in Aiken," said Atlantic Broadband's Vice President and General Manager Sam McGill. "And our goal is to keep it free in parking and access to the fairgrounds so that people can come out and tailgate and enjoy the event."
Maayan Schechter is the local government reporter with Aiken Standard. An Atlanta native, she has a mass communications-journalism degree with the University of North Carolina Asheville.