Your local show can certainly run the gamut in cost.
With local shows or nationally broadcast ones, large or small, whether they're set to Neil Diamond or the National Symphony Orchestra, blowing things up in the sky to celebrate our freedom has come a long way since fireworks were used in America's first birthday in 1777. With an estimated 14,000 shows across the country, according to Julie Heckman, executive director of the American Pyrotechnics Association, you likely have your choice of patriotic pyrotechnics. For others, it's getting ready for the ultimate staple celebration on Independence Day - the fireworks show. For some, the most important decision on the Fourth of July is how many hot dogs to eat or maybe how spangled of a vest is appropriate for the parade.
