THRIVE Knoxville’s 4th of July festivities will be taking place tomorrow.

Independence Day in Knoxville activities include a Flag raising ceremony at 7:45 am, the Knoxville Police Department Freedom 5K at 8:00 am, a freedom breakfast from 8:00-10:00 am, a bike parade at 10:30 am and fireworks at dusk. The Knoxville City Ordinance does not allow for the shooting of fireworks in city limits. The time that shooting off fireworks is legal is if you have a permit to put on a show, or if you are setting them off in unincorporated areas of Marion County between the hours 6:00-11:00 pm on July 4th. Knoxville Fire Chief Cal Wyman says it’s important to be smart when it comes to fireworks.

“It’s 4th of July and obviously it’s a big day for our country. We want to celebrate it and have fun but just be smart about it. Don’t be a firework statistic. There are a lot of them out there. We actually see that more than ⅓ of injuries from fireworks are from kids under the age of 14. That’s a big number when you look at fireworks injuries across the nation.”

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