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Experience a fresh new view of the biggest and best Independence Day fireworks celebration in the Midwest. This July 3rd BOOM! will launch for the 28th time with this year's new show debuting at Veteran's Memorial, featuring great new views, dynamic pyrotechnics, live bands, food and fun. It's BOOM! like you've never seen it before!
Red, White & BOOM! is presented by NBC 4, WNCI 97.9, Pepsi and Meijer.
2008 Event
Schedule
10:00 a.m.
NEW LOCATION! BOOM! Central hosted by WNCI 97.9 opens on Long Street east of Neil Avenue
See your favorite radio personalities from WNCI 97.9 live starting at
10:00 a.m. with a special appearance by the WNCI Morning Zoo! Be sure
to listen to 97.9 for traffic updates to and from BOOM!
11:00 a.m.
NEW LOCATION! Food and novelty concessions open on Washington Boulevard
The midway is the best place to find hundreds of food
vendors, games and inflatables transforming Washington
Boulevard into a street carnival.
NEW VENUE! Long Street opens
This
area, located by North Bank Park, will be filled with
vendors, an entertainment stage, and the WNCI BOOM! Central. Plus, it's a great place to view the
fireworks!
12 p.m.
Macy's Children's
Park presented by Columbia Gas and COSI opens at Battelle Park
 
Red, White & BOOM! is once again bringing back Children's Park presented by Columbia Gas and COSI located in Battelle Park. Children's Park will feature a wide range of interactive and educational programming as well as Millennium Mobile DJ. Thousands of children, moms, dads, grandmas and grandpas
flock to Children's Park. Fun games, educational activities, face painting and more keep children entertained for
hours.
NEW LOCATION! Entertainment begins at Genoa
Park supported by PageTech
Check out local and regional talent as live entertainment takes the stage at Genoa Park beginning at 12 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
NEW VENUE! Long Street stage opens
4:00 p.m.
EXPANDED! Taste of BOOM!
presented by the Arena District and Coors opens
Taste of BOOM! on Nationwide
Boulevard in the exciting Arena District comes
alive with its very own street party! Featuring great food from Columbus'
top restaurants, LIVE music from popular local bands, and interactive games
from the Blue Jackets and Columbus Crew.
5:00 p.m.
NEW LOCATION!
BOOM! Central hosted by NBC 4 opens on the north end of the midway at the
corner of Broad
Street
and Washington
Boulevard
NBC 4 presents Red, White & BOOM! in High Definition from 9-11
p.m. on NBC 4. Starting at 5:00 p.m. join Cabot Rea, Colleen Marshall,
Mike Jackson, and Amy Basista. Plus look for Jym Ganahl and Jerod
Smalley along the downtown riverfront.
6:00 p.m.
Ohio Air National Guard flyover
NEW LOCATION! AEP Independence Day Parade presented by Saturn of Columbus
The parade starts at 6:00 p.m. on Broad Street
at COSI heading east and marches north on
Front Street. Check out the BOOM! map for an overhead view of the parade.
10:00 p.m.
NEW LOCATION! FIREWORKS! with the Grand Finale
brought to you by Marathon
The best Independence Day fireworks celebration in the Midwest will
be shot from Veteran's Memorial on the
north side of Broad Street. Tune in to NBC 4 and WNCI 97.9 for LIVE
coverage of the Red, White & BOOM! festivities starting at 9:00
p.m. and concluding at 11:00 p.m. Simulcast of the WNCI 97.9 specially
produced soundtrack will be covered on NBC 4 and WNCI 97.9 at 10:00
p.m. Be sure to bring your radio!
10:30 p.m.
NEW LOCATIONS! Entertainment resumes on Genoa
Park Stage, Long
Street Stage and
Taste of BOOM! Stage
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