No fireworks at Centennial Olympic Park amid coronavirus

Centennial Olympic Park canceled its annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration this year to avoid the spread of coronavirus, the Georgia World Congress Center Authority announced Thursday in a news release.

“The financial impact of COVID-19 resulted in the tough decision to cancel this year’s event,” GWCCA’s executive director Frank Poe said in a statement. “Watching fireworks in Centennial Olympic Park is an Atlanta tradition and we look forward to continuing in 2021.”

The annual celebration has been held at Centennial for the past 22 years and is known as the biggest fireworks show in the Southeast.

The nixed celebration is the latest in a line of Fourth of July fireworks cancellations, including the popular fireworks show at Stone Mountain Park and the park’s weeklong Stone Mountain Park Lasershow Spectacular.

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In other news:

If you’re looking to see fireworks in metro Atlanta for the Fourth, your options are not going to be abundant as in years prior. However, there are a few places where the show will go on.

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