Fireworks to light up Petersburg on July 3
Free Press staff report | 6/29/2023, 6 p.m.
The City of Petersburg and will sponsor and co-host the second annual Petersburg Independence Day Fireworks Show at the Petersburg Harbor on Monday, July 3. The city is co-hosting the event with Trapezium Brewing Company.
The event will span the Harbor area along River and Third Streets, with live music, drink and food trucks beginning at 6 p.m. The fireworks show is free and will begin at approximately 9 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs.
Parking will be available at Matoax Park on Pocahontas Island, under the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge off Joseph Jenkins Roberts Street in the Trapezium Brewing lot, at the Union Train Station, and at the Petersburg Park Ride located at 42 S. Union St. The City of Petersburg will run shuttles from 5:45 p.m. to 10 p.m. between the Park & Ride and Union Train Station.
