Plant City Stadium was filled to the brim as over a thousand gathered to watch the city's annual fireworks display on Tuesday.
Those who were unable to fit in the stands parked their vehicles along every adjacent street, lining the roadways with red, white and blue-adorned families.
Prior to nightfall the stadium was full of food, live bands and activities for families. Bungee jumping, rock walls, bounce houses and cornhole littered the field and several boisterous rounds of tug of war, where the adults walked away with more scrapes than the children, were waged as people waited for the sun to set. Children made crafts, were given balloons and walked away with painted faces while adults revisited childhood favorites like funnel cake and mini-donuts.
The Daniel Sprouse Band and the Double Barrel Band kept the crowds entertained with country music and covers of American classics like Guns 'N’ Roses. Finally, as the stars began to appear the crowd stood for the ROTC Presentation of Colors, the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem.
Then attendees joined in a thunderous countdown for the show to begin.