Fireworks Display

For Indepence Day this year, I understand that in addition to the crazy fireworks shot by crazy people on Grayton Beach, this year we will have a view of a professional show, courtesy of the folks in Seaside. They are scheduled to have a show from the water.

Cool! What body of water?

The Gulf of Mexico -- I think they will have a barge.

The Gulf of Mexico -- I think they will have a barge.

:shock: That'll be something

WOW! :clap_1: That will make the 4th that much better

The Gulf of Mexico -- I think they will have a barge.

Being an experienced boater, I'm having a little trouble with this one . Hope the seas are calm that night. But then again the show will be at Seaside and they have that cool weather machine... So I guess everything will be ok

The show begins at 8:30pm, weather permitting. If seas are greater than four feet, the only show will be from the many crazy folks on the Beach. Remember the parade from Seagrove to Seaside begins at 9:00am.

If my memory is accurate, we had hard rains the morning of Indepence Day for the past two years. Keep your fingers crossed. It will be really cool if we can see the show from Grayton.

Did I mention that you can reserve VIP seats in the Seaside amphitheatre?

hi SJ....HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. WILL THERE BE ANYTHING GOING ON THE FRIDAY OR SATURDAY OF 4TH OF JULY WEELEND? lAST YEAR ON SATURDAY A PARADE WENT DOWN 30A ABOUT 8AM.....WE ALL LOVED IT. WILL WE CATCH ANYTHING THIS YEAR? THE FOURTH IS MONDAY BUT WE WILL BE LEAVING ON SUNDAY MORNING. THANKS FOR THE INFO

WILL THERE BE ANYTHING GOING ON THE FRIDAY OR SATURDAY OF 4TH OF JULY WEELEND?

I have not seen anything scheduled as of yet, but I believe Seaside has a band in the amphitheatre on Saturdays in the Summer. Gulf Place has a band performing on the lawn on Sundays, just to name a couple of things. You can contact the Downtown Seaside Association at 850-231-5424 to get more info. It is certain to be a busy weekend, so I am sure you will find much to do.

What Seaside did not like our show last year?? :laughing1 Maybe they should hire us. We had a crowd. Neighbors and I spent over $1000. We enjoyed it and it was fun to watch how much the kids enjoyed it. Seaside security ask us not to do it again this year. Now we know why.

The hutch

What Seaside did not like our show last year?? :laughing1 Maybe they should hire us. We had a crowd. Neighbors and I spent over $1000. We enjoyed it and it was fun to watch how much the kids enjoyed it. Seaside security ask us not to do it again this year. Now we know why.

The hutch

Yes, the Seaside Police will have to be on guard. Since they are having a "professional" show, they are not allowing personal fireworks.
Thanks to the crazy (brave) folks like Hutch, fireworks at the Beach are always spectacular. I think some people are shooting 4" & 5" rounds. Where they come from, I would not want to know. I had a Pyrotechnic's License, and gave up the craziness. I must say there is no other experience like it, and I have lived on the edge a bit. One too many large rounds exploded far too close to my head. Now the pros use setups that are all electronically controled from afar. We used flares at arms length to light up the show -- Oh the smell of gunpowder.

Smiling Joe is right. Much better to let professionals do the fireworks. It will save my fingers and my agent will be happy that there will be less chance of me burning down some 4M beach house. We have always been careful to shooting out over the water and cleaning up our after the show. But accidents do happen. I will just come and enjoy the Seaside show and enjoy drinking one or two!!!

The hutch
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Starsky and Hutch

The hutch
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Starsky and Hutch

You got one of those Grand Torinos

But Please Please Please - if you do shoot fireworks on the beach, CLEAN UP after yourselves.

But Please Please Please - if you do shoot fireworks on the beach, CLEAN UP after yourselves.

Let's expand that to say Please,Please,Please, clean up all trash from the beach!

Let's expand that to say Please,Please,Please, clean up all trash from the beach!

Heck, I'll say it. In addition to cleaning up the stuff you see in the dark, come back on the morning of July 5 and clean up. Surely, you don't think that the paper wrapping at the site of shooting are the only garbage those things throw off? Last year, I was still seeing firework debris a week later. I use the old rule, "always take out more than you take in." If you see it, why not pick it up and feel good about your self for keeping this place beautiful.

I use the old rule, "always take out more than you take in." If you see it, why not pick it up and feel good about your self for keeping this place beautiful.

If more people acted like you, this truly would be a beautiful world.

I was picking up miscellaneous trash one morning and several visitors came over asking me beachy-type questions because they figured I must "work there." I think they thought I was the janitor.

I was picking up miscellaneous trash one morning and several visitors came over asking me beachy-type questions because they figured I must "work there." I think they thought I was the janitor.

Happens to me too. Sometimes I get so tired of people asking me questions when I am out and about that I have come up with an idea for a T-shirt.

The shirt would read, "Do you want a free recommendation, a one dollar recommendation, or a five dollar recommendation?" I could probably sell them to all the locals.