Red, White & Boom returns to Olde Town Conyers with fireworks, food, and family fun July 3

CONYERS, GA—The city of Conyers and Rockdale County governments are partnering for a spectacular pre-Independence Day celebration  in the heart of Olde Town Conyers on Thursday, July 3.

 The Red, White and Boom event, a tradition since 2019, will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. and feature live music and entertainment, food trucks, kids activities and fireworks show at dark.

Bank Street will be closed on Thursday to through-traffic and parking to allow set up for the stage, where  G Clef and the Playlist, along with opener Boom Trio will perform beginning at 7 p.m. 

Food vendors will be selling kettle corn, popcorn, desserts, lemonade and more at the celebration.

Food trucks scheduled to participate include:

• Atlanta Pizza and Gyro
• Rio’s Italian Ice
• Carnival Food Truck
• Flavor on the Fork
• EggRoll BoyZ 
• Tropics
• The Patty Wagon ATL
• Big Daddy Dane’s BBQ 
• Just Loaf’n
• C-Bo’s BBQ 

Children’s activities will be in the lower tier of the city’s Main Street parking lot and include pay-to-play bounce houses, slides and obstacle courses. 

The Olde Town Pavilion at Randal S. Mills City Center Park will feature a popular kids DJ, balloon art, face-painting and more fun for children. Children’s activities at the pavilion are presented by sponsor Brightmoor Hospice.

Attendees are encouraged to bring folding chairs and blankets to enjoy an evening of patriotic festivities in Olde Town Conyers. 

Fireworks will begin at dark (between 9:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m.). 

“Diverse food choices, great bands, fun and fireworks are what draws everyone together for this event filled with patriotic pride,” said Mayor Vince Evans. “We

are eager to celebrate the holiday with friends and neighbors in the heart of Conyers.”

“Red, White and Boom is a wonderful opportunity for city and county governments to collaborate on another memorable event for our community,” said Rockdale County Board of Commissioners Chair JaNice VanNess.

Roads in the immediate area of the festivities will begin closing at 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 3. Pine Street (between Milstead Avenue and Pine Log Road),

Main Street (at Milstead Avenue south to Main Street parking lot), Center Street, Court Street, and Commercial Street will all be closed to through-traffic by

Conyers Police.

“We are prepared to welcome everyone to Olde Town Conyers for the patriotic festivities and ask that the public exercise patience and caution due to limited parking when arriving for the event and safety at the conclusion of the event,” said Chief of Police Scott Freeman.

Parking and Shuttle Service

is available throughout Olde Town in church parking lots, the library, and city parking lots, but the public is encouraged to utilize a complimentary shuttle

service that will run between the hours of 5:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. on July 3 from two parking areas: Restoration Storehouse at 1400 Parker Road and Rockdale

Career Academy at 1064 Culpepper Drive. Shuttles, which will also accommodate guests with disabilities, will transport those attending the event to a convenient drop-off point in Olde Town Conyers and provide return transport to the lots.

Inclement weather plan

In the event of severe, inclement weather on July 3, the public is encouraged to stay tuned to the city and county social media channels on Facebook, Instagram,

and Twitter for updates. If weather conditions are dangerous, portions of the event may not be rescheduled due to logistics, staffing, contractual obligations

and/or availability. If postponed on July 3, only the fireworks portion of the Red, White and Boom event will take place on Saturday, July 5, at 9:30 p.m.

For more information

For more information on Red, White and Boom and other events, visit conyersga.com, visitconyersga.com, and follow the city’s social media channels.