Celebrate July Fourth at Great Meadow with a Dazzling Drone and Fireworks Display Set to Music, Family Activities, Food, Air Show, and More!

Event returns for its 35th year at the 374-acre park in a spectacular setting.

THE PLAINS, VA — Great Meadow, located in Northern Virginia, is bringing back its award-winning fireworks show with music and the addition of drones for its 35th annual July Fourth celebration. Gates open at 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 4, with family games including cornhole toss, sack races, face painting, and team tug-of-war. The Flying Circus will provide an exciting air show with historic biplanes, and there will be polo exhibitions and hat and tailgate competitions with prizes for the most patriotic tailgate and most festive hat. Bring a picnic or purchase food on-site. There will be food trucks and a beer garden. The extraordinary fireworks and drone show display gets underway at dusk.

Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs (no umbrellas or tents, unless in reserved tailgate spaces). Great Meadow, a beautiful 374-acre park, is also known as the home of the Virginia Gold Cup races.

General admission tickets are $50 per car (up to six passengers) in advance or $60 at the gate. Special VIP passes and bus passes are also available, and tailgate packages will be available on June 10. Go to gmjuly4th.com for more information and to purchase tickets in advance. Rain date is Friday, July 5, with no refunds. Please leave pets at home.

“We have a great lineup of activities, entertainment, and food for this year’s 35th annual Independence Day Celebration at Great Meadow,” said Cynthia Jeffery, executive director at Great Meadow. “It’s the perfect location for families, friends, and neighbors to be able to get outdoors in spectacular surroundings and see an amazing drone and fireworks display choreographed to music. We are also excited to have the Flying Circus with their vintage planes.”

Great Meadow (5089 Old Tavern Rd, The Plains, VA 20198) is located just 45 minutes west of Washington, D.C., in Northern Virginia. To get there from Washington, D.C., take I-66 West to The Plains exit (Exit 31). Turn left at the end of the ramp onto The Plains Road (Route 245 South) and follow signs to Great Meadow, which will be on your left.

For more information on Great Meadow, visit greatmeadow.org.

Photos courtesy of Great Meadow.

Posted on: June 10, 2024