Annual TFFC Fourth of July Fireworks Show Less Than A Week Away

Fireworks light up the skies over the
Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center and
adjacent Lake Athens.

The annual Fourth of July fireworks show at the The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center is almost here and will take place on Thursday, July 4. The show will last approximately one-half hour and is one of the biggest in East Texas.

The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for regular paid visitation. Free admission for the fireworks show will start at 4 p.m.

Visitors are encouraged to fish in the stocked casting pond while waiting for the fireworks, which will begin at dark.

No license is required to fish, and bait and tackle are furnished for free as long as supply lasts. Fishing ends approximately 30 minutes before the fireworks begin.

Food and beverages will be available for purchase, and people are encouraged to bring picnics. KCKL (FM 95.9) will broadcast patriotic music during the show.

Pets, alcohol, tobacco products and private fireworks, including "snap caps" and sparklers, are not allowed.

The show is a Keep Athens Beautiful event and is sponsored by the City of Athens, local businesses and individuals.

The event has become an area tradition, with many people dressing in red, white and blue in keeping with the holiday theme.

Parking is available in the main TFFC parking lot and in an overflow parking area on Peninsula Point Road. Persons using the overflow parking area may enter through Gate C, which is across the street from the parking area. For more information about the event, please click here.