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It was a sea of red, white and blue as hundreds of people lined the streets in downtown Great Falls for the annual Independence Day parade.
There were several floats honoring those who have served and those who are currently serving our country.
Military planes and a Mercy Flight helicopter also did fly-overs.
One family visiting from North Carolina decided to stay an extra day just to see the parade.
“Back home, we do a small one. There’s no parade. They just do fireworks at night. So this is great, this is great to get out and meddle around and see different people,” said Wanda Brooks.
Her husband is originally from Libby, but they live in North Carolina now.
FIREWORKS WITHIN CITY LIMITS OF GREAT FALLS
- The selling and discharging of fireworks within the incorporated limits of Great Falls can only take place on July 2, July 3 and July 4 from 8 am to midnight (per City Code – §9.9.90 /Ordinance 2965). As a reminder, stick rockets, bottle rockets and roman candles are not allowed in Montana (per State Law). It is important to understand that Cascade County has different rules and regulations as it relates to fireworks, and the City does not regulate the sale or discharge of fireworks outside the City limits.
- Children 10 and younger, partaking in the firework festivities, must have a supervising adult within 10-feet, in order to control the application of flame or other means to discharge the firework.
- Residents should only discharge fireworks on private property. Fireworks are prohibited from being discharged on all publicly owned areas such as parks, streets, cul-de-sacs, public sidewalks or public-right-of-ways or any publicly owned parking lot/parking space or alley.
- Always remember to clean up after the fun! Fireworks are messy and tend to cause a lot of debris, please remember to pick up any trash left behind from the discharging of fireworks (it is illegal to leave debris from discharged fireworks).
