Delta Colorado July 4th Fireworks - Delta Confluence Park - dusk

Delta, Colorado, will host our annual Independence Day Fireworks Display on Monday, July 4th at Confluence Park (behind City Market).

July 4th, Independence Day...we tend to think about cookouts, parades, and American flags waving in the breeze. This year I have my two oldest granddaughters here, ages 13 and 10. We are going to focus on giving thanks for our wonderful country and for the strong, God-fearing men who wrote our Declaration of Independence from Great Britian and the others who had the guts to sign it. Actually, the Continental Congress voted on the "resolution" on July 2, 1776, but adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 - the date we still celebrate this great event.

Over the years, we may have forgotten much of the patriotic aspect of this event but even the parades and "fireworks" were written about by John Adams to his wife, Abigail on July 2, 1776, saying this day "will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival" and that the celebration should include "Pomp and Parade...Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other". This year, just like many years past, we will be treated to a huge fireworks display in Delta Confluence Park on Monday, July 4th at dusk. Dusk...usually means just about 10:00 PM.

For a fairly small town, I am always amazed at the fabulous fireworks display Delta hosts. It is huge and an incredible sight to behold. Haven't you ever wondered how in the world people pack that powder down in a tube so that when it shoots up in the sky and explodes it makes a flag or six different colored balls of sparkles that fall in fiery glitter?