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John and Astrid Puente during Ormond Beach’s Annual Independence Day Celebration on July 4. Photo by Meggan Harper
Mike Juliano and Chris Dixon performing with Pilotwave during Ormond Beach’s Annual Independence Day Celebration on July 4. Photo by Meggan Harper
Cathy and Scott Barhold and Vynn Credible from the Imagination Station Photo Booth at Ormond Beach’s Annual Independence Day Celebration on July 4. Photo by Meggan Harper
Steve Grady from Holy Cow cooks during Ormond Beach’s Annual Independence Day Celebration on July 4. Photo by Meggan Harper
Chelsea Bottinelli and her son Emmett, 4, during Ormond Beach’s Annual Independence Day Celebration on July 4. Photo by Meggan Harper
TJ Jarosik and his son, Arlow, 8, during Ormond Beach’s Annual Independence Day Celebration on July 4. Photo by Meggan Harper
Chris Dixon and Katie Dickson during Ormond Beach’s Annual Independence Day Celebration on July 4. Photo by Meggan Harper
Schmancy Pops owner Joseph Cofer, 15, during Ormond Beach’s Annual Independence Day Celebration on July 4. Photo by Meggan Harper
Betty Rae Tomei and her dog Mitzy with Corky Rivera and her dog Bowser during Ormond Beach’s Annual Independence Day Celebration on July 4. Photo by Meggan Harper
Wolf and Dougie Wenger during Ormond Beach’s Annual Independence Day Celebration on July 4. Photo by Meggan Harper
Chris Dixon, Mike Juliano, Josh Salestrom, TJ Jarosik and Scott Queen perform as the Pilotwave Band during Ormond Beach’s Annual Independence Day Celebration on July 4. Photo by Meggan Harper
Fireworks light up the night sky during Ormond Beach’s Annual Independence Day Celebration on July 4. Photo by Meggan Harper
Fireworks light up the night sky during Ormond Beach’s Annual Independence Day Celebration on July 4. Photo by Meggan Harper
Fireworks light up the night sky during Ormond Beach’s Annual Independence Day Celebration on July 4. Photo by Meggan Harper
Crowds gathered at Rockefeller Gardens to watch the city of Ormond Beach light up the sky above the Halifax River for its annual Independence Day Celebration, commemorating the nation's 243rd birthday.
Citizens and visitors alike enjoyed entertainment and activities, including music from bands like Pilotwave and the Not Brothers Band. The festivities also included a kids' zone, food vendors and fireworks by Santore. The celebrations stretched from City Hall plaza across the Granada Bridge to Rockefeller Gardens.
This story was updated at 8:33 a.m. on Saturday, July 6, to correct that this year was the nation’s 243rd birthday.
