Fireworks light up the Flagler Beach sky. Photo by Paige Wilson
Alexander Espinosa, 8, watches his sparkler light up the night. Photo by Paige Wilson
Shaun Grey, 6, quickly eats watermelon during a watermelon eating contest. Photo by Paige Wilson
Fireworks light up the Flagler Beach sky. Photo by Paige Wilson
Preston Smith, 5, scarfs down watermelon during the contest. Photo by Paige Wilson
Onlookers watch fireworks light up the Flagler Beach sky. Photo by Paige Wilson
Addie Angle, 12, (right) and her partner Casey Healey, 12, take the lead in the three-legged race. Photo by Paige Wilson
Fireworks light up the Flagler Beach sky. Photo by Paige Wilson
Christina Osorio, 10, and Ryan Salvador, 4, play with sparklers. Photo by Paige Wilson
Amy Kemper, 25, eats watermelon quickly during the contest. Photo by Paige Wilson
Fireworks light up the Flagler Beach sky. Photo by Paige Wilson
Thousands gather at Flagler Beach before the fireworks show. Photo by Paige Wilson
Fireworks light up the Flagler Beach sky. Photo by Paige Wilson
Kailyn Smith, 16, hastily eats watermelon during the contest. Photo by Paige Wilson
Fireworks light up the Flagler Beach sky. Photo by Paige Wilson
Children gather to begin the watermelon eating contest. Photo by Paige Wilson
Onlookers watch fireworks light up the Flagler Beach sky. Photo by Paige Wilson
Large crowds packed Flagler Beach, Veterans Park and stood along A1A to watch the fireworks launch from the Flagler Beach Municipal Pier, concluding the Fourth of July celebration. Before the fireworks, locals participated in a watermelon eating contest, a three-legged race and other games.
