- December 5, 2025
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Traces of Gold entertains the crowd before the fireworks. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Eight-year-old Ava Stewart from Maine anticipates the fireworks while visiting her grandmother in Ormond Beach. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Fireworks over the Halifax river on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
People wait for the fireworks at the foot of the Granada Bridge at Rockefeller Gardens. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Ava Stewart, 8, watches Traces of Gold entertain the crowd before the fireworks. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
People wait for the fireworks in Rockefeller Gardens. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
The sun sets over the Halifax River and Granada Bridge on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Katie Marie Hobbs, Dalton Hobbs, and Mandi Marshall (left to right), from Georgia, await the fireworks while vacationing in Ormond Beach. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
People line up for Kona Ice while waiting for the fireworks at Rockefeller Gardens. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Ria Francis, of Edgewater, and Nassim Boutayeb, of Orlando, await the fireworks. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
The fireworks barge on the Halifax River prepares for the annual display. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Leilani Perez, of Ormond Beach, hugs Luna, 5, and Koa, 3, on the Fourth of July. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Linda Weiss, 6, of Ormond Beach, is excited for the fireworks. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Elliot, Krista, and 7-year-old Kiera, of Ormond Beach, enjoy sparklers while waiting for the fireworks. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
The sun sets over the Halifax on the Fourth of July in Ormond Beach. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
Carter Stevens, 10, Amanda Mohr, Kasey Barnard, Kaylynn Mohr, Karla Ralston (left to right), Emery Stevens, 5, (front) and Lucy the dog, of Palm Coast, await the fireworks at Rockefeller Gardens. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
The skies above the Halifax River shone red, white and blue as Ormond Beach held its annual Independence Day Celebration event on Tuesday, July 4.
Featuring live entertainment by the Traces of Gold band, locals and visitors alike gathered at Rockefeller Gardens as they awaited the city's annual fireworks display, provided Fireworks by Santore.
This year marked the United State's 247th anniversary of its independence.
