Hundreds turned out on a warm, dry evening for the annual Party in the Park followed by a fireworks display in Granville’s Wildwood Park.
From blankets and lawn chairs, they watched and oohed and ahhed at the sight of bright red, white, blue, pink, gold and green bursts of light during the show sponsored by the Granville Community Foundation.
The event capped the first of four days of Independence Day celebration in Granville. The event coordinated by the Granville Kiwanis continues from 1-10 p.m. Thursday, July 3; from 7:45 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, July 4; and from 1-8 p.m. on Saturday, July 5. See the full schedule online here.
For the first time in a few years, there were clear skies and no cloudbursts ahead of the fireworks show in Granville on July 2. 
Food vendors and game tents lined Broadway on July 2 for the start of the four-day July 4 festivities in Granville. 
By 9:30 p.m. on July 2, the crowd on Broadway was thinning as people moved to Wildwood Park for the fireworks display. 
Singers from Granville High School led the crowd in singing the National Anthem. 
Those sitting closest to the bike path running through Wildwood Park could see the fireworks being launched. 
This couple had a front-row seat for the fireworks in Granville. 
The Granville fireworks were a dazzling display of light and sound. 
Fireworks in Granville on July 2 were sponsored by the Granville Community Foundation. 
Wildwood Park was covered in blankets, folding chairs and awe-struck fireworks viewers on July 2. 
Fireworks in Granville on July 2 were sponsored by the Granville Community Foundation. 
Bright red fireworks cast a glow over the crowd in Granville on July 2. 
A crowd of young and old filled Wildwood Park for the July 2 fireworks in Granville. 
The moon was a constant bright spot during Granville’s July 2 fireworks display. 
Fireworks danced like spray from a lawn sprinkler during the July 2 fireworks display in Granville. 
Fireworks in Granville on July 2 were sponsored by the Granville Community Foundation. 
The traditional finale dazzled the crowd in Granville and ended with a series of heart-stopping booms. 
Fireworks criss-crossed like shooting stars during the finale in Granville. 
After the fireworks show, hundreds of people made the trek east along Broadway to their cars or homes.