
4th Of July Parties For El Paso And Juarez
The 4th of July holiday is right around the corner and people in both El Paso and Juarez will celebrate with everything from fireworks and parties to live bands and BBQ's.
The 4th of July is a big deal for the United States of America as we celebrate winning our independence from England. It's sort of the USA's birthday and while it all started in July of 1776, the 4th has only been an official holiday since 1941.
Being sister cities, locals travel back n forth between El Paso and Juarez freely. Especially when one country has something big going on so, you can bet many peeps from Juarez will be making the trek here for the 4th of July.
While it's an American thing, a party is a party and there are a lot of things going on in El Paso. Lighting up your own fireworks show is illegal this year but there are several professional shows happening around the Borderland.
Where Are The Fireworks In El Paso?
The top 3 displays are:
- Western Playland - The park opens at 4pm with the grand finale fireworks show starting at 9pm.
- Wet 'N Wild Waterworld - Cool off splashing around at Texas' __ biggest water park all day and then enjoy a huge fireworks display starting at 9pm.
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- Southwest University Park - Soccer is always a huge draw for peeps in El Paso and Juarez and the Locomotive game Friday night will be followed a by a monster fireworks show. It starts shortly after the game against San Antonio officially ends.
There are also parades, concerts and many other things happening around El Paso this 4th of July.
What Happened September 16, 1810?
Just as Juarez doesn't go big on the 4th of July, we don't go big on their Independence Day, Septiembre de 16. Their big day, September 16th, goes pretty much unnoticed over here.
9/16 /1810 is the day a priest named Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla gave a speech known as the Grito de, (or Cry of), Dolores which allied the citizens of Dolores and basically started the Mexican revolution.
Over a decade later, Spain was defeated and Mexico won its independence. Now, over 200 years later, just as Juarences are invited to our parties, El Pasoans are invited to Juarez for theirs. More on those as the date approaches. ...
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