For 40 years, one of the nation’s most impressive and unique Independence Day celebrations has been held in Addison, Texas. While 4.4 square-mile Addison is only home to 17,000 residents, more than a half-million guests from across the nation come each year to celebrate Addison Kaboom Town!^® on July 3.

The Addison Kaboom Town! ^® 25-minute-long fireworks show is among the best in the nation. Before the fireworks, there’ll be high-energy music at Addison Circle Park from one of the hottest country dance bands in Texas, Big City Outlaws and Texas’ most popular party band, Emerald City, who will also perform after the fireworks. Families viewing the fireworks from Addison Circle Park will enjoy festival food, beverages, a carnival, and a fun zone area for the kids!  

Tickets to the watch party in Addison Circle Park, $10 for ages 10 and older, $5 for kids 2-9 and free for kids 2 and younger, will be available at addisonkaboomtown.com on June 5. Tickets are required for every guest attending.

As has been the tradition for decades, the award-winning fireworks show will be preceded by an aerial spectacle that can be seen from miles away. The Addison Airport Air Show will begin at 7:30 p.m. that evening, two hours prior to the fireworks show. This year’s Addison Air Show will feature a choreographed skydive, historic warbirds, and stunt pilots in aerobatic planes. The air show will conclude with a thrilling pyrotechnic flight that will light up the night sky.

Booking a hotel package in one of Addison’s participating hotels will give you the ultimate experience. You’ll be guaranteed entry into the party in the park even if public tickets sell out. Guests who book a hotel package will enjoy quality accommodations and receive a neck cooling towel and guaranteed admission to Addison Circle Park for up to six people through a designated park entrance fast lane.

The celebration is citywide, with watch parties at many of Addison’s 200+ restaurants (the Town has more restaurants per capita than any other city in the U.S.!), 22 hotels, and at a fantastic, limited-capacity party in the 12-acre Addison Circle Park. The world-renowned fireworks and the incredible Addison Airport Airshow can be seen from anywhere in town.

Each year, Addison Kaboom Town!^®  is named among the top fireworks shows in the country. The spectacular, 4,000-shell show has been ranked as one of the top fireworks displays in the country by People.com, the American Pyrotechnics Association, Yahoo, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and Travel + Leisure Magazine.