Two of the biggest fireworks shows in Franklin County will not happen this 4th of July

Two of the biggest fireworks shows in Franklin County will not happen this 4th of July.

The City of Carrabelle voted last week to cancel their annual Fourth of July Fireworks display this year amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Apalachicola MainStreet said they are delaying theirs until September.

For Carrabelle, the issue came down to liability due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The City’s insurance coverage has an exclusion clause for liability for all communicable disease and the City would not be able to enforce CDC guidelines for social distancing or for the Governor’s most recent Executive Order calling for gatherings of no more than 50 people.

Apalachicola Main Street is postponing its Independence Eve Celebration, normally held on July 3rd each year.

Main Street is currently making plans to move this event to Labor Day weekend, to be held on Saturday, September 5.

The annual event has been recognized as an Outstanding Special Event by the Florida Secretary of State and named one of the Top 12 Fireworks Events in Florida.

The event draws 8,000 people, making it the largest single-day event in the county. 

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