{"id":330420,"date":"2026-07-06T05:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T05:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/330420\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T05:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T05:24:13","slug":"st-pete-hosts-the-fourth-to-celebrate-americas-250th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/330420\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Pete hosts \u2018The Fourth\u2019 to celebrate America\u2019s 250th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WLFA) \u2014 The sky over St. Pete was lit up with fireworks Saturday night to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States of America.<\/p>\n

Before the dazzling display kicked off, tons of people packed the edges of the North Yacht Basin, including Marsha Anderson.<\/p>\n

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“Our friends had come here to the historic museum function and scoped this out, and we talked and came here,” she said.<\/p>\n

Some people took setting up camp even more seriously, as Jenny Beck’s family set up shop around the crack of dawn.<\/p>\n

“Since like 6:30. We want to make sure we get a good spot, it’s very important,” she said.<\/p>\n

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Anderson said she takes planning for the day seriously because St. Pete takes celebrating America seriously.<\/p>\n

“Down here, they go all out. And look at the area, look at the people, it’s pretty exciting,” she said.<\/p>\n

8 On Your Side also met Carlos Sanchez, who was all decked out in American attire.<\/p>\n

“I knew I wanted to come out, celebrate the Fourth of July, celebrate America’s birthday, and just be around this, with fellow Americans who love our country as much as I do,” he said.<\/p>\n

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