Freedom Fourth is set to launch, rain or shine

Posted at: 07/04/2012 1:56 PM By: KOB.com staff

Vendors at Balloon Fiesta Park are hard at work with only a few hours left until Freedom Fourth gets underway.

And despite hints that it might rain - organizers say the show will go on - rain or shine.

The city of Albuquerque says Freedom Fourth is a family-friendly event that will start at 4 p.m. and culminate in a fireworks display right after dusk.

Supervisor Bree Ortiz says gates will open at 3 p.m. and people should expect to see everything from a car show to a beer garden to a kid's playland - and of course, lots of yummy food.

"We do funnel cakes. we've been around forever," said Rich Lamb of Funnel Cake of New Mexico. "We make them fresh. if there's a hundred people in line, each person in line will get a fresh funnel cake."

The main music stage will first feature local talent - and then Grammy-winnning country group Diamond Rio.

And finally, the sky will become the stage as the fireworks show will take place around 9:15 p.m.

The city says it's made sure that there's not another small fire like the one that happened during the display last year.

"There's a thousand foot radius to make sure that the fireworks are safe,'" said Ortiz.

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Freedom Fourth is set to launch, rain or shine