Greeneville will once again celebrate America's independence with some all-American baseball and spectacular fireworks at Pioneer Park on Saturday, July 4.

Greeneville's annual fireworks display will follow the baseball game between the Greeneville Astros and the Elizabethton Twins.

The Astros' Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration, sponsored by Landair and Marsh Petroleum, is the only professional display in Greene County. The fireworks will be coordinated with patriotic music.

The game begins at 7 p.m. To purchase tickets to the Astros baseball game, call 638-0411.

Many places just a short drive from Greeneville will also be celebrating the Fourth of July.

The Warrensburg community in western Greene County will celebrate with a parade, followed by several activities at the Community Center.

The parade will start at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Ma-Tom-Ba Farm, about one mile before the Community Center, and it will end at the center.

State Sen. Steve Southerland, R-1st of Morristown, will serve as grand marshal.

Following the parade there will be singing, cake walks, a hamburger and hot dog meal and a youth basketball contest.

An auction will be held at 5 p.m. Proceeds from the event will help with guttering and underpinning of the recently remodeled gymnasium.

Johnson City will have its annual Pepsi Independence Day Celebration at the Freedom Hall Civic Center.

Beginning at 3 p.m. the event will include entertainment from Johnson City's Dance Company, Greenbriar Bluegrass Band with Jimbo Whaley, Brinley Addinton and Miss Johnson City, Jessica Nixon.

There will also be a tribute to all Armed Forces as well as drawings for Bristol Race tickets and Food City gift certificates.

The evening will conclude with a fireworks show at 9:55 p.m.

Free shuttles will be available from 6 to 8 p.m. at ETSU and Winged Deer Park to take patrons to the event at Freedom Hall.

For a complete schedule, go to www.johnsoncitytn.org.

In Bristol, Pepsi will sponsor Star Spangled Fireworks on Friday, July 3, following the Bristol White Sox game at DeVault Stadium. The game starts at 7 p.m.

On Saturday, Bristol will have its annual Star Spangled Independence Parade on State Street beginning at 10 a.m.

There will be a citywide picnic at 11:30 p.m. at Cumberland State Park.

For a full list of Fourth of July events in Bristol, go to www.visitbristoltnva.org.

Jonesborough will host its annual "Jonesborough Days" Friday through Sunday. This year's theme will be "Red Rockets, White Lies and Bluegrass."

The "Jonesborough Days" festival celebrates the community, heritage, and history of Tennessee's oldest town.

The festival draws crowds of more than 30,000, according to the Town of Jonesborough, and will open with a parade on Friday at 10 a.m. A fireworks show will begin Friday at 10 p.m.

The three-day festival will include bands, storytellers, dancing, multiple showings of "1940's USO Show," and a crafter's village.

For more information go to www.jonesboroughtn.org.

Country music star Joe Diffie will be the featured performer at this year's Rogersville Independence Day Celebration.

The 20th Anniversary Rogersville Fourth of July Celebration, sponsored this year by Porter's Tire Stores and Dynamic Effects & Fireworks Company, will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday with music performances leading up to the featured performance of Diffie at 8:30 p.m.

The evening will conclude with fireworks at 10 p.m.

For more information, go to www.RogersvilleJuly4th.com.

Kingsport will celebrate July 4 with a fireworks display from Cement Hill at 10 p.m.

The show, presented by the Downtown Kingsport Association, will be visible from the downtown area of Main Street from Commerce to Shelby St., said the city of Kingsport.

For more information go to www.kingsporttn.gov.

Morristown's Cherokee Park July Fourth Fireworks Celebration will be held in the Cherokee Park Ampitheatre that afternoon at 2 p.m. with live music from local bands and concluding with fireworks at 9:30 p.m.

The Hubcaps, Bonfire Way, Vertigo, and Ronnie Millsap will perform. Call (423) 581-5630 for more information.

Gatlinburg will welcome July 4 with its 34th annual Midnight Independence Day Parade.

This year in honor of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park's 75th anniversary, the parade will recreate the presidential motorcade of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt traveled through Gatlinburg on Sept. 2, 1940 to officially dedicate the national park.

At noon Saturday, the River Raft Regatta will travel from Christus Gardens bridge on River Road to Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies bridge downtown. The regatta is hosted by the U.S. Navy.

The grand finale begins at 10 p.m. with a 20-minute fireworks display and music.

For more information, go to www.gatlinburg.com.

Knoxville will be celebrating with its Festival on the Fourth at the World's Fair Park. Events begin at 2 p.m.

WDVX will host shows throughout the afternoon.

The Knoxville Museum of Art will host an Art Tent for kids to make crafts. The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will perform on the South Lawn Stage at 8 p.m. Fireworks will begin at 9:35 p.m.

For more information, call the Knoxville Office of Special Events at (865) 215-4248 or go to www.ci.knoxville.us.

Festivities begin at 4 p.m. at Martin Luther King Park.

There will be live music, games, food from area vendors, and other family-friendly activities. Admission is free.

The grand finale fireworks display will begin at 9:30 p.m.

For more information, go to www.romanticasheville.com.

Hot Springs will celebrate with activities such as a street dance with live music from Kemistry starting at 7:30 p.m. and free games for children.

Fireworks will begin at dark at the Hot Springs Spa and Campground.

The event is paid for by donations from local businesses to the Hot Springs Fire Department.

"This will be a bigger event with more activities for the kids than any Fourth of July celebration we've had in years," said Clara Ramsey, chair of the Hot Springs Entertainment Committee.