Many families set up shop at Bass Lake Park early to get the best spot even though it was so hot.
Tameka Vinston brought a beach umbrella with her and a small tent to stay cool
"The sun was up when I came out so that's why the umbrella was up," she said. "But since then. the sun has come down."
Vinston drove with her son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren from Selma. They went to the show Tuesday night in Wendell. too.
"It's a good thing bringing people together," she said.
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The same went for 11-year-old Ella Heddrich and her friend Lilah Ross.
They came with their parents from Fuquay-Varina. They went to the fireworks there on July 4.
Ella's mom, Morgan, said: "We are extremely thankful for our independence. We talk about it a lot with our family; it's something we don't take for granted."