Boomsday
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- This article is about the fireworks celebration. For the novel by Christopher Buckley, see Boomsday (novel).
Boomsday is an annual fireworks celebration that takes place on Labor Day weekend in Knoxville, Tennessee. Boomsday is one of the largest firework shows in the Southern United States and is considered a top attaction in the region.[1] Boomsday is held on Volunteer Landing and is accompanied by live music and festivities.
Boomsday's firework display attracts over 325,000 spectators every year. Fireworks are set off from the Henley Street bridge (to a lesser extent Baptist Hospital and the Gay St. Bridge) and spectators view the show from the riverfront, hillsides, or on boats from the Tennessee River. In 2006, Boomsday was expanded to a three day event lasting through Labor Day weekend. This caused the event to be a money loser for Knoxville, the city plans revert back to the one day event..[2]
