Planning your 4th of July festivities? Consider going to the North Carolina Transportation Museum, 1 Samuel Spencer Drive, Spencer, NC, for Fireworks Over Historic Spencer Shops.
The museum is just about a 45 minute drive from the center of Charlotte, and very convenient to Concord, Kannapolis and China Grove.
It’s free to attend.
Check out a huge list of 4th of July fireworks, parades and celebrations in the Charlotte area.
On Saturday, June 28, 2025, the museum buildings and exhibits will close at 5 p.m.
The museum grounds reopen at 5:30 p.m. and children’s activities start at 6 p.m. 4th of July activities will start at 5:30 p.m., and will include:
- Balloon Twister Artist and Stilt Walker
- Face Painters
- Bubble Show
- DJ Music
- Inflatables and Bounce House
- Scavenger Hunt
- Corn Hole and other Lawn Games
- Ride of Pride trucks from Daimler Trucks North America’s Cleveland, NC, plant
- For a small fee take a ride on the turntable
Please a lawn chair or blanket.
The fireworks show will start at 9:15 p.m.
New this year, purchase a ticket for the “Firecracker express.” Ride in a vintage passenger railcar pulled by one of our diesel locomotives. The ride takes place entirely on the property of the 60-acre North Carolina Transportation Museum and offers a tour of the historic site by train. You’ll ride along and see the structures that were used to service Southern Railway’s steam locomotives when the Spencer Shops were in operation. Passengers may get off the train at the Roundhouse for the best fireworks viewing! Train rides last approximately 25 minutes and are fun for all ages. All passengers will receive a patriotic souvenir.
Tickets for the Firecracker Express Train Ride:
- Adults: $12
- Seniors (65+) and military: $10.75
- Children (3-12): $9.75
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