Fireworks fill the sky, and someone pops the question, at the Clarksville Independence Day Celebration | PHOTOS

By Lee Erwin July 4, 2022 11:02 am

Clarksville NowFireworks at the City of Clarksville Independence Day Celebration on July 3, 2022. (Jariel Jimenez)

CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A crowd estimated at close to 3,500 filled the Great Lawn near the Wilma Rudolph Event Center at Liberty Park for the annual Independence Day Celebration on Sunday.

Clarksville Parks and Recreation hosted the event, co-sponsored by the City of Clarksville and Montgomery County, featuring live music, food trucks, family activities, and of course, the big 20-minute fireworks show.

City of Clarksville & Montgomery County Independence Day Celebration at Liberty Park on, July 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin)

The City of Clarksville Independence Day Celebration on July 3, 2022. (Jariel Jimenez)

City of Clarksville & Montgomery County Independence Day Celebration at Liberty Park on, July 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin)

The City of Clarksville Independence Day Celebration at Liberty Park on July 3, 2022. (Jariel Jimenez)

City of Clarksville & Montgomery County Independence Day Celebration at Liberty Park on, July 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin)

The City of Clarksville Independence Day Celebration on July 3, 2022. (Jariel Jimenez)

City of Clarksville & Montgomery County Independence Day Celebration at Liberty Park on, July 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin)

Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts and First Lady Cynthia Pitts at the City of Clarksville & Montgomery County Independence Day Celebration at Liberty Park on, July 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin)

The City of Clarksville Independence Day Celebration on July 3, 2022. (Jariel Jimenez)

City of Clarksville & Montgomery County Independence Day Celebration at Liberty Park on, July 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin)

The City of Clarksville Independence Day Celebration on July 3, 2022. (Jariel Jimenez)

City of Clarksville & Montgomery County Independence Day Celebration at Liberty Park on, July 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin)

The City of Clarksville Independence Day Celebration on July 3, 2022. (Jariel Jimenez)

City of Clarksville & Montgomery County Independence Day Celebration at Liberty Park on, July 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin)

The City of Clarksville Independence Day Celebration on July 3, 2022. (Jariel Jimenez)

City of Clarksville & Montgomery County Independence Day Celebration at Liberty Park on, July 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin)

The City of Clarksville Independence Day Celebration on July 3, 2022. (Jariel Jimenez)

The City of Clarksville Independence Day Celebration at Liberty Park on July 3, 2022. (Jariel Jimenez)

Stray Nova performs at the City of Clarksville Independence Day Celebration on July 3, 2022. (Jariel Jimenez)

City of Clarksville & Montgomery County Independence Day Celebration at Liberty Park on, July 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin)

The City of Clarksville Independence Day Celebration on July 3, 2022. (Jariel Jimenez)

The Jimmy Brown Band plays at the City of Clarksville Independence Day Celebration on July 3, 2022. (Jariel Jimenez)

City of Clarksville & Montgomery County Independence Day Celebration at Liberty Park on, July 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin)

Brandon Dyer popped the question, and Haley Whitman accepted, during the fireworks at the City of Clarksville & Montgomery County Independence Day Celebration at Liberty Park on, July 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin)

Brandon Dyer and Haley Whitman together after Dyer popped the question, and Whitman accepted, during the fireworks at the City of Clarksville & Montgomery County Independence Day Celebration at Liberty Park on, July 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin)

Fireworks at the City of Clarksville Independence Day Celebration on July 3, 2022. (Jariel Jimenez)

The concert included performances by Stray Nova and the Jimmy Church Band. There were also sack races, cornhole, and large Plinko and Jenga.

Geese from the fishing pond were excited by the fireworks show and provided their own honking background music for the opening rounds.

Fireworks weren’t the only thing popping Sunday night. During the fireworks show, Brandon Dyer popped the question, and Haley Whitman accepted.

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