Photos: Freedom Festival fireworks in Cedar Rapids

Fireworks lit up the sky in Cedar Rapids Thursday, in celebration of Independence Day

Community members watch the fireworks show during the Freedom Festival in Cedar Rapids on Thursday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Community members dress in red, white and blue to celebrate the Fourth of July during the Freedom Festival in Cedar Rapids on Thursday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Community members watch the fireworks show during the Freedom Festival in Cedar Rapids on Thursday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

People walk along the Third Avenue Bridge shortly before the fireworks show while wearing patriotic colors during the Freedom Festival in Cedar Rapids on Thursday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Community members watch the fireworks show during the Freedom Festival in Cedar Rapids on Thursday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Amelia Rodriguez, 7, of Cedar Rapids blows bubbles while waiting for the fireworks show with her family during the Freedom Festival in Cedar Rapids on Thursday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Community members watch the fireworks show during the Freedom Festival in Cedar Rapids on Thursday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Community members sit on the Third Avenue bridge ahead of the fireworks show during the Freedom Festival in Cedar Rapids on Thursday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Community members watch the fireworks show during the Freedom Festival in Cedar Rapids on Thursday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Karley Brady, 2, laughs as she takes the hat away from her father, Nate Brady of Springville while waiting for the fireworks show during the Freedom Festival in Cedar Rapids on Thursday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Fireworks burst over downtown Cedar Rapids during the Freedom Festival on Thursday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Community members watch the fireworks show during the Freedom Festival in Cedar Rapids on Thursday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)