Hopkins Hometown Celebrations today posted on Facebook an announcement indicating there will be no fireworks display during the annual Fourth of July celebration.
The post said, “Due to the current norm, most professional pyrotechnic companies are experiencing two major limiting factors, which include staffing (drivers and on-site staff) and/or having supply chain issues (no fireworks).
“Due to this restraint, it is making it very hard for professional pyrotechnic companies to fulfill the demands of the public with less resources available than prior years.
“Our committee has exhausted every avenue possible to still try and provide our firework display for this year despite the challenges that are present this year. But each avenue has come to a dead end.
“In order to provide what is best for our 4th of July event (current and future) and our community (on the 4th and after), it is with great sadness to let you all know that there will be NO firework display for this 2022 4th of July Celebration.”
The posting also said, however, there still will be a full day of events available throughout the day, including:
• Annual breakfast in the park
• Bed races
• Family games and music
• Pie baking and photo contest
• Kids tractor pull
• Kids parade and community-wide parade.
Food and fun vendor tents/tables will be available throughout most the day. Attendees can “walk around and enjoy a relaxing 4th of July in the Village of Hopkins.”
