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Manatee County, City of Bradenton & Palmetto - Cancel Labor Day Fireworks

County, city officials scratchĀ Labor Day fireworks

MANATEE COUNTY, FL (Aug. 13, 2020) – The annual fireworks show over the Manatee River originally scheduledĀ for the Fourth of July and delayed until Labor Day has been postponed again to avoid large gatherings next month.Ā 

Local COVID-19 numbers led Manatee County Administrator Cheri Coryea, Bradenton Mayor Wayne Poston and Palmetto Mayor Shirley Groover Bryant to cancel the Labor Day fireworks.

Spectators at this event typicallyĀ gather on the Green Bridge over the Manatee River and along the river on both sides. The size of the expected crowd would have posed a serious public-health concern. No new date has been set.Ā 

ā€œOnce again we find ourselves needing to postpone the ā€˜July 4th Fireworks’ due to COVID-19,ā€ Bryant said. ā€œWe ask everyone to follow all the safety guidelines for this awful virus so we might return to normal soon and reschedule, as we do have much to celebrate and be thankful for.ā€

Poston added that the original intent of the Labor Day event will hopefully be preserved. ā€œMoving the event to Labor Day was meant to celebrate our workers most impacted by the pandemic … health-care workers, first responders, law enforcement and those in essential services,ā€ he said. ā€œBut fears of harming our residents, including those we intended to celebrate, have caused us to postpone again.ā€

County Administrator Cheri Coryea thanked the public for understanding the need to delay. She also thanked those who regularlyĀ observeĀ CDC guidelines for social distancing and theĀ local indoor face covering resolution set by County Commissioners in July.Ā 

Fireworks Will Not Light Up the Manatee River this Labor Day

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