Celebrate Independence Day on the North Olympic Peninsula on Wednesday

Independence Day across the North Olympic Peninsula will ring out in parades, stage shows, picnics and fireworks on Wednesday.

Parades in Forks and Port Angeles, and lots of live music food and fun in those venues as well as Sequim, Neah Bay and Port Townsend are on tap.

It’s the United States’ 231st anniversary of independence, and here’s a rundown of events – including fireworks shows – across the Peninsula: