What you need to know about Boomsday

Fireworks fire off from the roof of the City County Building. The trails in the light were created by zooming the lens out when the photograph was being taken.

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Fireworks fire off from the roof of the City County Building. The trails in the light were created by zooming the lens out when the photograph was being taken.

Fireworks illuminate the night sky in downtown Knoxville along with the waters of Fort Loudoun Lake Sunday  evening during Boomsday.

Photo by Saul Young

Fireworks illuminate the night sky in downtown Knoxville along with the waters of Fort Loudoun Lake Sunday evening during Boomsday.

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Comments » 2

ed49 writes:

As someone that has moved here from elsewhere and has never heard of Boomsday, Could someone please tell me just what is Boomsday? What is its origin, and why is called Boomsday? Thanks in advance.

KnoxvilleZach writes:

Boomsday is a huge fireworks show held annually in Knoxville by the river on Labor Day weekend. It's called "Boomsday" because, well, it's a huge fireworks show.

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