BETTENDORF, IOWA (July 3, 2024) — Red, White, and Boom! has been rescheduled to Saturday, September 7, 2024. The event and fireworks display will be held in downtown Davenport and Rock Island with fireworks at dusk. That evening, there will be family-friendly activities in LeClaire Park in Davenport and Schwiebert Riverfront Park in Rock Island. The Quad Cities River Bandits game will be held that night at Modern Woodmen Park.

Red, White and Boom! is presented by the City of Davenport and the City of Rock Island, and supported by the Downtown Davenport Partnership and Rock Island Downtown Alliance — affiliates of the Quad Cities Chamber. Additional supporters include: Rock Island Parks and Recreation, Davenport Riverfront Improvement Commission, KWQC, 97X and Townsquare Media, Quad-City Times and Dispatch-Argus, St Ambrose University, Lunardi’s, Upper Mississippi Fleeting, Bent River Brewing Company, Rock Island Happy Joes, and The Outhouse.

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