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PHOTOS: Fireworks Show goes off despite Fire ban at Clement Park’s Red White and You Celebration

By July 3, 2026 | updated 47 minutes ago

People watch the fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
People watch the fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026.
People watch the fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
People watch the fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026.
People watch the fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
A man waves the flag at sunset in Clement Park during the Red White and You celebration on Friday, July 3, 2026.
People celebrate the Fourth of July at Clement Park’s annual Red White and You event on Friday, July 3, 2026. The event ended in a fireworks show.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
People watch the fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026.
People watch the fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
People watch the fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026.
People watch the fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
People watch the fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026.
People watch the fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
People watch the fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026.
People watch the fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
People watch the fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026.
People watch the fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
People celebrate the Fourth of July at Clement Park’s annual Red White and You event on Friday, July 3, 2026. The event ended in a fireworks show.
People celebrate the Fourth of July at Clement Park’s annual Red White and You event on Friday, July 3, 2026. The event ended in a fireworks show.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
People watch the sunset from a hill at Clement Park as they wait for the start during a fireworks show as part of the park’s annual Red, White and You celebration on Friday, July 3, 2026.
People watch the sunset from a hill at Clement Park as they wait for the start during a fireworks show as part of the park’s annual Red, White and You celebration on Friday, July 3, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Teens do backflips as they wait for sunset in Clement Park during the Red White and You celebration on July 3, 2026.
People celebrate the Fourth of July at Clement Park’s annual Red White and You event on Friday, July 3, 2026. The event ended in a fireworks show.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Police officers subdue a man as he pulls a knife out of his pocket while arguing with a group of teenagers during a fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026.
Police officers subdue a man as he pulls a knife out of his pocket while arguing with a group of teenagers during a fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Kids play catch with a football at sunset at Clement Park’s annual Red White and You event on Friday, July 3, 2026. The event ended in a fireworks show.
People celebrate the Fourth of July at Clement Park’s annual Red White and You event on Friday, July 3, 2026. The event ended in a fireworks show.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Fireworks explode in the shape of a heart during the fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026.
People watch the fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
People watch the fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026.
People watch the fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
People celebrate the Fourth of July at Clement Park’s annual Red White and You event on Friday, July 3, 2026. The event ended in a fireworks show.
People celebrate the Fourth of July at Clement Park’s annual Red White and You event on Friday, July 3, 2026. The event ended in a fireworks show.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Woodland Firefighters wait on standby at Clement Park before the start of a fireworks show as park of the park’s annual Red White and You celebration on Friday, July 3, 2026.
Woodland Firefighters wait on standby at Clement Park before the start of a fireworks show as park of the park’s annual Red White and You celebration on Friday, July 3, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
People watch the fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026.
People watch the fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
People celebrate the Fourth of July at Clement Park’s annual Red White and You event on Friday, July 3, 2026. The event ended in a fireworks show.
People celebrate the Fourth of July at Clement Park’s annual Red White and You event on Friday, July 3, 2026. The event ended in a fireworks show.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
People watch the fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026.
People watch the fireworks show at Clement Park on Friday, July 3, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
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