A crowd of revelers celebrated Independence Day with fireworks, food and fun at the Ramona July 4th Family Picnic & Fireworks Show. A group of seventh-graders from Olive Peirce Middle School were mostly anticipating spending time with their friends at the start of the event held at the back of their campus.

Independence Day is always filled with festivities, and one of the many 4th of July traditions that always hold true is fireworks.

The biggest celebration in the area was the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks show. "All the people and everybody being together, it means so much," Cincinnati resident Craig English said. "You feel the excitement in the air and the beautiful skyline,