With games, food and music by the Northeast Pennsylvania Philharmonic as a backdrop, thousands watched fireworks explode over Courthouse Scranton in Scranton on Thursday night as part of the Scrantastic Spectacular Fourth of July celebration. Zambelli Fireworks handled the aerial display.
Community members wait in Courthouse Square for the firework display to begin during the Scrantastic Firework Spectacular in downtown Scranton on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRPAHER)
Community members scatter across Courthouse Square in preparation of the Scrantastic Spectacular firework display Scranton on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRPAHER)
Community members attempt to win a goldfish by tossing balls in to jars during the Scrantastic Firework Spectacular in downtown Scranton on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRPAHER)
Vendors line Biden St. for the Scrantastic Firework Spectacular in downtown Scranton on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRPAHER)
The Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic performs during the Scrantastic Firework Spectacular in downtown Scranton on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRPAHER)
Customers wait at the counter of Karmacarons during the Scrantastic Firework Spectacular in downtown Scranton on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRPAHER)
Will Hayes and his daughter Peyton, 6, toss balls into jars in attempts to win a goldfish during the Scrantastic Firework Spectacular in downtown Scranton on Thursday, July 3, 2025. The pair succeed. The goldfish’s name is to be determined. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRPAHER)
The Scrantastic Firework Spectacular in downtown Scranton on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRPAHER)
The Scrantastic Firework Spectacular in downtown Scranton on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRPAHER)
Community members listen to the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic perform at Courthouse Square in downtown Scranton on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRPAHER)
Long-time friends Allison Huegeel, left, Lorelei Kelly, center, and Cloud Dempsey, right, spend time together during the Scrantastic Firework Spectacular in downtown Scranton on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRPAHER)
The Scrantastic Firework Spectacular in downtown Scranton on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRPAHER)