From fireworks to parades, Southeast Nebraska is planning a full weekend to celebrate America's 250th birthday.
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Photos: Nebraska's Fourth of July City has a blast
Rylee Hall, 6, (left) and Oliver Bowman, 9, repel down the rock wall during Seward’s Fourth of July celebration Friday in downtown Seward.
William Clark looks back as a family member points with advice for where to put his foot while climbing a rock wall during Seward’s Fourth of July celebration Friday in downtown Seward.
Angie Armstrong (left) and Mike Armstrong sit in their wind chime booth during Seward’s Fourth of July celebration Friday in downtown Seward.
A festival worker helps 2-year-old Sutton Pflanz (top) up to the top of the inflatable slide during Seward’s Fourth of July celebration Friday in downtown Seward.
Sean Atkinson rests on the grass during Seward’s Fourth of July celebration Friday in downtown Seward. Atkinson, who is Australian, was visiting the United States for the first time to see family of his partner, Megan Scaia, who grew up in Seward.
Kaitlyn Meints (right) helps children get started on the rock wall at Seward’s Fourth of July celebration Friday in downtown Seward.
Mel Lothrop shows a completed caricature as families wait in line for their turn during Seward’s Fourth of July celebration Friday in downtown Seward. Lothrop has been drawing caricatures for a living since 1980.
Wyatt Osborne repels down after making it to the top of the rock wall during Seward’s Fourth of July celebration Friday in downtown Seward.
Decorations for sale surround families sitting on the grass between shops during Seward’s Fourth of July celebration Friday in downtown Seward.
Terry Wittgren inspects motorcycle-themed wind chimes at Seward’s Fourth of July celebration Friday in downtown Seward.
Wyatt Osborne looks down after making it to the top of the rock wall during Seward’s Fourth of July celebration in downtown Seward.
Kayla Arneson (center) celebrates finishing first in an apple pie eating contest during Seward’s Fourth of July celebration Friday in downtown Seward.
Jill Beisel (left) blows a bubble during a bubble gum contest at Seward’s Fourth of July celebration Friday in downtown Seward.
Four-year-old Adler Starkey (left) slides down an inflatable slide as Sutton Pflanz, 2, (top right) looks back during Seward’s Fourth of July celebration Friday in downtown Seward.
Festival attendees take in a water fight between volunteer firefighters during Seward's Fourth of July celebration in downtown Seward.
Lucy Buell (left) waits in line for the pole vault competition during Seward’s Fourth of July celebration Friday in downtown Seward.
