53rd Annual Firing of the Cannons

53rd annual Firing of the Cannons with photos from 7-25 event for website

The Town of Fort Mill celebrated our nation’s independence with one of our most cherished traditions—the 53rd Annual Firing of the Cannons on July 4, 2025!

This patriotic ceremony included remarks from Fort Mill Town Council, appearances by the South Carolina Strawberry Queens, and performances of the National Anthem and special music by Meghna Gopaluni, Kassidy Gavagan, Kyle Gavagan, Encore Music Studio and Georgia Hathaway. There was also a special reading of the History of the Firing of the Cannons from Myla Smith, an 8th grade student at Banks Trail Middle School. 

The event concluded with the ceremonial Firing of the Cannons, proudly led for the 52nd year by our resident cannoneers, the Short Family.

See below for a video of the 2025 Independence Day events and a photo gallery from July 4: 

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