Fire show mesmerizes holiday weekend crowd

Did you get out to see the fire show last night? It was amazing. For the second year in a row,
Fire Dancers took over the street to celebrate the 4th of July weekend.


Palm Productions, part of the "Cirque du Grove: A Busker's Carnival" performed on Virginia Street at Grand Avenue when the sun went down, they had a few shows during the night. Dancers twirled fire batons and performed for hundreds, all presented free thanks to the Coconut Grove BID.


The crowd was mesmerized by the act. Since it was Gallery Walk Night, too, there was a lot of activity in the village, which added to the holiday weekend excitement.


Part two continues today, July 3, with Rainbow Productions' Cirque du Grove on the street with live acrobats, tumblers, jugglers, trapeze artists, wire walkers, mimes, clowns and all sorts of circus characters. The free shows run for 30 minutes at 1 pm, 2 pm and 3 pm with a finale at 3:45 pm. Between shows street performers, magicians and balloon artists will entertain the crowds.


Tomorrow, July, 4, is the Barnacle picnic, Hot Dog Eating Contest at CocoWalk, Coconut Hunt starting at The Bookstore and Fireworks and Food Trucks at Peacock Park. The whole weekend's activities are listed here.