The festivities kick off Tuesday with the 20th annual UAW-GM Teamwork Parade at 8 p.m. It starts at Ninth and Tryon, proceeds down Tryon and takes a left on Third Street, then ends at Marshall Park, where there will be a fireworks display. Speed Street opens Thursday at noon and features live music, children's activities, games, contests, racing simulators and appearances by race car drivers until it ends Saturday at midnight with another fireworks show from Trade and Tryon streets. The Coca-Cola Stage at Trade Street, the Miller Lite stage at Sixth Street and the Budweiser Stage at Stonewall Street. The Kellogg's Stage at First Union Plaza will be devoted to children's programming. Next Saturday's entertainment begins at 11 a.m. and concludes at midnight.
Admission is free.
8 p.m., Leisure McCorkle. Friday Noon, Coconut Grove Band. 5 p.m., Mo' Money. Saturday Noon, Foolproof featuring Kent Steel. 2 p.m., Dakkota. 7 p.m., Craig Morgan.