Fireworks light up the sky during the 15th annual Independence Day Jubilee at Craig Ranch Regional Park in North Las Vegas Thursday, July 3, 2014. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review Journal)
Zachary Long, 16, left, and his friend Adrienne Reschman, 13, ride a carnival ride during the 15th annual Independence Day Jubilee at Craig Ranch Regional Park in North Las Vegas Thursday, July 3, 2014. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review Journal)
Visitors ride a carnival ride during the 15th annual Independence Day Jubilee at Craig Ranch Regional Park in North Las Vegas Thursday, July 3, 2014. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review Journal)
Phyllis Benjamin, second from right, buys her grandchildren Cayden, 5, right, and Nami, 6, light-up swords during the 15th annual Independence Day Jubilee at Craig Ranch Regional Park in North Las Vegas Thursday, July 3, 2014. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review Journal)
Steve Raimundez holds her daughter Mia, 3, as they pose for a photo during the 15th annual Independence Day Jubilee at Craig Ranch Regional Park in North Las Vegas Thursday, July 3, 2014. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review Journal)
To kick a weekend of patriotism off, locals gathered at Craig Ranch Regional Park in North Las Vegas Thursday night for the 15th annual Independence Day Jubilee.
Attendees rode carnival rides, played with glowing swords and watched fireworks explode, all while adorned in the nation’s red, white and blue.
Ashley Casper contributed to this report. Contact her at acasper@reviewjournal.com. Find her on Twitter: @TheCasperA
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