Patriotic Evening

Thursday, July 3rd, 2025

5:00 p.m: Mock of Ages: The Ultimate Def Leppard Tribute

7:15 p.m: Smokey Jones and The 3 Dollar Pistols

9:15 p.m: Firework

The City of Inverness invites you to join us for our annual fireworks spectacular over Lake Henderson. The city’s beautiful lakefront parks offer the perfect backdrop for an unforgettable evening of music, entertainment, and community.

Best Locations to Watch the Fireworks:

Liberty Park - 286 N. Apopka Ave., Inverness
Depot District - 300 N. Apopka Ave., Inverness
Wallace Brooks Park - 328 E. Dampier Street, Inverness

The event kicks off at 5:00 p.m. with an incredible tribute performance by Mock of Ages, the ultimate Def Leppard experience. With their high-energy rock renditions of Def Leppard’s greatest hits, they’ll get the party started right!

At 7:15 p.m., get ready for Smokey Jones and The 3 Dollar Pistols, a country band like no other. Known for their swashbuckling, bull-riding, honky-tonk style, the band’s high-energy show mixes classic country, honky-tonk, and comedy. With seven years of relentless touring, they've opened for legendary acts like Brooks & Dunn, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and Dailey & Vincent. Their sound, with twangy guitars and pedal steel, brings decades of country hits and originals to life. Whether it’s two-stepping, line dancing, or cowgirl twirling, Smokey Jones and The 3 Dollar Pistols will make sure you’re dancing all night long!

For this special event in the parks, we ask that you leave the following items at home: personal fireworks, tents, tables, pets, coolers, alcohol or grills. Boaters will be required to keep 350 feet from the barge setting off the fireworks in Lake Henderson.

This is a rain or shine event.

5:00 PM - Mock of Ages - The Ultimate Def Leppard Tribute

Mock of Ages has brought together some of the best musicians in the entire Southeastern United States for the sole purpose of paying tribute to one of the greatest Rock bands of all time ‘Def Leppard’! The group works very hard to meticulously replicate (live, no backing tracks) all of Leppards hit songs that the world has come to know and love. But the band’s steadfast approach does not end with just the sonic side, they also push to capture the feel, vibe and aspect that is Def Leppard.

7:15 PM - Smokey Jones and The 3 Dollar Pistols

Smokey Jones and The 3 Dollar Pistols are not your average country band. They are swash buckling, bull riding, honky tonk legends in the making. The band has toured relentlessly for 7 years and opened for many country music stars like Brooks and Dunn, Nitty Gritty Dirtband, Atlanta Rythm Section, Dailey and Vincent and more. The Jones boys pay an honest tribute to classic country and honky tonk music. It’s about the show, it’s about the experience. It’s about being entertained through country music with a twinge of comedy. The band puts on a high energy show that keeps crowds engaged and dancing while playing multiple decades of country hits mixed with their stellar originals. It’s about the supreme musicianship these guys have established through decades of studying the greats. One of the few bands left with pedal steel and twangy guitars, they will take you on a ride through decades of country sounds. Two stepping, line dancing, cowgirl twirling country music is this band's specialty, a show not to be missed.