Hey, the Fourth of July is almost upon us and most of you are already in total fun mode. Well good, because we’ve scoured the country and have all kinds of holiday ideas for you. From the nation’s coolest beer festivals to new movies, music, and cutting-edge TV – we’ve got your back big-time. We’ve also got several special Weekend Beer Picks for you too, because we know you’ll be drinking this holiday.

So welcome to our awesome Fourth of July Weekend Picks…

Enjoy the Fourth of July in the Nation’s Capital (Washington, DC) – American Craft Beer’s home office is based in DC and there’s not a better place on the face of the planet to celebrate Independence Day. From the National Independence Day Parade to the musical extravaganza at the foot of the US Capital, this is the place to be!

Hit a Museum and Enjoy Serious Craft Beer While You’re in DC – You should take in some of the Smithsonian’s remarkable family of museums while you’re in town. They’ll be open all weekend and they’re all free! ACB favs include the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, which share the same building in DC’s happening Chinatown neighborhood. And when you’re museum’d out, there are tons of great places that brew a brilliant beer (or three). If you’ve not as yet checked out one of DC’s newest breweries, Bluejacket -well, you need too. Or Right Proper in the city’s up-and-coming Shaw neighborhood – you need to try their beers too!

The Mother of All Fireworks Displays – If you’ve never attended the Fourth of July Fireworks display on the National Mall – what were you thinking? This is a sky-show like no other and it needs to be seen by everyone at least once in their lives. Be forewarned – people come from all over the world to attend this event and the mall will be packed. So plan a picnic and get there early. …You’ll be glad that you did.

On the Big Screen – For the most on-screen fireworks, we’re picking Michael Bay’s Transformers: Age of Extinction again. Yes, it’s probably stupid, but we promise you something will explode every ten minutes! And with a running time of over 2½ hours – that’s a lot of explosions.

Celebrate July the 5th at Burning Can (Brevard, NC) – Oskar Blues is bringing their Burning CAN Beer Fest east this weekend (7/5) and 30-plus breweries that CAN will be pouring more than 100 different fresh craft brews from 1 to 6 p.m. at the brewery’s new North Carolina facility.Oskar Blues staff will offer several educational sessions, including a hops & grains class with brewers Noah Tuttle and John Silver, a tasting class with lab guy Dave Morris, and a Best of the Hops tour of participating breweries with Anne Fitten Glenn. Tours of the Oskar Blues brewery will be offered at 2, 3, 4, & 5 p.m.

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