A massive fire work show took place tonight in New Britain.

NEW BRITIAN, Conn. (WFSB) - It was a gorgeous night to close out our Independence Day weekend.

The sky lit up across the state with incredible firework shows, including in New Britain.

The city held their 30th Great American Boom at Willow Brook Park.

The Great American Boom hosted a massive party for America’s birthday including, dancing, fried dough, tail gating, and of course, the grand finale fire works.

“Friends and family from all over. We got the kids group. We got the mix group. We got more moms and kids. We come every year. We love it here and we always park as a group and then we just tail gate,” Said Kerri Raissian.

Kerri says today was about family and reminded everyone of the true reason to party.

“Freedoms that we have, and it means freedoms that we probably take for granted and we need to appreciate more,” said Kerri.

The Spencers also brought the entire family for tonight’s Great American Boom.

“I am born and raised in Jamaica, so the American Independence gave us the opportunity to come to another country to make life better for my family,” said Tameka Spencer, a New Britain Resident.

But the most thrilling way to celebrate our independence is with over 1,200 firework cases.

“So we are going to be about 100 feet away. I have a control panel and pretty much when I flick a switch we have a shell that’s going to go off. 2 shells, 3 shells, or whatever, everything is just controlled by a panel, said Gary Brazil, Pyrotechnician & Southern CT Manager of Atlas Pyro.

Once 9:30 hit, It was show time.

“The roar of the crowd is what pretty much tells me that everything looks good. When you hear the crowd its just a great feeling,” Said Gary.

There are fireworks scheduled for the rest of the week across Connecticut. You can find our list HERE.