Fireworks tents to open as Pittsburg plans for July 4th Morning Sun PITTSBURG, Kan. — A year after cancelling its Independence Day fireworks display amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Pittsburg is gearing up to bring back the Fourth of July festivities for 2021. “We’ve got a lot of inquiries about ‘is it happening?’” Parks and Recreation Director Kim Vogel said at a Pittsburg City Commission meeting earlier this month. “Yes, it’s happening.” The city will check in vendors on Saturday, July 3, Vogel said. Activities will start by 5 p.m. Saturday and continue all day Sunday, July 4. “Fireworks, weather permitting, will be at 10 o’clock on the Fourth of July,” she said.