With America’s semiquincentennial history being honored Saturday, celebrations in Florida’s First Coast will take place at the site of some of the oldest connections to America’s deepest history.

Multiple counties in North Florida are planning huge celebrations to mark the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. From Nassau County to the north running south to Flagler County, fireworks, festivals and fun will be the order of the day.

Duval County

Jacksonville city officials say Fourth of July commemorations will actually last two days, as the annual Summer holiday falls on a weekend this year.

The 250th Anniversary celebrations in Jacksonville will take place July 3 and July 4, as city officials promise a big agenda of free events. Most of the hallmark celebrations will take place in the city’s urban core.

Jacksonville, being a military town with two major U.S. Navy installations, will be highlighting armed services involvement during the Fourth of July celebrations.

The initial phase will happen on Friday, July 3, from 5:30-10 p.m. The event is called “Freedom Fest” and is being sponsored by the Jacksonville Military and Veterans Affairs Department, along with the Wounded Warrior Project.

The July 3 events will be centered largely around Friendship Fountain on the downtown Southbank Riverwalk. Some of those activities include:

— Live music by Bold City Brass, Navy Pride, Sal Gonzalez, Emily Mikus and Big Engine.

— A patriotic light and music show at Friendship Fountain.

— Free apple pies for the first 1,000 attendees.

Events the following night on July 4 bring a larger menu of activities for Independence Day revelers. Events will take place on the Northbank Riverwalk downtown at Riverfront Plaza from 4-9:30 p.m. sponsored by the city of Jacksonville and Wounded Warrior Project. Those include:

— Performances by Sal Gonzalez, Tobacco Road, Bold City Classics and Lane Pittman.

— The largest Fourth of July Fireworks show in Jacksonville history.

— Facepainting and balloon animals.

— The River City Readers Bookmobile.

— An art exhibition by Jacksonville Arts and Music School students.

There will be more events returning to the Friendship Fountain area on the Southbank on July 4. And additional celebrations are set for residents at RiversEdge Park on RiversEdge Boulevard from 6-9 p.m. on Independence Day.

In Jacksonville Beach, coastal fans can see the city’s fireworks display at 9 p.m. The fireworks at the coast will be launched from the Jacksonville Beach Pier off First Street North beginning at 9 p.m.

St. Johns County

The Nation’s Oldest City is going to be wallowing in Fourth of July traditions Saturday.

The banks of Matanzas Bay in front of the historic downtown area of St. Augustine will be bursting with a fireworks display. The spectacle in the sky will likely reflect across the waters running through the center of the city as fireworks displays will light up the sky beginning at 9 p.m.

City and St. Johns County officials say the best vantage points for viewing the fireworks will be around the Castillo de San MarcosNational Monument and fort. Or near the Bridge of Lions crossing the bay onto Anastasia Island. The fireworks display is expected to last about 20 minutes and will be choreographed to patriotic music and the event bursts into action.

Anyone not wanting to wait until 9 p.m. can get a start on the patriotic events in the heart of St. Augustine. The All-Star Orchestra begins performing music at 6 p.m. at the Plaza de la Constitución. The performance is expected to last two hours and will feature American classic arrangements.

Flagler County

In Flagler County, the cities of Palm Coast and Flagler Beach are teaming up with county officials to kick in two days of celebration for America’s 250th Anniversary.

The coastal county begins its events Friday at 6 p.m. with the First Friday celebration at Veteran’s Park in downtown Flagler Beach.

Then the Stars and Stripes parade gets underway at 9 a.m. Saturday and will run along State Road A1A from Sixth Street North to Sixth Street South. The parade is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Flagler Beach.

The main feature, though, includes fireworks. And the first fireworks display is at 5 p.m. and the Fireworks Over the Runways event at the Flagler Executive Airport which begins with food trucks, vendors and a beer garden with live entertainment on a stage.

There’ll be a reading of the Declaration of Independence at 6:30 p.m. and a performance of the National Anthem at 7 p.m. That’s also when a warbird showcase will begin and the night will be capped off at 8 p.m. with a full fireworks display.

Nassau County

Fernandina Beach will celebrate in hometown fashion on the Fourth of July.

The event will take place at Amelia Island’s historic downtown waterfront. It begins at 6 p.m. and will feature multiple local commercial vendors, food trucks, and live musical entertainment along the boardwalk.

The nightcap comes at 9 p.m. culminating in a traditional fireworks display over the harbor in front of the boardwalk downtown.

Clay County

Clay County will feature a couple of locales with Fourth of July happenings.

Orange Park will have the “American Pride 4th of July” beginning at 5 p.m. with family activities and local food trucks. The Bold City Classics will entertain live on stage at 6 p.m. The fireworks display will take place over the St. Johns River in the Moosehaven area beginning shortly after 9 p.m.

Elsewhere in Clay County, Keystone Heights will mark the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in the lake region all-day surrounding lakes Geneva, Brooklyn and Magnolia. A community festival will take place most of the day featuring a parade through the streets. The day is finished off with a large fireworks display just after sundown.

Putnam County

In Palatka the Annual 4th of July Celebration runs from 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. along the St. Johns River in the city.

Palatka will punctuate the patriotic day with a Fourth of July Boat Parade that will power through the river beginning at 4 p.m. On shore, there’ll be a dedicated kids’ zone, food trucks and live music in the downtown area.

The river will also be the scene of the Independence Day finale with fireworks bursting in the sky over the St. Johns River beginning at 9 p.m.