That is cool. I know that my in laws always enjoy this time of year around their little slice of Columbus. Half of them were in Indy for a softball tournament on the 4th. That sucks about the pro-crypto stuff. I didn't realize that, but it seems about par for the course!
They had a huge crowd for the fireworks/drone show from what I've heard. It always took hours to get out of downtown after Red, White, and Boom in the 1980s. Yeah, it was a pretty big disappointment that they did the old bait and switch again. Even the strategic BTC reserve was taken off the table.
We have a big festival near where I live for the fireworks, but nothing compared to what the traffic would be like in Columbus.