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Head to Clawson Park to join in on the Fourth of July fun including live music, food trucks, arts and crafts fair, fireworks and more.
Event cost: Contact for fee
Event time: 10-9 p.m. July 4, 2024
Pack your picnic basket and enjoy a night under the stars with a firework display at Lake Erie Metropark. Live entertainment provided by the Rick Lieder Trio beginning at 6 p.m. Fireworks display at 10 p.m.
Event cost: Free/admission, $10/daily pass
Event time: 6-10:45 p.m. July 3, 2024
Wander through Greenfield Village and enjoy small ensembles from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra scattered around the open-air history museum. American history is proudly on display at the event with choral singing, ragtime, jazz and more on the setlist. Guests can enjoy marching fifes and drums and a booming fireworks...
Enjoy the annual, family-friendly 4th of July parade in downtown Ann Arbor, which is hosted by the Ann Arbor Jaycees. The city is also celebrating its bicentennial this year.
Event cost: Free
Event time: 10 a.m.-noon July 4, 2024
Go shopping from local vendors and Michigan business owners, enjoy live music, games and a free kids zone with bounce houses at this event.
Event cost: $3/at the door, free/ages 12 and under; free parking
Event time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. June 29-30, 2024
Enjoy food, fun and fireworks at this annual all ages event.
Event cost: Contact for details
Event time: 5 p.m. July 13, 2024
Families can enjoy inflatables, face painting, food vendors and live musical performances during the day and a fireworks show at dusk.
Event cost: Free
Event time: 6-8:30 p.m./pre-show activities, 8:30-10 p.m./concert, 10:05 p.m./fireworks begin, July 10, 2024
See this firework display, which begins at dusk at Veterans Memorial Park. Purchase parking ahead of time at the Civic Ice Arena.
Event cost: $3/advanced residents, $5/advanced non-residents, $5/at the gate for residents and non-residents; $10/parking pass in advance
Event time: June 28, 2024
Celebrate the 4th of July in 19th century fashion at Cobblestone Farm. Enjoy family-friendly outdoor games, crafts, music and other patriotic fun. Also, explore the historic Benajah Ticknor house and appreciate their newest collection of women’s dresses throughout the decades of 1820–1920s.
Event cost: $2/adult, $1/seniors & children
Event time: noon-4 p.m....
There will be three events to choose from; a firecracker 5K, One Mile Fun Run and a Kids' 200-meter dash. Virtual options available, too.
Event cost: $45+
Event time: 8 a.m.-noon July 4, 2022
This fireworks celebration has been happening for the past 13 years. Families can watch the Walled Lake Fireworks light up the sky over Walled Lake. Fireworks begin at dusk.
Event cost: Free
Event time: 8:30 p.m. June 22, 2024
Bring your own blanket and chairs to their annual fireworks display in Sibley Square Park. Fireworks start promptly once it gets dark after the Wixom Family Fun Night activities.
Event cost: Free
Event time: 6-10 p.m. June 27, 2024
