Toledo Area Fourth of July Fun: Fireworks and Parade Roundup

July 1-4

Woodville Fourth of July Celebration

Celebrate Independence Day at Woodville’s Fourth of July Celebration with community fun, family activities, live entertainment, food and a festive fireworks display on Thursday, July 2 at dusk. Runs through Saturday, July 4.

Trail Marker Park, 308 S. Cherry St, Woodville

Thursday, July 2

Whitehouse Founder’s Day Fireworks and America’s 250th Celebration

Celebrate America’s 250th birthday and Whitehouse’s 162nd anniversary with food trucks, live music, a kids’ inflatable area, community activities and a spectacular fireworks show at dusk.

Whitehouse Village Hall, 6925 Providence St., Whitehouse

250th Celebration of America: Swanton Fireworks

Celebrate Independence Day in Swanton with Fourth of July fireworks, food trucks and a special celebration honoring America’s 250th anniversary.

Memorial Park, 400 S. Main St., Swanton

Wauseon Fireworks

Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary at Biddle Park with an evening of family fun featuring food trucks, inflatables and a fireworks display.

Biddle Park, 900 N. Glenwood Ave., Wauseon

Freedom Fest

Celebrate summer and community spirit at Oregon’s Freedom Fest, featuring family-friendly activities, live entertainment, food, vendors and fireworks.

Oak Shade Grove, 3624 Seaman Rd., Oregon

Friday, July 3

Lake Erie Metropark Fireworks

Enjoy one of Southeast Michigan’s favorite Independence Day traditions with the Huron-Clinton Metroparks fireworks celebration, featuring live music, food trucks, park activities and a fireworks finale.

Lake Erie Metropark, 32481 W. Jefferson Ave., Brownstown Township, MI

BG BOOM Festival and Fireworks

Celebrate America’s 250th birthday at the BG Boom Festival and Fireworks with inflatables, games, food trucks, family entertainment and fireworks.

Wood County Fairgrounds, 13800 W.Poe Rd., Bowling Green

Hensville Live! Rock n Blast

Rock out with the Toledo Mud Hens at Rock & Blast, featuring exciting baseball action (ticketed), live entertainment, family fun and a spectacular fireworks display after the game. Also on Saturday, July 4. 

Hensville Park, N. St. Clair St.

Uptown Maumee Music Festival

Celebrate Independence Day at the Uptown Maumee Music Fest and Family Picnic with live music, kids’ activities, food trucks, carnival fun and fireworks.

Uptown Maumee, Conant St., Maumee

Independence Day Celebration

Celebrate Independence Day in downtown Oak Harbor with food vendors, family activities, entertainment, a royal duck race and fireworks along the Portage River.

Mill Street Riverfront, 175 Mill St., Oak Harbor

Star Spangled Celebration

Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary at the Star Spangled Celebration, featuring family-friendly fun and one of the area’s best Fourth of July fireworks displays. Ticketed.

Centennial Terrace, 5773 Centennial Rd., Sylvania

Party in the Park: 250th Backyard BBQ Pig Roast

Celebrate America’s 250th birthday at Toledo’s Party in the Park Backyard BBQ Pig Roast with live music from Ice Cream Militia and Daydrinkers, delicious barbecue and community fun.

Promenade Park, 400 Water St.

Saturday, July 4

WTOL River Run at Ostrich Towne

Celebrate Independence Day at the WTOL River Run in downtown Toledo with a scenic race across iconic bridges, through Glass City Metropark and along the Maumee River, including a new standalone 4-mile course. Registration is required.

Ostrich Towne, 999-937 Ostrich Ln.

Independence Day Concert and America 250 Events and Picnic

Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with historic talks, family activities, food trucks, discounted museum admission and the annual Independence Day Concert featuring the Toledo Concert Band and cannon-accompanied 1812 Overture.

Hayes Presidential Library & Museums, Spiegel Grove, Fremont

Independence Day – 1813

Celebrate Independence Day as it was observed in 1813 at Fort Meigs with cannon demonstrations, historic music, living history presentations and hands-on activities for the whole family. 

Fort Meigs, 29100 W. River Rd., Perrysburg

Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday with Sauder Village

Celebrate America’s 250th birthday at Sauder Village with a full day of living history, family-friendly activities, great food and hands-on experiences in Ohio’s largest living history museum. 

Sauder Village, 22611 State Route 2, Archbold

Reading of the Declaration of Independence

Celebrate Independence Day at the Historic Lathrop House with Heritage Sylvania’s annual community reading of the Declaration of Independence.

Lathrop House, 5362 Main St., Sylvania

1976 Time Capsule Unveiling

Step back in time at Burnham Park as Sylvania opens its 1976 Bicentennial time capsule, invites the community to view its contents, and adds new mementos for future generations to discover in 2076.

Burnham Park, 6850 Maplewood Ave., Sylvania

Clyde 4th of July Celebration

Celebrate Independence Day in Clyde with a hometown Fourth of July celebration featuring family-friendly activities, live entertainment, food and a fireworks display.

Toledo Celebrates 250: Fireworks in the 419 Celebration

Celebrate Independence Day at Promenade Park with live music, food trucks, drinks, splash pad fun and a spectacular fireworks display over the Maumee River.

Maumee Riverfront, Toledo

Sunday, July 5

America’s Potluck at Museum of Fulton County

Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary at America’s Potluck with a community meal, a Revolutionary-era reading of the Declaration of Independence, living history presentations and a tribute to local Revolutionary War veterans.

Museum of Fulton County, 8848 State Route 108, Wauseon

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