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The familiar booms and pops of fireworks will soon ring out around Eastern Iowa as July 4 approaches. Here’s a guide to where you can catch the dazzling displays around Eastern Iowa on Friday, July 4, 2025 and beyond. Don’t see your town’s fireworks show on the list? Add it to the calendar of events at hooplanow.com.
Anamosa
Rotary Club of Anamosa’s Fireworks Celebration: July 3, 6-10:30 p.m. at Downing Field, Walworth Avenue. Kids activities 6-8 p.m.; Rotary food stand opens at 6:30 p.m.; fireworks start at approximately 9:30 p.m. Rain date: July 4. http://bit.ly/46dJ0yW
Belle Plaine
July 4, activities all day, including vendor fair, midway games and rides, and kiddie tractor pull; parade at 10 a.m.; fireworks at dark growbelleplaine.com/event/4th-of-july-celebration/
Bellevue
Bellevue Heritage Days: July 5, activities all day, including pedal tractor pull, performances and bags tournament; parade at 10 a.m.; fireworks at dusk. Additional activities July 4, including all ages kids dance. Heritage Days button or bracelet $10 each, required for entry to all festivities. facebook.com/BellevueHeritageDays/
Cedar Rapids
Freedom Festival: July 4, Pancake breakfast, 8-11 a.m., Veterans Memorial Building 50 2nd Ave Bridge, $10 or $5 with Freedom Festival button, free for kids 5 and under; car show 8 a.m. to noon, downtown Cedar Rapids, 1st Street SW; Patriotic Pop-Up Market, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Veterans Memorial Building, 50 2nd Avenue Bridge; Yoga on the Island 9-10 a.m., May’s Island, between 2nd and 3rd Ave bridges, free with Freedom Festival Button. Celebration of Freedom kickoff at 1:30 p.m. on 1st Street SW and 2nd Ave Bridge with food trucks, kids activities, performances at McGrath Amphitheatre, 475 1st Street SW., Samuel John at 5:30 p.m., Dalles Jacobus at 7 p.m.; fireworks at 9:30 p.m. freedomfestival.com/calendar
Cedar Rapids Kernels: July 4 and 5, post-game fireworks, Veterans Memorial Stadium, 950 Rockford Rd SW, Cedar Rapids https://www.milb.com/cedar-rapids
Central City
July 4, Fireworks at dusk, Linn County Fair Grounds.
Coralville
4th Fest: July 4, activities include a parade at 10 a.m., carnival Noon to dark, food vendors, kids tractor pull beginning at 5 p.m., entertainment beginning at 6:45 p.m., fireworks at approximately 9:45 p.m. at S.T. Morrison Park, 1513 7th St. coralville.org/914/Fireworks
Dubuque
Dubuque Air Show & Fireworks: July 3, AY McDonald Park & Boat Ramp near Lock and Dam No. 11; kids activities, food vendors, air show at 5:30 p.m.; fireworks at dusk. radiodubuque.com/july3rd
Dyersville
July 3, Dyersville Commercial Club Park, Second Ave. SE; live music, food, games start in late afternoon, fireworks at dusk. dyersville.org/events/
Dysart
July 4, activities all day, including smoked pork chop dinner, egg toss and Chalk the Walk contest; fireworks at dusk, rain date July 5. Additional activities July 3 4:30-11 p.m. facebook.com/ClubDysart/
Grinnell
July 4, parade at 5 p.m; fireworks at dusk at Ahrens Park. grinnellchamber.org/en/events/grinnell_on_the_fourth/
Guttenberg
Stars and Stripes Festival: July 4-5, activities all weekend; fireworks July 5 at 10 p.m. at River Side Park, 323 S River Park Dr. facebook.com/events/1450786952928249/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[]%7D
July 4, parade at 5 p.m.; fireworks at dusk at Hills City Park, 201 W. Main St. http://bit.ly/4l4mBZE
Independence
Celebrate Indee: July 3-4, activities 4-10:30 p.m. July 3; July 4, parade at 9 a.m., activities all day, fireworks over the Wapsipinicon River at 10 p.m. Additional events July 5 and 6 celebrateindee.com/schedule
Iowa City
July 5, fireworks at 9:30 p.m. at Old Capitol Museum, 21 N. Clinton St.; Jazz Festival July 4-6 summerofthearts.org/sota-events/iowa-city-jazz-festival/
Marion
Fireworks & Fireflies: July 3 at Klopfenstein Amphitheater at Lowe Park; lots open at 4 p.m., activities at 6 p.m., Ice Breakers concert at 7 p.m., fireworks at dusk. cityofmarion.org/recreation/parks-recreation/events/fireworks-fireflies
Marengo
July 3, activities all day including car show, pancake breakfast and bags tournament; parade 5:30 p.m.; street dance 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on Court Ave in front of J.A. Casa Magnolia; fireworks at dusk at Gateway Park on North side of the South Pit. facebook.com/marengoiowacommunitydevelopment
Mechanicsville
Final Mechanicsville fireworks show: July 4, fireworks at dusk, North Cedar Elementary School, 609 125th St.
Montezuma
Let Freedom Ring Celebration: July 5, activities all day; parade at 9:30 a.m.; fireworks at 9:30 p.m., Lake Ponderosa located 4 miles west of Montezuma; rain date July 6. lakeponderosa.org/events--activities/2025-fireworks-show
Morning Sun
July 4, activities all day, parade at 3 p.m., fireworks at dusk https://msjuly4.wixsite.com/ms4th
Muscatine
July 4, activities all day, kids parade at 9 a.m. from Pearl Plaza to Musser Public Library; fireworks over the Mississippi at dusk muscatine.com/events/muscatine-4th-of-july-2025/
North Liberty
July 3, Penn Meadows Park, 355 E Penn St., fireworks at dusk northlibertyiowa.org/2025/06/03/celebrate-with-fireworks-in-the-park-on-july-3-at-penn-meadows/
Shellsburg
July 4, fireworks at 9:45 p.m., best viewing from College St., Harbert St. and the City Park http://bit.ly/3ZPotgg
Shell Rock
Shell Rock 4th of July Celebration: July 4, activities all day, parade at 10 a.m., fireworks at 10 p.m. More activities July 3 and 5-6. facebook.com/shellrock4thofjuly
Spillville
July 5, Inwood Ballroom & Riverside Park. Admission $5 per person/$5 per vehicle, ages 5 and under free; activities all day; fireworks at 9:30 p.m. http://bit.ly/4442gh9
July 5, 18876 111th Ave. Activities and food vendors start at 4 p.m., fireworks at dusk; $10 parking on site http://bit.ly/3TbkYNq
July 4, parade at 11 a.m.; fireworks at dusk at the Cedar County Fairgrounds facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064950571488
Waterloo
July 5, activities all day at Riverloop Amphitheatre and Riverloop Expo Plaza; fireworks at 9:30 p.m. at Riverloop Expo Plaza mainstreetwaterloo.org/fireworks
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