There’s nothing quite like the electric joy of 4th of July fireworks lighting up the summer sky—it’s like the stars decided to throw a party and invited everyone! As the first rocket zips upward with a whistle, kids squeal, dogs bark in confused delight, and grown-ups tilt their heads back, wide-eyed and grinning. The night becomes a canvas of color—sparkling golds, sizzling reds, and blues that boom with pride. Each explosion is met with oohs, aahs, and the occasional “Did you see that one?!” It’s chaos, it’s magic, and it smells faintly of barbecue and freedom.

Here’s a guide to Fourth of July celebrations with fireworks around our area:

6/27  Portage Fireworks Celebration – Festival Foods (parking lot) / Gunderson Rd.
6/28 Star Spangled Saturday – Traxler Park in Janesville / 600 N Main St.
6/29  Sun Prairie Fireworks – Angell Park Speedway / 315 Park St.
7/2  Verona Festival Foods Fireworks – Hometown USA Community Park / 531 E Verona Ave.
7/3  DeForest Fourth of July Celebration – Fireman’s Park
7/3  Edgerton Lions Fireworks Festival – Racetrack Park, 900 Stoughton Rd.
7/3  Jefferson County Festival Foods Fireworks – Jefferson County Fair Park / 503 N Jackson Ave.
7/3  Norsk Golf Club Fourth of July Celebration – Mt Horeb / 2755 Norsk Golf Bowl Rd.
7/3  Festival Foods Fireworks – Warner Park in Madison / 2920 N Sherman Ave.
7/3  Watertown Fourth of July Fireworks – Riverside Park / 916 Labaree St.
7/4  Barabooms – UW-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County / 1006 Connie Rd.
7/4  Columbus 4th of July – Fireman’s Park / 1049 Park Ave.
7/4  Evansville 4th of July – Lake Leota Park / 5 Antes Dr.
7/4  Lake Mills Fourth of July Fireworks – Seljan Co. grounds / 100 S C.P. Ave
7/4  Mazomanie Fourth of July Celebration – Lions Park / 14 Walter Rd.
7/4  Milton Fourth of July Festival – Schilberg Park / 301 W High Street
7/4  Monona Community Festival – Winnequah Park / 1055 Nichols Rd.
7/4  Monroe Fireworks – Twining Park / 425 14th Ave.
7/4  Mount Vernon Fireworks – Mt Vernon Park / 1644 State Hwy 92
7/4  Pardeeville 4th of July – Chandler Park / 402 Park Dr.
7/4  Pops on the Rock – Riverside Park in Beloit / S Riverside Dr.
7/4  Reedsburg Freedom Fest & Fireworks – Nishan Park / 1700 8th St.
7/4  Shorewood Hills Fourth of July Celebration – Blackhawk County Club /
7/4  Stoughton Fair – Mandt Park / 400 Mandt Parkway
7/4  Waunaboom – Ripp Park in Waunakee / 213 Dorn Dr.
7/4  Fourth of July Fireworks & Family – Wisconsin Dells / downtown
7/5  Fire on the River – Sauk City River Walk / downtown
7/12 Farmers Appreciation Day – Harris Park in Dodgeville / 600 N Bennett Rd.