Guide to 2023 Independence fireworks around Eastern Iowa

Eastern Iowa communities are breaking out the red, white and boom to celebrate Independence Day. Here’s a look at some of the region’s fireworks displays and activities.

Saturday, July 1 fireworks

Guttenberg: July 1, Stars & Stripes Celebration & Fireworks, Ingleside Park and River Park Drive; festivities all day; food, music and more in the park at 3 p.m.; parade at 7 p.m.; fireworks at dusk; guttenbergiowa.net/

Iowa City: July 1, during Iowa City Jazz Festival; 9:30 p.m. July 1, Old Capitol Museum, 16 N. Clinton St. downtown; summerofthearts.org/calendar-event/city-of-iowa-city-fireworks-4-2/

Montezuma: July 1, dusk at Lake Ponderosa; rain date July 2; lakeponderosa.org/fireworks/

Spillville: July 1, Riverside Park, activities begin at noon, fireworks at dusk; facebook.com/cityofspillville/

Fireworks on Sunday, July 2

Bellevue: July 2, Heritage Days activities all day; parade at 10 a.m.; fireworks at dusk; facebook.com/BellevueHeritageDays

Cedar Rapids: July 2, Cedar Boat Club’s 75th anniversary fireworks, 8:30 p.m. over the Cedar River downstream of Ellis Harbor, 2550 Ellis Blvd. NW; cedarboatclub.org/events/fireworks

Monday, July 3 firework displays

Anamosa: July 3, flag retirement at 5:30 p.m.; children’s activities 6 to 8 p.m., food stand at 6:30 p.m., Annual Rotary Club fireworks at 9:30 p.m., Downing football field; rain date July 4.

Dubuque: July 3, fireworks and Air Show Spectacular, 3 to 10:10 p.m., AY McDonald Park just below Lock and Dam 11; featuring U. S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team and U. S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team; fireworks at dusk; inflightusa.com/events/dubuque-air-show-fireworks

Dyersville: July 3, Commercial Club Park, Second Ave. SE; activities start late afternoon with music, food, games; fireworks at dusk; dyersville.org/events/

Marengo: July 3, activities all day; parade 5:30 p.m., fireworks at dusk at Gateway Park, seating west of the football field; details on Facebook under Marengo IA Rotary Club.

Marion: July 3, Fireworks and Fireflies, 6 to 10:30 p.m., Klopfenstein Amphitheater, Lowe Park, 4500 N. 10th St.; food trucks, kids’ activities, music by Kick at 7 p.m., fireworks at dusk; cityofmarion.org/recreation/parks-recreation/events/fireworks-fireflies

Shell Rock: July 3, food vendors at 11 a.m.; fireworks at dark. More activities July 1 and 2; parade at 10 a.m. July 4; https://www.facebook.com/shellrock4thofjuly

Sperry: July 3, activities begin at 5 p.m., fireworks at dusk, 18876 111th Ave.; https://www.facebook.com/sperryfireworks

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Tuesday, July 4 firework displays in Eastern Iowa

Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival: July 4, pancake breakfast, 8 to 11 a.m., ImOn Ice Arena, 1100 Rockford Rd. SW, $10 or $5 with festival button; car show, 8 a.m. to noon, Lower Kingston Parking Lot, 907 15th St. SW; Cedar Rapids Municipal Band, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Guthridge Park, Hiawatha; Celebration of Freedom, 5 to 10:30 p.m. downtown, music and fireworks seating in McGrath Amphitheatre and fireworks seating on Third Avenue Bridge, festival button required; freedomfestival.com/events/

Coralville: July 4, activities all day, S.T. Morrison Park, 1500 block between Seventh and Eighth streets; parade at 10 a.m.; fireworks at 9:45 p.m. Other 4thFest activities July 1 to 3, including free classic rock concert in the park at 6:30 p.m. July 3; coralville.org/346/Schedule-of-Events

Dysart: July 4, activities all day, fireworks at dusk at the baseball field; rain date July 5; facebook.com/ClubDysart/

Grinnell: July 4, parade, 5 p.m.; fireworks, dusk, Ahrens Park; grinnellchamber.org/en/events/grinnell_on_the_fourth/

Independence: July 4, Celebrate Indee, parade at 9 a.m., activities begin at 10:45 a.m. at Riverwalk Parks, fireworks at 10 p.m. over the Wapsipinicon River; events also July 3 at Riverwalk Parks; celebrateindee.com/schedule-of-events

Mechanicsville: July 4, dusk, North Cedar Elementary School, 609 125th St.; facebook.com/MechanicsvilleIA/

Monticello: July 4, firemen’s breakfast at the fairgrounds, 6:30 to 10:30 a.m.; parade at 11 a.m.; fairground activities start at 4 p.m.; fireworks at dusk, rain date July 5; facebook.com/events/monticello-fair-grounds/monticellos-4th-of-july-celebration/327187554378946/

Morning Sun: July 4, Legion pancake breakfast at 6:30 a.m.; activities all day, parade at 3 p.m., fireworks at dusk, Locust Grove Park, behind the schools; facebook.com/morningsun4th/

Mount Pleasant: July 4, McMillan Park, 405 E Thresher Rd.; 5 p.m. parade, free activities 5:30 p.m. to dusk, fireworks at dark; oldthreshers.org/other-events/community-4th-of-july-celebration/

Oxford Junction: July 4, morning activities on Broadway; afternoon and evening events at Wapsi Park, including parade at 4 p.m. and fireworks at dark; facebook.com/cityofoxfordjunction/

Tama/Toledo: July 4, dusk, Toledo Heights Park; facebook.com/TOLEDOIOWA/

Tipton: July 4, activities all day; parade at 11 a.m.; fireworks at dusk, Cedar County Fairgrounds; tiptoniowa.org/events/

Washington: July 4, dusk, Washington County Fairgrounds; https://washingtoniowa.gov/event/fireworks-in-washington/

Wellman: July 4, activities all day, parade at 10 a.m., fireworks at dusk, North Park; facebook.com/cityofwellmania

Friday, July 7

Mount Vernon: July 7, dusk, Van Metre Field at Ash Park, Cornell College. Part of the Heritage Days Festival; visitmvl.com/our-events/heritage-days-festival-2023/

Saturday, July 8 firework displays

Burlington: July 8, Symphonic Blast, 8 p.m., Southeast Iowa Symphony concert and fireworks, Crapo Park Band Shell, 2915 S. Main St.; free admission, donations welcome; seiso.us/upcomingperformances

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