Photos: Fireworks and Fireflies at Marion’s Lowe Park

Community members gathered at Marion’s Lowe Park Thursday night for Fireworks and Fireflies, which featured live music, food, a petting zoo, face painting and inflatables

Elizabeth Wood

Jul. 4, 2025 10:02 am

Community members watch fireworks during the Fireworks and Fireflies event at Lowe Park in Marion on Thursday. During the event, there was live music, food vendors, petting zoo, face painting and inflatables. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

Kids climb to the top of a rope jungle gym during the Fireworks and Fireflies event at Lowe Park in Marion on Thursday. During the event, there was live music, food vendors, petting zoo, face painting and inflatables. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

Community members listen to live music by Ice Breakers during the Fireworks and Fireflies event in the Klopfenstein Amphitheater at Lowe Park in Marion on Thursday. During the event, there was live music, food vendors, petting zoo, face painting and inflatables. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

Community members formed a conga line while the band Ice Breakers performed during the Fireworks and Fireflies event in the Klopfenstein Amphitheater at Lowe Park in Marion on Thursday. During the event, there was live music, food vendors, petting zoo, face painting and inflatables. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

A community member watches the fireworks during the Fireworks and Fireflies event at Lowe Park in Marion on Thursday. During the event, there was live music, food vendors, petting zoo, face painting and inflatables. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

Fireworks explode in the sky during the Fireworks and Fireflies event at Lowe Park in Marion on Thursday. During the event, there was live music, food vendors, petting zoo, face painting and inflatables. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)