2024 Eastern Iowa fireworks displays

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Cities across Iowa are preparing to host annual Independence Day fireworks displays!

Here is a list of displays you can see in eastern Iowa this year:

Bettendorf

• Parade at 10 a.m. on July 4 in downtown Bettendorf
• 4th of July Festival from noon to 10 p.m. on Spruce Hills Drive in front of Cumberland Square
• Fireworks at Middle Park at dusk
• More info

Cedar Falls

• Fireworks Over the Dome at 9:40 p.m. on June 27

Cedar Rapids

• Ellis Fireworks on the River at 9 p.m. on July 3 – more info
• Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival – Celebration of Freedom Fireworks
• Fireworks start at dark on July 4 in downtown Cedar Rapids
• More info

Charles City

• Fourth of July Celebration from July 3-6
• Fourth of July Parade begins at 11 a.m. on July 4, then fireworks by the Cedar River in the evening
• Main Street Charles City’s Party in the Park on July 5
• July 6 – magician show, cornhole tournament
• More info

Coralville

• Coralville’s annual 4thFest parade at 10 a.m. on July 4, starting and ending at the corner of 9th Street and 22nd Avenue
• Fireworks display in S.T. Morrison Park at dark, around 9:45 p.m.

Garnavillo

• Festivities from July 3-4, more info here
• Parade at 10 a.m.
• Fireworks display at dusk

Independence

• Celebrate Indee July 3-4 at Riverwalk Parks
• July 4 – festivities begin in Riverwalk Parks at 10:45 a.m.
• Fireworks over the Wapsipinicon River at 10 p.m. on July 4
• More info

Marion

• Marion’s 5th annual Fireworks & Fireflies celebration on July 3 at Klopfenstein Amphitheater at Lowe Park, starting at 6 p.m.
• More info

Mechanicsville

• Fireworks at dusk on 125th Street at dusk
• More info

Muscatine

• Kids Parade (Pearl Plaza to Musser Public Library) at 9 a.m.
• Community parade in downtown Muscatine at 4 p.m.
• Almost Fireworks Fest on the Riverfront, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• Muscatine Symphony Orchestra at 8:10 p.m.
• Fireworks at dusk
• More info

North Liberty

• Fireworks display at 9:30 p.m. on July 3 in Penn Meadows Park
• More info

Oxford Junction

• 4th of July Parade starts at 4 p.m. at Midland Elementary School, ends at Wapsi Park
• Fireworks display at dusk at Wapsi Park
• More info

Tama/Toledo

• Annual fireworks display at dusk on July 4 at the Toledo Heights Park
• More info

Tipton

• 4th of July Parade at 11 a.m.
• Fireworks at dusk at the Cedar County Fairgrounds
• More info

Washington

• 4th of July fireworks display at 9:15 p.m. at the Washington County Fairgrounds
• More info

Waterloo

• Waterloo’s annual fireworks event from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on July 6, along the Cedar River downtown.
• Fireworks begin at 10 p.m. on July 6

Wellman

• North Park activities begin at 4 p.m. on July 4
• Fireworks at dusk

Know of other communities holding fireworks displays? Send us the information at newsroom@kcrg.com.

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