UPDATED: Even More Michigan 4th of July Fireworks!
In Michigan, we know a few things about fireworks. We are still getting used to not having to smuggle them over the Ohio border like we're running moonshine. Gone are the days of us having to go to the guy under a circus tent in a parking lot and ask him "Pssst. Where do you keep the good stuff"?
What is the 'good stuff' when it comes to fireworks? Anything that whistles, bangs, booms, sizzles, shoots, or kabooms. The Mitten State loves a fireworks show and there is no shortage of them in 2023. We've compiled as complete a list as possible so that you know where and when to go to claim your fireworks spot.
Finding the right fireworks viewing location is an art in the state of Michigan. It's like picking the right seat at the movie theater. You don't want to be too close or your neck will hurt, too far away and you can't see anything. The good news is that for most shows there isn't a bad seat in the house, or blanket on the grass, or a foldable chair on a lawn. Fireworks can be seen for miles! So even if you're in the 'front row' of the fireworks theater, rest assured that your blanket seat reclines in the event of your neck getting tired.
Some Michiganders prefer to watch their fireworks from afar, while others like to be right in the think of it, say on a pontoon boat in the middle of the lake that they are blasting them over. Pure Michigan.
Allegan - July 3 Jubilee
Date: July 3, 2023
Where: Downtown Allegan
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
Barado Third of July Fireworks Celebration
Date: July 3, 2023
Where: Barado, Michigan
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
Baraga Lumber Jack Days
Date: July 4, 2023
Where: Baraga, Michigan over the Keweenaw Bay
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
Battle Creek Air Show and Balloon Festival
Date: July 1 and July 4, 2023
Where: Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellog Field
Cost: Parking and admission for onsite viewing
Start Time: Dusk
Bay City Annual Fireworks Festival
Date: June 29, June 30, and July 1
Where: Wenonah Park
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
Beulah Fireworks Display on Crystal Lake
Date: July 4
Where: Beulah, Michigan over Crystal Lake
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
Boyne City 4th of July Festival
Date: July 4
Where: Boyne City over Lake Charlevoix
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
Brooklyn 4th of July Fireworks
Date: July 4
Where: Brooklyn Upper Elementary School
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
Brownstown - Lake Erie Metropark 4th of July Fireworks
Date: July 3
Where: Lake Erie Metropark
Cost: Free with daily/annual Metroparks pass
Start Time: Dusk
Clarkston Independence Fest Fireworks
Date: July 2
Where: Clintonwood Park
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
Clawson's 4th of July! Fireworks
Date: July 4
Where: Clawson Park
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
Corunna 4th of July Celebration
Date: July 4
Where: McCurdy Park or Mitchell Fields
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
Curtis Independence Day Celebration
Date: July 2
Where: Curtis, Michigan
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
Fowlerville Independence Day Celebration
Date: July 4, 2023
Where: Fowlerville Community Park
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
Frankenmuth 4th of July Fireworks
Date: July 3, 2023
Where: Downtown Frankenmuth
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
Frankfort 4th of July Fireworks
Date: July 4, 2023
Where: Downtown Frankfort
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
Grand Rapids Annual 4th of July Fireworks
Date: July 1, 2023
Where: Ah-Nab-Awen Park
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
Gun Lake Fireworks
Date: July 1, 2023
Where: Over Gun Lake
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
The City of Ionia 4th of July Fireworks
Date: June 29
Where: Ionia Fairgrounds
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
The City of Ionia 4th of July Fireworks
Date: June 29
Where: Ionia Fairgrounds
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
Jackson's Cascades Falls Park Independence Day Fireworks
Date: July 3
Where: Cascades Park
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
Kalamazoo Independence Day Fireworks
Date: July 3
Where: Kalamazoo Speedway
Cost: $20 GA Adult, $5 kids 6-12
Start Time: Dusk
Kentwood 4th of July Celebration
Date: July 4
Where: Kentwood City Hall
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
Lansing 4th of July Celebration
Date: July 4
Where: Adado Riverfront Park
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
Marquette's International Food Festival Fireworks
Date: July 4
Where: Lakeshore Blvd
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
Milford's Kensington Metropark Fireworks
Date: July 2
Where: Kensington Park
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
New Boston's Willow Metropark Fireworks
Date: July 1
Where: Willow Metropark
Cost: Free (with Metroparks pass)
Start Time: Dusk
Petoskey 4th of July Fireworks
Date: July 4
Where: Over Little Traverse Bay / Bayfront Park
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
Port Hope 4th of July Fireworks
Date: July 1
Where: Port Hope Activity Center
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
Port Sanilac 4th of July Fireworks
Date: July 1
Where: Harbor Park
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
St. Joseph Independence Day Fireworks
Date: July 3
Where: The Shadowland Pavilion
Cost: Lawn Seating $25, Reserved Seating $35, Student (6-17) $5, Children 5 and under free.
Start Time: Dusk
Saugatuck / Douglas 4th of July Fireworks
Date: July 4
Where: Cook, Wade's Bayou, Coghlin and Wick's Parks
Cost: Lawn Seating $25, Reserved Seating $35, Student (6-17) $5, Children 5 and under free.
Start Time: Dusk
Saugatuck / Douglas 4th of July Fireworks
Date: July 4
Where: Cook, Wade's Bayou, Coghlin and Wick's Parks
Cost: Lawn Seating $25, Reserved Seating $35, Student (6-17) $5, Children 5 and under free.
Start Time: Dusk
Schoolcraft 4th of July Fireworks
Date: July 4
Where: The Dome Sports Center
Cost: Free, no parking at the Dome Sports Center
Start Time: Dusk
Shelby Township's Stony Creek Metropark 4th of July Fireworks
Date: June 30
Where: Stony Creek Metropark
Cost: Free with Metropark pass
Start Time: Dusk
South Haven Art Fair 4th of July Fireworks
Date: July 3
Where: South Haven over Lake Michigan
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
Traverse City Cherry Festival 4th of July Fireworks
Date: July 4
Where: West Grand Traverse Bay
Cost: Free
Start Time: Dusk
Wayne County / Detroit 4th of July Fireworks
Where: Comerica Park
Cost: Free anywhere outside of Comerica Park
Start Time: Dusk