Happy 4th of July!
I (Jennifer) get so excited about the 4th of July. My family goes all out! We start with firecracker pancakes (A.K.A. pancakes with blueberries and strawberries in them), decorate paper bags to stash our parade candy in, and even dress red, white, and blue. And this year, I’m adding in Sandy’s pin wheel idea to the repertoire…so cute! How can you not like the 4th…parades, cotton candy, bounce houses, and fireworks! This holiday has it all and here’s the guide that will get you there. Happy 4th everyone!
| Ada | ||
| Pancake Breakfast | July 4, 8:00 | Ada Fire Station |
| Parade | July 4, 10:00 | Ada Village Green |
| Fireworks | July 4 @ Dusk | 7590 E. Fulton at Ada Dr. |
| Allendale | ||
| Pancake Breakfast | July 4, 7:10 | Allendale Christian School |
| Parade | July 4, 10:00 | GVSU |
| Fun in the Park (chicken BBQ, car show, petting zoo, book sale, hot dog eating contest, hay rides, ice cream social, quilt show & more!) | July 4, 11:00 – 3:00 | Allendale Township Park |
| Fireworks | July 4, 10:00 | Allendale Township Park |
| Cascade | ||
| Parade | July 4, 10:00 – 11:30 (bike parade begins @ 10 from Cascade Fellowship) | Cascade from Burton – 28th St. at Thornhills |
| Games, Rides, and Music | July 4, 11:30 – 3:30 (elephant rides, pony rides, rock climbing walls, giant slides, bounce house, food booths, and tons more) | Cascade Township Library |
| Fireworks | July 4 @ Dusk | 7590 East Fulton & Ada Dr. |
| East Grand Rapids | ||
| Parade | July 4, 12:00 | Lake Dr. & Hall St. |
| Fireworks | July 4 @ Dusk | John Collins Park (Reeds Lake) |
| Grand Rapids | ||
| Parade | July 4, 5:00 | Begins at Lyon & Ottawa and cont. To Veterans Memorial Park |
| Rosa Park Circle Concert | July 4, 6:00 – Fireworks & 11:00 – 12:00 Midnight | Rosa Park Circle |
| Fireworks | July 4 @ Dusk | Lawn in front of Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum |
| Grand Rapids/Ottawa Hills | ||
| Hollyhock Lane Parade (76th Annual) | July 4, 8:30 – 10:30 | Hollyhock Lane Parade Start: 1000 Calvin Avenue SE |
| Grandville | ||
| Pancake Breakfast | July 4, 7:30 | Grandville Middle School |
| Parade | July 4, 11:00 | Wilson Ave. |
| Penny Carnival | July 4, 1:00 – 4:00 | Wedgewood Park |
| Games, Rides, and More | July 4, 1:00 – 5:00 (rock climbing wall, moon walk, maze, face painting, ) | Grandville Middle School |
| Live Music | July 4, 5:00 – 10:15 | Grandville Middle School |
| Fireworks | July 4 @ Dusk | Grandville Middle School |
| Grand Haven | ||
| Parade | July 4, 10:30 | Grand Haven City Hall |
| Fireworks | July 4, 10:00 | Waterfront Stadium |
| Holland | ||
| Celebration Freedom (Inflatable’s, Kid’s Games, and Food Vendors etc.) | July 4, 12:00 Noon | Kollen Park |
| Fireworks | July 4 @ Dusk | Kollen Park |
| Kentwood | ||
| Parade | July 2, 9:30 | Route: South on Eastern from 52nd St. , Burger King parking lot, to 60th St., East on 60th St. to Kentwood Community Church. |
| Fireworks | July 2 @ Dusk | Kentwood City Center |
| Muskegon | ||
| Muskegon Summer Celebration (Bands, parade, kids activities, craft market, sand sculpture contest, midway, plus more.) | July 4 | Heritage Landing |
| Fireworks | July 4, 10:20 | Heritage Landing |
| Rockford | ||
| Kid’s Bike Parade | July 4, 2:00 | South Squares St. |
| Saugatuck | ||
| Parade | July 4, 2:00 | |
| Live Music | July 4, 7:00 | Cook Park |
| Fireworks | July 4 @ Dusk | Over Kalamazoo River |
don’t forget the Hollyhock Parade
Thanks Steven, I love the Hollyhock Lane parade!
Thank you so much for putting these guides together – they are very helpful!
ty for the guide…it sure helps for planning the holiday weekend…I just wish more places would offer fireworks on sat or sun so it wasn’t a late night the night before working moms and dads go back to work!!
I e-mailed this too, but there will not be a children’s bike parade in Rockford!! They moved that to the harvest festival in the fall.