With the extended 4th of July weekend, area celebrations are in abundance and spread out over the 4-day weekend. Here are the locations and dates of area festivities and fireworks (sorted by date). Fireworks shows begin at dusk unless indicated otherwise.
July 1
- Alamo – Racing and fireworks at Kalamazoo Speedway.
- Battle Creek – Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival. www.bcballoons.com for event schedule.
- Dowagiac – Fireworks at Russom Park, dusk.
- Hartford – Racing and fireworks at Hartford Speedway.
- Marshall – Fireworks at the Calhoun County Fairgrounds, 10 p.m.
July 2
- Battle Creek – Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival. www.bcballoons.com for event schedule. Fireworks at 10:30 p.m.
- Coldwater – Fireworks at Coldwater Lake.
- Colon – Palmer Lake Flotilla, 6:30 p.m.
- Gun Lake – Fireworks at Gun Lake.
- Kalamazoo – Growlers post-game fireworks, Homer Stryker Field.
July 3
- Albion – Fireworks over the Kalamazoo River.
- Allegan – Parade at 5:30 p.m., entertainment, family activities and vendors throughout the evening, fireworks and bridge light show.
- Battle Creek – Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival. www.bcballoons.com for event schedule.
- Colon – Palmer Lake torch lighting, 10 p.m.
- Portage – McCamley Field, gates open at 6 p.m. with concessions, family activities and fireworks.
- South Haven – “Light Up The Lake” fireworks show will originate from the South Pier around 10:30 p.m.
- Wayland – Fireworks at Gun Lake Casino, dusk.
July 4
- Bangor – Parade at 9:30 a.m. Afternoon activities at Bangor High School include a car show, arts and crafts fair, live music, games and pie sale. Fireworks at the high school at dusk.
- Battle Creek – Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival. www.bcballoons.com for event schedule. Fireworks at 10:30 p.m.
- Colon – Parade at 11 a.m., live music and games beginning at 12 p.m., fireworks at dusk.
- Constantine – Parade at 11 a.m., events through the afternoon at the park, fireworks at the Little League fields on the south end of town.
- Decatur – Parade at 11 a.m., chicken dinner fundraiser after the parade at the VFW, fireworks at Lake of the Woods.
- Kalamazoo – Growlers post-game fireworks, Homer Stryker Field.
- Lawton – Parade at 5 p.m., bike decorating contest at the fire station prior to the parade, fireworks at Lawton High School.
- Plainwell – Fireworks at Plainwell Airport.
- Richland – InStride 5K and 10K runs at 7:30 a.m. at Gull Lake Middle School, parade at 11 a.m., chicken barbecue after parade at Village Square Park.
- Saugatuck – Parade at 1 p.m., fireworks at Lake Kalamazoo.
- Schoolcraft – Pancake breakfast at 7 a.m., one-mile fun run/walk at 7:30 a.m., Firecracker 5K road race at 8 a.m., car show 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at Burch Park, ice cream social 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Schoolcraft United Methodist Church, parade at 11 a.m., American Legion barbecue at 12 p.m., fire truck rides, Underground Railway House tours and garden tours after parade until 3 p.m., American Legion dance 2 p.m.-6p.m., fireworks at Schoolcraft High School, 10 p.m.
