NORTHERN MICHIGAN – Get ready for a star-spangled celebration across Northern Michigan as communities come alive with patriotic parades, dazzling fireworks, and hometown spirit.
From morning processions to spectacular pyrotechnics, the region’s Independence Day festivities promise something unforgettable for everyone.
Whether you’re cheering a parade or watching the night sky explode in color, here’s where the July 4th magic is happening:
Thursday, July 3
- Alpena • Fireworks at 9:30 p.m. • Bay View Park
- Houghton Lake • Trestle Park Concert 7 p.m. • Fireworks at dusk.
Friday, July 4
- Roscommon • Parade: 10 a.m., Downtown • Fireworks: Dusk, Roscommon Fire Training Grounds
- Grayling • Parade: 11 a.m., Downtown • Fireworks: Dusk, launched from Grayling Country Club
- Tawas • Parade: 11 a.m., begins at Newman & Lincoln • Fireworks: Dusk, Shoreline Park
- Mio • Parade: 2 p.m., starts on 9th Street • Fireworks: Dusk, over Mio Pond
- Rose City • Parade: 4 p.m. • Fireworks: Dusk, Rose City Park
- Lake City • Fireworks at 10:25 p.m. off Mitner Beach
- Gaylord • Laser light show at dusk downtown
- Oscoda • Parade at 11 a.m. at Furtaw Field. Fireworks dusk at Oscoda Beach Park
- Petoskey • Parade at 6 p.m. Downtown • Fireworks on Little Traverse Bay 10:30 p.m.
- Cheboygan • Parade: 10 a.m., downtown (starts at County Building); Fireworks dusk at Fairgrounds.
- Mackinaw City • Fireworks: Dusk at Conkling Heritage Park
- Indian River • Parade: July 4, 10 a.m. • Fireworks July 5 at dusk
- Johannesburg • Parade at 11 a.m. Fireworks at dusk.
Saturday, July 5
- West Branch • Fireworks: Dusk, field north of Walmart off Cook Rd
- St. Helen • Fireworks: Dusk, launched from the St. Helen Airport
- Hale • Parade: Noon, starting at the Lutheran Church • Fireworks: Dusk
- Gaylord • Fireworks at dusk at Otsego Lake County Park
- AuGres • Festivities start at 6 at AuGres Yacht Club. Fireworks at dusk
- Harrisville – The Harrisville harbor at dusk
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