Wisconsin will be aglow with many stunning fireworks displays throughout the state as the 4th of July comes in 2025. To ensure you have a memorable Independence Day party, here is a list of some of the top locations to view.
- Major urban festivals
Milwaukee: Milwaukee County Parks will have community events with fireworks at several parks, including Jackson Park and Washington Park, on July 4th around 9:15 PM, but the conventional lakefront fireworks could be different in 2025 owing to park reforestation. Around the date, pay attention to any new information about a lakefront exhibit prospect.
Madison is the usual host of Festival Foods Lights the Isthmus at Breese Stevens Field. Although specifics for 2025 have not yet been entirely disclosed, usually local bands, food, and a big fireworks show are found at this event.
- An unobstructed view of the lakefront:-
– Lake Geneva: Though exact 2025 events have not been specified, Lake Geneva typically has fireworks shows that can be dazzling when reflected over the water. Look at local listings more directly to July 4th.
– July 4th in Green Lake: The Light Up The Lake celebration in Green Lake has fireworks over Dartford Bay at sunset. The show can be enjoyed from a boat on the lake or the shores of Deacon Mills Park.
– Racine: Around 5pm on July 4th, Racine’s 4th event concludes with a magnificent fireworks show over Lake Michigan, visible along the shore. Many view this as among the finest in the area.
– Sheboygan: Part of a day packed with live music and family events is a fireworks show on July 4th at about 9:30 p.m. on the Sheboygan Lakefront.
- Community celebrations
– Appleton Memorial Park will hold Festival Foods Fireworks on the 3rd of July at 9:45 p.m. Celebrations typically start a little later in the evening.
The Festival Foods Fireworks Extravaganza will illuminate the sky in Eau Claire at 10:00 p.m. on the 4th of July. Good observation sites are Lakeview Cemetery, Half Moon Lake, Phoenix Park, and Carson Park.
As part of the Fourth on the Shore celebration, enjoy fireworks at 9:30 PM on July 4th at the South Pier.
– Marshfield: Festival Foods Fireworks will take place at 10:00 PM on July 4th in Marshfield at the fairgrounds park, with live patriotic music broadcast.
Following a day of food trucks and activities, Menominee Park in Oshkosh will welcome Festival Foods Fireworks on July 4th at 9:45 PM.
Choreographed to music, fireworks will be fired from downtown Wisconsin Rapids across the Wisconsin River on the 4th of July at 9:30 PM.
– UW-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County will have Festival Foods Fireworks on July 4th at 9:30 PM. At 6:00 PM, the party begins.
– Riverfront Park in Chippewa Falls will be the site of Festival Foods Fireworks on July 4th at 10:00 PM.
– Jefferson County Fair Park will have Festival Foods Fireworks on July 3rd at 9:30 PM.
– Sunset Park will feature Festival Foods Fireworks on July 3rd at 9:30 PM, with bands opening earlier.
– Mauston: Festival Foods Fireworks will be held at 9:45 p.m. on July 5th in Veterans Memorial Park.
Part of a two-day fest, Jefferson Park will have Festival Foods Fireworks at 9:45 PM on July 4th.
