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Celebrating the Fourth of July in Milwaukee's North Shore offers a variety of family-friendly events, including parades, live music, and spectacular fireworks displays. Here's a guide to the festivities in several North Shore communities:
Fox Valley Fourth of July Fireworks 2026: Appleton, Oshkosh, Green Bay, Neenah-Menasha and More
Every Ozaukee County Fourth of July 2026 event — Cedarburg's parade, Grafton's fireworks, Port Washington, Saukville, and Family Fun Before the Fourth. (149 characters)
The anchor event is La Crosse Riverfest at Riverside Park, but families can also find fireworks and community celebrations in West Salem, Sparta, Bangor, Melrose, Viroqua, Westby and nearby Crawford County.
Planning Fourth of July in Lake Geneva for 2026? Here’s the full Lake Geneva-area fireworks and drone show schedule for America’s 250th birthday, plus free viewing spots, cruise options and parking tips for Milwaukee families.
America turns 250 this year, and Port Washington is celebrating with the kind of hometown Fourth of July that feels straight out of a summer postcard: a downtown parade, decorated kids’ bikes, patriotic programming, family games, live music, a beer garden, and fireworks over Lake Michigan.
Plan your 2026 Wisconsin Fourth of July with the best fireworks, parades, festivals and family-friendly celebrations from Milwaukee to Door County and beyond.
Looking for the best places to celebrate the Fourth of July in Waukesha County and Lake Country? Whether you're searching for hometown parades, spectacular fireworks, lakefront celebrations, family festivals, boat parades, or patriotic traditions, you'll find something happening all weekend long as communities celebrate both Independence Day and America's 250th birthday.
Your complete 2026 guide to Wauwatosa's 4th of July — the 9 a.m. parade route, free family fun at Hart Park, and fireworks at a new location launching at 9:15 p.m.
Plan your Fourth of July at Elkhart Lake with this 2026 guide to the boat parade, lakefront fireworks, the Fireman's Picnic, the famous Sunday parade, and live music—about an hour from Milwaukee.
