Sure, your neighbors are already launching them, but official “bombs bursting in air” begin soon across northeast Indiana.
While many towns will get the celebrations started early with festivals like Garrett Heritage Days and Salamonie Summer Festival in Warren, many others will wait for July 4 to begin a fireworks display. Here’s our list of area activities.
Albion
7 p.m. Monday, July 3: Fireworks at Central Noble High School
Angola
11 a.m. Tuesday, July 4: Parade followed by music from Bob Pogue, Jim Weber & Erica Lee, Jailbreak, and Reload, games, bounce houses, petting zoo, animal show, and food vendors in Commons Park with fireworks at dusk
Berne
6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 4: Golf Cart Parade followed by music by Greg Rhodes at 8 p.m., fireworks at dusk at Muensterberg Plaza
Bluffton
10 p.m. Tuesday, July 4: Fireworks at Bluffton High School
Butler
Red, White, & Blue Festival
11 a.m. Saturday, July 1: Kids fun area 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Shane Bond music at 2 p.m., car and bike show at 3 p.m., Trevor Hunt & The Sleepers at 4 p.m. in downtown Butler
Churubusco
10 p.m. Saturday, July 1: Fireworks at Blue Lake
Columbia City
5 p.m. Monday, July 3: Vendors, bounce houses, music by Cheyenne at 7:30 p.m., fireworks at dusk at Morsches Park
Decatur
6 p.m. Tuesday, July 4: Food available at Riverside Center, Guns N’ Roses tribute band Nightrain at 7 p.m., American Legion Color Guard ceremony at 9 p.m., fireworks at dusk
Fort Wayne
7 p.m. Sunday, July 2: Free food and games with fireworks at dusk at Lifeway Wesleyan Church, 722 Moeller Road
5 p.m. Monday, July 3: Vendors, DJ, food, with fireworks at dusk at Groovy’s Fireworks show, 1615 Coliseum Blvd. W.
9:45 p.m. Monday, July 3: Fireworks at Concordia Lutheran School, 4245 Lake Ave.
10 p.m. Tuesday, July 4: Fireworks downtown
Garrett
Garrett Heritage Days
Monday, July 3: Parade at 5:30 p.m., music by Hubie Ashcraft at 8 p.m. at East Side Park
Tuesday, July 4: Pancake breakfast 7 a.m., BBQ Cookoff, Cruise-In 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Vendor Fair 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Battle of the Bands 11 a.m., basketball shootout 1 p.m., talent show 1 p.m., Bucket Brigade 2 p.m., Miss Garrett Jr./Jr. Teen/Teen pageant 4-6 p.m., fireworks 10 p.m. at East Side Park
Hamilton
9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 1: Fireworks at Double H Farms, 7100 Ind. 1
Huntington
Friday, June 30: Fireworks at dusk viewed from Crestview Middle School, Parkview Hospital, and Huntington YMCA
Kimmell
7:30 p.m. Monday, July 3: Food, drinks, bounce house, games, and fireworks at Kimmell United Methodist Church
Leesburg
10:30 p.m. Saturday, July 1: Fireworks over Tippecanoe Lake
Markle
7 p.m. Tuesday, July 4: Live music by OK Boomer, food trucks, fireworks at dusk at Markle Fish and Game Park
Pokagon State Park
9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 1: Fireworks at Potawatomi Inn
New Haven
Summer fest
6-9 p.m. Friday, June 30: Live entertainment, beer tent, food trucks.
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, July 1: Parade, market, food trucks, fair games, live music
North Manchester
10 p.m. Saturday, July 1: Fireworks at Manchester High School
North Webster
10 p.m. Saturday, July 1: Fireworks over Lake Webster
Ossian
7 p.m. Saturday, July 1: Golf cart parade at Archbold Wilson Park followed by fireworks
Roanoke
Saturday, July 1: Fireworks at dusk at Roanoke Park
Rome City
Saturday, July 1: Fireworks over Sylvan Lake
Spencerville
Saturday, July 1: Autism Awareness Fireworks Show at dusk for sensory friendly as much as possible with indoor viewing for high-sensitivity persons, 7043 Ind. 1
Syracuse
10:15 p.m. Saturday, July 1: Fireworks over Lake Wawasee
Wabash
10 p.m. Tuesday, July 4: Fireworks at Field of Dreams
Warren
Salamonie Summer Festival
Friday, June 30: Downtown parade at 7 p.m., Attaboy performs at 9 p.m. at Riverside Park
Saturday, July 1: Sidewalk chalk contest, waterball fights, bingo, tractor pull, The Bulldogs perform at 7 p.m. at Riverside Park
Sunday, July 2: Antique tractor show, Mountain Dewe Boys perform prior to fireworks at dusk at Warren Tower Park
Waynedale
Saturday, July 1: Food truck, live music from Acoustic Rush at 6 p.m., Davis Ray at 8 p.m., followed by fireworks at AMVETS Post 33, 6620 Koester Road
Winona Lake
8 p.m. Saturday, July 1: Symphony of Lakes performance followed by fireworks at Winona Lake Park
