Make the most of 4th of July weekend and celebrate American Independence with fun and free activities!
Go To A Parade
Put on your red, white and blue and set up a spot on the street to watch marching bands, floats and special guests at a local parade on Tuesday, July 4th.
- Gibraltar 4th of July Parade
- Clawson 4th of July Parade & Fireworks
- Northville Independence Day Parade
- Milford 4th of July Parade
- Clarkston 4th of July Parade
- Independence Day Parade Wyandotte
Watch Fireworks
Fireworks and the Fourth go together like peanut butter and jelly. Stay up late and watch the sky light up with bright colors during a firework display.
- Festival of the Hills (Rochester): Wednesday, June 28th
- Salute To America @ Greenfield Village (Dearborn): Friday – Monday
- Fireworks @ Stony Creek Metropark (Shelby Township): Friday, June 30th
- Clawson 4th of July Celebration: Tuesday, July 4th
- Independence Fest @ Clintonwood Park (Clarkston): Saturday, July 1st
- Fireworks @ Willow Metropark (New Boston): Saturday, July 1st
- Fireworks @ Kensington Metorpark (Milford): Sunday, July 2nd
- Lake Erie Metropark (Brownstown): Monday, July
- Clawson 4th of July Celebration: Tuesday, July 4th
Splash & Play
Enjoy fun in the sun! Let the kids get wet and go wild in the water.
Plan A Picnic Or A BBQ
Pack a basket or the charcoal and eat outside in the sunshine. Here’s a list of our favorite places to picnic and a few of our favorite recipes:
- 50 Stars BBQ Chicken
- Chicken Salad Croissants
- Turkey Burgers
- Antipasto Kabobs
- Strawberry Spinach Salad
Go Out for a Sweet Treat
Take a road trip for some farm fresh ice cream and get a taste of what life was like in 1776.
- Cook’s Farm Dairy – 2950 E Seymour Lake Road Ortonville, MI 48462
- Calder’s Dairy Farm – 9334 Finzel Rd, Carleton, MI 48117
- Crooked Creek Farm Dairy – 75960 Brown Rd, Romeo, MI 48065
Read About the Revolution
Get some more check marks on your Summer Reading list and learn about heroes of the revolution with these fun books.
- John, Paul, George and Ben by Lane Smith
- The Journey of the One and Only Declaration of Independence by Judith St. George
- George Washington’s Teeth by Deborah Chandra
- Worst of Friends by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain
- Independent Dames by Laurie Halse Anderson
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