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2023 July 4 Celebrations in the Madison Area

Fireworks, parades, and community celebrations

By Aaron Seligman, MacaroniKID Madison publisher June 30, 2023

July 4 is coming! There's a ton of events for Independence Day in the Dane County area. Our event calendar has all the events by day with in-depth descriptions, but this roundup of everything in one place might to spark your interest.

Festival Foods Lights the Isthmus

July 1

Ticketed event with music, food, and fireworks.  

Breese Stevens, 6-10pm

Shorewood Hills Independence Day Dance

July 2

Dance party on the street. 

Shorewood Hills, 7-1030pm

Monona Community Festival

July 2-4

Carnival, children's bike parade, fireworks, food, and more. 

Winnequah Park

DeForest Fourth of July Celebration

July 3-4

Parade, children's activities music, bingo, food, and more.

Fireman's Park 

July 4

Maple Bluff Fest on the 4th

Parade, festival, fireworks

July 4 (1-4 pm)

Middleton Pool 4th of July Party

Games, contests, and concession specials

Shorewood Hills Fourth of July Celebration

July 4

Triathlon, children's parade, children's activities, music, food, adult water fight, fireworks, and more. 

Shorewood Hills

Token Creek July 4 Celebration

July 4

Children's bike parade, games, music, street dance, and food.

Token Creek, 11am-3pm

Edgewater Fourth Fest

July 4

Music, face painting, balloon art, and water ski shows.

Edgewater Hotel, 2-9pm

Waunakee Waunaboom July 4th Celebration

July 4

Family activities, children's bike parade, princess parade, climbing wall, petting zoo, movie, fireworks, and more. 

Ripp Park, 2-1030pm

Stoughton Fair

July 4-9

Food, music, livestock shows, midway, fireworks and more.

Mandt Park

Fitchburg Community Fireworks

July 8

Food, music, activities, and fireworks.

Agora Fitchburg, 6-9pm


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