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
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
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
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
July 4-9
Food, music, livestock shows, midway, fireworks and more.
Mandt Park
July 8
Food, music, activities, and fireworks.
Agora Fitchburg, 6-9pm
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