The 2025 Citywide 4th of July Celebration will take place on Friday, July 4, beginning with the traditional parade, and ending with fireworks at Lake Vista Park!

Schedule of Events:

American Legion:

Parade & Staging:

7:30 AM – 8:55 AM – Parade Staging (Groveland Dr and surrounding area)

9:00 AM – Parade Begins

10:45–11:00 AM – Parade Ends

Food & Beverages:

7:30 AM – 10:00 AM – Donuts & Coffee (available for purchase)

8:00 AM – Legion Bar Opens

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Kettle Cornicopia, Chick-Fil-A, and Texas Roadhouse

10:30 AM – Legion Food Stand Opens

Family Fun & Activities:

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM – New Beginnings Petting Zoo & Duck Pond Game

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Pioneer Farm Club Train Rides

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM – Noah’s Ark Face Painting & Balloon Artist/Clown

10:00 AM – Free Ice Cream Sponsored by Oak Creek Dental Care

10:30 AM – 3:00 PM – Tom Triaco (Live Music at Legion)

11:00 AM – Candy Scramble (Ages 0–2)

11:20 AM – Candy Scramble (Ages 3–6)

11:40 AM – Candy Scramble (Ages 7–10)

Lake Vista Park:

Chalk it Up Challenge Sponsored by Educators Credit Union:

3:00 PM – Check-in & Registration 

4:00 PM – Chalk it up Challenge Begins

7:00 PM –Judging Begins

7:45 PM - Winners Announced 

Pre-Fireworks Festivities:

5:00 PM - Food Trucks

5:00 PM - The Learning Experience: Free Flapjacks (while supplies last), carnival games, tattoo station, Wheel of Fun, and meet Bubbles the elephant. Carnival games are for all ages! ($5 donation for unlimited play and prize bag)

8:30 PM – 9:00 PM - Fox Valley Arts – LED Performance

Fireworks and Music Presented by We Energies Foundation: Please download the Pyrocast app from the Google Play or Apple App Store and use show code 2JDA

Shuttle Services: 

4:00 PM – Shuttle service begins from East Middle School

11:00 PM – Last shuttle back to East Middle School