North Canton may not be doing fireworks this year, but there are still plenty of places in the area to see them light up the sky.
From city festivals to lakefront displays, Northeast Ohio is set to light up the sky this Independence Day weekend.
Communities across the region will celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks, live music, parades, family friendly activities and more.
Whether you’re looking for a small-town gathering or a bigger city bash, below is a guide to fireworks and celebrations happening across the area.
Just remember to be safe if you’re blowing off your own fireworks this year.
Akron
Akron will host a fireworks display around 9:45 p.m. July 4 (after the RubberDucks game) at Lock 3 as part of the Heart of Akron Festival from July 3 to 5. The festival at Locks 3 and 4 will include live music, local art, food and a parade.
The fireworks display will be part of the city’s Bicentennial Signature Celebration, coinciding with the Fourth of July. On July 5, the Goodyear Bicentennial Downtown Parade will begin at 10 a.m. After the parade concludes, the Bicentennial Homecoming will begin at Lock 3. (Fireworks also will follow the conclusion of the RubberDucks game July 5.)
Alliance
An Independence Day celebration, including food trucks and live music, will be at Silver Park, 2930 S. Union Ave., from 5 to 9 p.m. July 4. The fireworks will be at dusk.
Canton
The Monumental Fourth celebration will be July 3 at McKinley Memorial Park, outside the McKinley Presidential Library & Museum and McKinley National Memorial, 800 McKinley Drive NW. Gates will open at 6 p.m., and entertainment will begin at 7:30 p.m. The fireworks display will begin at about 9:45 p.m.
Carrollton
The Fraternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxiliary 2185 will host the 2025 Carroll County Fireworks Show from 5 to 11 p.m. July 5 at the Carroll County Fairgrounds, 160 Kensington Road NE. For more details, go to: https://tinyurl.com/2ysuk38c.
Abate of Ohio Inc./ Region 8 will host the Freedom Rally on July 4-6 at the Carroll County Veterans Park, 2038 Brenner Road. It includes live music and food. For more details, go to: www.facebook.com/freedomrallyohio.
Green
FreedomFest will be from noon to 11 p.m. June 28 at Boettler Park, 5300 Massillon Road, with family-friendly activities, games, local food vendors, live music, skydivers and fireworks.
Fireworks will begin at 10:15 p.m. (Rain date for fireworks only is June 29.) Parking and admission are free. More information, including an event schedule: www.cityofgreen.org/572/FreedomFest.
Jackson Township
Lake Cable Community Independence Day Fireworks will be at Lake Cable Beach, 5725 Fulton Road NW, at dusk July 3. Lake Cable is a private, members-only lake.
Massillon
Massillon’s Independence Day Celebration will be 5 to 10 p.m. July 3. The festivities begin with the Li’l Miss Liberty and Li’l Uncle Sam Pageant, open to boys and girls ages 3 through 7.
Registration starts at 5 p.m., and the pageant starts at 6 p.m. There will be face painting, a balloon artist, and a variety of food options, including local restaurants, DORA drinks and food trucks. New Wave Nation will perform at 7 p.m. (part of the Massillon Summer Concert Series), with a fireworks finale to follow. For more information, go to: discovermassillon.com.
Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District
The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District will have fireworks at several of its lakes during the Fourth of July weekend. The displays are set for 10 p.m.:
- July 4 at Tappan Lake Park, 84000 Mallarnee Road, Deersville.
- July 5 at Seneca Lake Park, 22172 Park Road, Senecaville.
- July 5 at Atwood Lake Park, 9500 Lakeview Road, Mineral City.
- July 5 at Piedmont Lake, 32281 Marina Road, Freeport.
The district also will host Independence Day activities from July 4 through July 6 at Pleasant Hill Lake Park, 3431 state Route 95, Perrysville, and Charles Mill Lake Park, 1277A state Route 430, Mansfield.
For more details, go to: www.mwcd.org.
New Philadelphia
The First Town Days Festival Fireworks will be held at 10 p.m. July 5 at Tuscora Park, 161 Tuscora Ave. NW. The fireworks are part of the First Town Days Festival. For more details, go to: www.firsttowndays.com.
North Canton
The Stark Community Jaycees July 4th parade will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon, beginning from the parking lot of Faith United Methodist Church, 300 Ninth St. NW. The YMCA July 4th Race activities will be from 7 to 10 a.m. For more information on the Firecracker Dash and two-mile and five-mile races and to sign up, visit www.ymcastark.org/july4thrace.
North Canton will not have a July 4th fireworks display this year.
Orrville
The Orrville Firefighters Association’s 2025 Fire in the Sky Celebration kicks off July 1. The annual Independence Day parade is at 7 p.m. The fireworks display will be July 5. For more details, go to: www.facebook.com/OrrvilleFirefightersAssociation.
Portage Lakes State Park
The Fireworks, Boat Parade and Sand Castle Building Contest will be July 5. The boat parade will be at 1 p.m. The Sand Castle Building Contest registration will begin at 1:30 p.m., with the contest from 2 to 3:30 p.m. The fireworks will begin around 10 p.m. The rain date for the fireworks only is July 6.
To sign up for the Boat Parade or for more information, contact Andy Shriner at 330-400-4470. For more information on the Sand Castle Building Contest, contact Melissa Millmier at 330-858-2033.