Racine July 4 Fireworks, Parades and More: 2018 Guide

RACINE COUNTY, WI — The City of Racine and surrounding communities have a variety of family-friendly celebrations planned for the 2018 Fourth of July. Here is your guide to each one in your area:

Racine Parade

The City of Racine's annual FourthFest parade is considered one of the Midwest's largest July 4th Parade. The 2018 theme is "A Storybook Parade."

The parade has More than 120 parade entries that includes live music, floats, demonstrations, and more.

The parade starts at the intersection of Goold and Main Streets and travels south on Main Street through Downtown. The parade then turns west on 14th Street. The pre-parade featuring antique cars, noisy police cars and fire engines begins at 8:45 a.m.

Racine Fireworks

Spectators are encouraged to bring a blanket and a picnic basket and relax on Racine's North Beach for the 2018 fireworks display.

The 40-minute fireworks show begins at dusk on July 4 at about 9:20 p.m. The annual fireworks show can be seen from anywhere up and down the Lake Michigan shoreline.

Burlington Festival

Celebrate the Fourth of July at Echo Park, 595 Milwaukee Ave. in Burlington Wis. for an all-day party.

Starting at 2 p.m. there will be a bean bag toss tournament, live music, beer, soda and food. Price of admission is $2. The celebration goes from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Fireworks begin at dusk, which is about 9:20 p.m. on July 4.

Town of Raymond

The theme of this year's Raymond Independence Day celebration is "Small Town, Big Heart." The party goes from 2 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on July 33 with live music, food and beverages at the festival grounds, on 76th St. between Highway G and Highway K.

2 p.m.: Car Show
6 p.m.: Zumba
7:30 p.m.: Live Music

On July 4, the children's parade starts at 12:45 p.m. from the Festival Grounds.

At 1 p.m. the main parade begins.

After the parade, Raymond's festival continues with live music, a tractor pull, children's games, and auctions.

Fireworks begin just after dusk at 9:30 p.m. from the festival grounds.

Union Grove

Union Grove's annual Independence Day Parade begins at 9:15 a.m. in front of the parking lot of the Racine County Fair grounds along Highway 11. The parade travels east to Main Street, and then heads north into Downtown and to its conclusion at the Union Grove High School.

The annual children's parade will assemble at the Graham Public Library parking lot and take the same route as the parade to Village Square Park.

Waterford Parade

Independence Day in Waterford begins in Downtown Waterford at 8 a.m. The annual children's parade starts at 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of Milwaukee St. and Main St. downtown. The main parade begins at 11 a.m. from the intersection of 7th St. and Main St.

Along the way, the Waterford Lions Club will be selling tickets to their Duck Raffle along the parade route. Funds generated help support the parade. The raffle will be drawn at 1:15 p.m. at Ten Club Park.

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