Arlington:
Fireworks will be
seen over Arlington Community Park at dusk on Friday.
Bowling Green:
Fireworks will start Saturday at dusk on Bowling
Green State University's intramural fields. The BG Area
Community Band will host a free concert at Doyt-Perry football stadium at 8:30
p.m. Rain date is July 5.
Columbus:
Red, White and Boom, the Midwest's largest fireworks
display, will be shot over the Scioto River from
Veterans Memorial on the north side of Broad Street at
10 p.m. Friday. A wide array of entertainment and food
will be offered starting at 11 a.m. A full events list
can be found at
www.redwhiteandboom.org.
Findlay:
Pop Boom Bang, Rock and
gospel music, food, and pony rides for the kids will be
the appetizers at Findlay's July 4th celebration
Saturday at the Hancock County Fairgrounds. The main
course, a fireworks show, will follow at dusk. The
fairgrounds will open at 5 p.m. when music will begin at
the Gospel Pavilion. Acts this year will include
Gloryway Quartet with Mary St. Clair from Mansfield, The
Copenhavers Trio from Creston, Richardson Trio from
Waterville, and Findlay songsters Jericho Road and 441
Quartet. Findlay rock band The Game will perform at 7
p.m.
Fostoria:
Fireworks will start Saturday at dusk at Meadowlark
Park. Music, games and food sales will begin at noon. At
6 p.m. the third annual Fostoria Idol Contest will be
held with prizes offered to the top three winners. A
song list is available at city hall, or singers may
bring their own discs.
Fremont:
Fireworks will be shot off at Rodger Young Park at dusk
Saturday. The Toledo Symphony Concert Band will perform
from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Rutherford B. Hayes
Presidential Center, with cannon fire accompaniment to
the "1812 Overture." A downtown parade will be held at 5
p.m.
Kenton:
Day-long activities Saturday will begin at 8 a.m. with a
flea market, followed by a car show at 11 a.m., truck
pull at noon, parade at 3 p.m., chicken barbecue at 5
p.m. and bingo at 7:30 p.m. Fireworks will begin at 10
p.m. Rain date for the fireworks is July 5 at 10 p.m.
Lima:
Star Spangled Spectacular
fireworks will be shot from Faurot Park at 10 p.m.
Saturday. Activities will begin with a 5K run/walk at 9
a.m. Food booths, music, games and more will be featured
throughout the day. A full events list can be found at
www.lima4th.com
McComb:
The village received
enough donations this year to have fireworks. They will
be set off at dusk Friday at the village park. There
will also be free admission at the pool, food booths set
up around noon, inflatable's for all ages from 5-9 p.m.
and music.
Napoleon:
Fireworks will begin at Glenwood Park at 10 p.m.
Saturday.
Ottawa:
Fireworks start at 10
p.m. Sunday at Country Acres Golf Club on Ohio 694.
Music, rides and other entertainment will start at 7
p.m. Parking is a $2 donation to Putnam County Home Care
& Hospice.
Port Clinton:
Fireworks start at 10 p.m. Saturday at Waterworks Park.
Put-In-Bay: Perry's Victory and International Peace
Memorial will be the fireworks launch site at 10 p.m.
Saturday.
Tiffin:
Hedges-Boyer Park will
host Independence Day activities from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday, with music, games and fireworks at dusk. Rain
date is Sunday.
Toledo:
Red, White and Kaboom, a
two-day event, will end with fireworks at the Downtown
Riverfront at 9:45 p.m. Saturday. Those 12 and over will
be charged $2 to enter the Promenade Park after 4 p.m.
on Saturday, but those who bring a canned good to donate
to local charities will be admitted free.
Upper Sandusky:
Wyandot County Fairgrounds - 10pm