Fireworks Up North for Fourth of July 2025
June 28, 2025
Catch dozens of fireworks shows around the region this weekend. Here is a brief selection of snaps, crackles, and pops! Manistee: July 3, 10:30pm at First Street Beach as part of the Manistee National Forest Festival. Torch Lake: July 3, presented by the South Torch Area Association, 9pm at the Torch Lake Sandbar. Traverse City: July 4, 10pm at Open Space Park, presented by the TC Boom Boom Club as part of the National Cherry Festival (pictured); plus closing night of NCF Finale Fireworks July 5, 10:30pm at Open Space Park. Petoskey: July 4, Brilliance Over the Bay Fireworks Show, 10:30pm at Bayfront Park. Mackinaw City: July 4, at dusk at Conkling Heritage Park. And if you like your lights sans sound, check out downtown Gaylord’s laser light show on July 4, following live music and a silent disco!
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