These five picks are just a sampling, though. There are plenty more options across the region, includingEureka's Red, White & You, the Heritage & Freedom Fest in O'Fallon, Missouri, Wentzville's Liberty Fest & Parade, Chesterfield's 4th of July Fireworks Celebration, Kirkwood Community Freedom Festival and Fireworks, the Mississippi River Fireworks Festival in Alton...and many more.
- Where: Forest Park
- When: July 2, 3, 4
- The granddaddy of them all. If you’re looking for a show that calls to mind words like "mega," "ooh," and "ahh," get to the Grand Basin by 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and by 9:30 p.m. Monday. The whole weekend is full of bands, food, dogs showing off, water-skiing demos, and all manner of fair stuff, with each night capped off by spectacular fireworks.
- Where: Jefferson Barracks, 346 Bagby
- When: July 1
- July 4th is certainly a holiday for patriotism to be on display, and what better place to honor our service members than Jefferson Barracks? JB Blast brings music from the Air Force Band of Mid-America and Roots in Blue, with fireworks kicking off as night falls (around 9:15 p.m.). There will be frosty treats and other goodies on hand, and you can tote in coolers if you’d rather bring your own. Admission is free, and the festival opens at 5 p.m.
- Where: Frontier Park, St. Charles
- When: July 1, 2, 3, 4
- St. Charles might be long on historic charm, but it also knows how to party. Want to see bands, stilt-walkers, and circus performers before the big crash-boom-bang? Sure you do. Riverfest has plenty of options for the kiddos, too. And on Monday, take in the parade, stepping off at 10 a.m. There are also fireworks Sunday and Monday night, starting at 9:20 p.m.
- Where: Webster Groves
- When: July 1, 2, 3, 4
- In Webster Groves, you can party with a purpose. The weekend’s festivities benefit the Webster Groves Lions Club, which holds a carnival and barbecue to raise funds for their work of assisting the blind and visually impaired. Besides good grub and whirligig rides, the festival includes the Miss Webster Pageant. The fireworks, critical to any Independence Day celebration, are on Sunday and Monday nights at 9:30 p.m.
- Where: Coolidge Junior High School, Granite City, Illinois
- When: June 30, July 1, 2, 3, 4
- Visit Granite City for an old-school carnival with rides, vendors, a softball tournament, music, parachute demonstrations, and, of course, fireworks. The fun starts early on Thursday and runs through the actual holiday on Monday, so there’s no excuse to miss out. (The fireworks, though, are only on Monday night; they start poppin’ at 9:15 p.m. by the main stage at Coolidge Junior High School.)
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