4th of July Drone Shows, Parades, Fireworks & Special Events

📌 Events marked with ✨ = Drone, 🎺 = Parade , and 🎆 = Fireworks. Events without these icons are still special Fourth of July celebrations.

🎆  87th Annual Mount Prospect Lions Club Festival (Mount Prospect) | July 1-5 | Fireworks 9:00 – 9:15 Approx | Melas Park   (Link)

50th Annual Frontier Days Festival (Arlington Heights) | July 1-5 | 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Recreation Park (Link)

Northwest Fourth-Fest (Hoffman Estates) | July 1-5 | 1:00 PM – 10:00 PM | NOW Arena Grounds  (Link)

Barrington 4th of July Brat Tent Festival (Barrington) | July 1-4 | All Day | Wool Street Parking Lot (Link)

87th Annual Mount Prospect Lions Club 4th of July Festival (Mount Prospect) | 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Melas Park (Link)

✨ 50th Annual Frontier Days Festival  + Drone Show (Arlington Heights) | Drone Show: 9:35 PM 10–12 min | 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Recreation Park  (Link)

Barrington 4th of July Brat Tent Festival (Barrington) | All Day | Wool Street Parking Lot (Link)

Northwest Fourth-Fest (Hoffman Estates) | 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM | NOW Arena Grounds (Link)

Bartlett 4th of July Festival (Bartlett) | July 2-5  | 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Apple Orchard Park (Link)

4th of July Freedom Ride (Streamwood) | 5:15 PM – 6:30 PM | Park Place Family Recreation Center (Link)

Palatine Jaycees Hometown Fest (Palatine) | July 2-5 | 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Community Park (Link)

🎆 Schaumburg Boomers vs. Québec Capitales – Country Night (Schaumburg) | 6|30 PM | Wintrust Field (Link)

🎆 July 3rd Fireworks Celebration (Park Ridge) | Fireworks: Dusk (approx. 9:15 PM) | Maine East High School (Link)

87th Annual Mount Prospect Lions Club 4th of July Festival (Mount Prospect) | 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Melas Park (Link)

50th Annual Frontier Days Festival (Arlington Heights) | 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Recreation Park (Link)

Barrington 4th of July Brat Tent Festival (Barrington) | All Day | Wool Street Parking Lot (Link)

🎆 Northwest Fourth-Fest (Hoffman Estates) | Fireworks: 9:30 PM | NOW Arena Grounds (Link)

Bartlett 4th of July Festival (Bartlett) | 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Apple Orchard Park (Link)

🎆 Palatine Jaycees Hometown Fest (Palatine) | Fireworks: Dusk | Community Park (Link)

Lincolnshire Red, White & Boom Festival (Lincolnshire) | July 3-4 | 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM | North Park (Link)

Long Grove America the Beautiful Celebration (Long Grove) | 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Brother's Field (Link)

✨🎆Schaumburg Boomers vs Washington Wild Things Post-Game Fireworks & Drone Show | 6:30 PM | Wintrust Field (Link)

🎺 City of Prospect Heights Independence Day Parade (Prospect Heights) | Parades: 10:30 AM | Willow Road (Link)

🎺 Village of Mount Prospect 4th of July Parade (Mount Prospect) | Parades: 1:00 PM | Starts at Emerson St & Prospect Ave, ending at Melas Park (Link)

🎆 87th Annual Mount Prospect Lions Club 4th of July Festival (Mount Prospect) | Fireworks: 9:00 PM | Melas Park (Link)

🎺 🎆 Elgin Fourth of July Parade + Pet parade & Celebration (Elgin) | Parades: 9:00 AM | Fireworks: 9:20 PM | Parade starts at Douglas Ave & Slade Ave; Celebration at Festival Park  (Link)

🎺 Kiwanis Club of Park Ridge - 4th of July Kidside Parade (Park Ridge) | Parades: 9:00 AM | Hodges Park (Link)

🎺 Des Plaines Independence Day Parade (Des Plaines) | Parades: 10:00 AM | Steps off at Center St & Wicke Ave (Link)

🎺 🎆 City of Rolling Meadows July 4th Parade & Fireworks (Rolling Meadows) | Parades: 11:30 AM | Fireworks: 9:30 PM | Parade route along Owl Drive; Fireworks at Community Center Back (Link)

🎆 Bartlett 4th of July Festival  & Fireworks (Bartlett) | 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Fireworks: 9:15 PM | Apple Orchard Park (Link)

🎺 Barrington 4th of July Parade (Barrington) | Parades: 10:00 AM | Main Street (stepping off from Barrington High School (Link)

🎆 Barrington Community Fireworks | 9:30 PM | Barrington High School grounds (Link)

Barrington 4th of July Brat Tent Festival (Barrington) | All Day | Wool Street Parking Lot (Link)

🎆 Schaumburg Boomers vs. Washington Wild Things Independence Day Game (Schaumburg) | 6:30 PM | Fireworks: Post-game | Wintrust Field (Link)

🎆 Lake Zurich Independence/Family Day (Lake Zurich) | Fireworks: 9:15 PM | Paulus Park (Link)

🎺 Village of Niles Independence Day Parade (Niles) | Parades: 8:45 AM | Steps off from Notre Dame College Prep, ending at Grennan Heights Park (Link)

🎺 Skokie 4th of July Parade (Skokie) | Parades: 12:00 PM | Downtown Skokie (steps off from Oakton College campus (Link)

🎆 Skokie Fireworks Festival (Skokie) | Fireworks: 9:30 PM | Niles West High School, 5701 Oakton St (Link)

🎺 Arlington Heights 4th of July Parade (Frontier Days) (Arlington Heights) | Parades: 10:00 AM | Steps off from Dunton & Oakton, traveling to Recreation Park (Link)

✨ 🎺 Northwest Fourth-Fest (Hoffman Estates) | Parades: 9:00 AM | Drone Show: 9:30 PM | Parade along Illinois Boulevard; Drone show at Virginia Mary Hayter Hoffman Estates Village Green (Link)

🎺 🎆 Village of Vernon Hills July 4th Parade & Fireworks (Vernon Hills) | Parades: 9:00 AM | Fireworks: 9:15 PM | Parade through Deerpath neighborhood; Fireworks at Century Park (Link)

🎆 Buffalo Grove Fourth of July Fireworks and Celebration (Buffalo Grove) | Fireworks: 9:00 PM | Willow Stream Park (Link)

🎺 Palatine Jaycees Hometown Fest Parade (Palatine) | 10:30 AM | Route from North Cedar St/West Wood St to Community Park (Link)

🎆 Elk Grove Village Mid-Summer Classics Fourth of July Celebration (Elk Grove Village) | Fireworks: 9:30 PM | Rotary Green (Link)

🎺🎆 Lincolnshire Red, White & Boom Parade & Fireworks (Lincolnshire) | Parades: 10:00 AM | Fireworks: 9:30 PM | Spring Lake Park (Link)

 🎺 Bartlett Lions Club Independence Day Parade (Bartlett)  | 11:00 AM | Downtown Bartlett business corridors (Link)

87th Annual Mount Prospect Lions Club Festival (Mount Prospect) | 1:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Melas Park   (Link)

50th Annual Frontier Days Festival (Arlington Heights) | 7:30 AM – 10:00 PM | Recreation Park (Link)

Northwest Fourth-Fest (Hoffman Estates) | 12:00 PM | NOW Arena Grounds  (Link)

🎺🎆 Celebrate Fox Lake: America 250 (Fox Lake) | Parades: 10:00 AM | Fireworks: 9:15 PM | Lakefront Park  (Link)

🎆 Taste of Grayslake & Fireworks (Grayslake) | Fireworks: Dusk (approx. 9:15 PM) | Central Park  (Link)

🎺 Waukegan American Independence Parade (Waukegan) | Parades: 12:00 PM (Noon) | Sheridan Road (from Franklin St to Jack Benny Dr) (Link)

Lindenhurst America 250 Community Concert (Lindenhurst) | 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM | Lake Villa District Library (Link)

🎆 Gurnee America 250 Celebration (Gurnee) | Fireworks: Dusk | Viking Park (Link)

🎆 Glencoe Party in the Park & Fireworks (Glencoe) | July 3-4  | Fireworks: 9:00 PM | Lakefront Park (Link)

🎆 Wilmette Independence Day Fun & Fireworks (Wilmette) | Fireworks: Dusk | Gillson Park (Link)

🎆 Highland Park Independence Day Fireworks (Highland Park) | Fireworks:9:30 PM | Park District Open Space Sites (Link)

🎆 Deerfield Family Days Fireworks Evening (Deerfield) | Fireworks: 9:15 PM | Brickyards Park (Link)

🎆 Hawthorn Woods 4th of July Concert & Fireworks (Hawthorn Woods) | Fireworks: 9:15 PM | Community Park (Link)

🎆 Wauconda 4th of July Fireworks (Wauconda) | Fireworks: Dusk (approx. 9:15 PM) | Cook Park (Link)

🎺🎆 Evanston 4th of July Celebration (Evanston) | Parades: 2:00 PM | Fireworks: 9:30 PM | Central Street (Parade) / Arrington Lakefront Lagoon at Dawes Park (Fireworks) (Link)

🎺🎆 Glenview Twilight Fireworks & Parade (Glenview) | Parades: 11:20 AM | Fireworks: 9:20 PM | Harlem Avenue & Central Road (Parade) / Gallery Park (Fireworks) (Link)

🎺🎆Winnetka 4th of July Celebration (Winnetka) | Parades: 10:00 AM | Fireworks: 9:30 PM | Elm Street (Parade) / Duke Childs Field, 1321 Willow Road (Fireworks) (Link)

🎺🎆 Northbrook Fourth of July Fireworks (Northbrook) | Parades: 4:00 PM | Fireworks: Dusk | Cherry Lane (Parade) / Meadowhill Park Velodrome, 1479 Maple Avenue (Fireworks) (Link)

🎺 Highland Park Independence Day Parade & Pool Party (Highland Park) | Parades: 10:30 AM | Downtown Highland Park (Parade) / Hidden Creek AquaPark (Link)

🎆 Lake Forest Festival & Fireworks (Lake Forest) | Fireworks: Dusk | Deerpath Community Park (Link)

🎺 Glencoe Independence Day Parade & Fun Run (Glencoe) | Parades: 1:00 PM | Glencoe Metra Train Station (Fun Run) / Downtown Glencoe (Parade)  (Link)

🎺🎆 Antioch Independence Day Parade & Party in the Park (Antioch) | Parades: 10:30 AM | Fireworks: Dusk (approx. 9:30 PM) | Parade on Rte 83; Celebration at Sequoit Creek Park / Brook Entertainment Center (Link)

🎺 Lake Bluff 4th of July Parade (Lake Bluff) | Parades: 10:00 AM |Downtown Business District (Link)

🎆 Round Lake Beachfest & Fireworks (Round Lake Beach) | Fireworks: Dusk (approx. 9:15 PM) | Cultural Center Grounds (Link)

🎆 Waukegan Independence Day Fireworks (Waukegan) | Fireworks: 9:30 PM | Waukegan Lakefront / Harbor (Link)

🎺 Deerfield Family Days Parade & Festival (Deerfield) | Parades: 12:00 PM (Noon) | Jewett Park (Link)

🎆 Mundelein Community Days Fireworks (Mundelein) | Fireworks: 9:30 PM |Mundelein High School Grounds (Link)

🎆 Libertyville 4th of July Concert & Fireworks (Libertyville) | Fireworks: 9:30 PM | Butler Lake Park (Link)