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On this 4th of July weekend, I was hoping there was a web site that you could enter your zip code and there would be a list of fireworks displays in your area. I can not find one particular web site that offers that. I suppose it would be alot of work, but I could not find any. My suggestion is to Google "fireworks displays" and your closest big town, and see what pops up.
This is the best list I have found for the Twin Cities Area Firweworks Displays.
And just for fun, our local CBS news station WCCO has a free build your own virtual fireworks display with different music. It is kind of fun, the kids would get a kick out of it! You can click here to try it out yourself.
FRIDAY JULY 4th
St. Paul's popular Fourth of July festival at Harriet Island features more than 50 food vendors and three stages of free entertainment (including, for the first time, one devoted to Christian music). This year's line-up includes REO Speedwagon, Eddie Money, and possibly, a senate candidate debate! Fireworks light up the sky nightly at 10:20pm. Lots of booths also offer giveaways and activities. Check the website for a full listing of events. Park in downtown St. Paul (free shuttle transport provided to and from the park) or take mass transit.
651.772.9980
Ongoing Daily 7/3/08 - 7/6/08; check with location for exceptions.
Time: Thu & Sat-Sun 1pm-10:40pm; Fri 11am-10:40pm
Cost: Free; fee for food
Tangletown 4th of July Parade & Picnic
800 Grand Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55419
Decorate bikes and strollers, meet at Washburn High School at 10am, and join an old-fashioned parade down to Fuller Park, where entertainment, games, prizes, and food await.
612.370.4963
Time: 10am-1:30pm
Cost: Free
Edina Fourth of July Parade
50th Street at France Avenue South
Edina, MN 55410
Edina's parade - featuring everything from marching youth groups to dancing seniors - starts at City Hall (just east of Highway 100) and proceeds about a mile east to 50th & France. (The city's fireworks display takes place further south, at Rosland Park, off 66th Street, when darkness falls.)
952.826.0380, ext. 252
Time: 10am
Cost: Free
Fourth of July in Woodbury
2695 Ojibway Drive
Saint Paul, MN 55125
Bring a blanket or lawn chairs over to Ojibway Park for live music with the Red Rock Swing Band, a 17-piece big band specializing in classic swing music from Duke Ellington to the modern swing revival. Concessions are available for purchase. Fireworks begin at 10pm.
Time: 7pm-10pm; Fireworks 10pm
Cost: Free
There are multiple activities in almost every town Friday night. Be sure to check out your towns web site for local information about parades and festivals.
SATURDAY JULY 5th
Free First Saturday: A Moving Spectacle
1750 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403
The Trisha Brown Dance Company offers performances (11am & 1:30pm) of several unusual site-specific works in the garden and adjacent Loring Park for this month's Free First Saturday family event, which also includes free art activities and gallery admission.
612.375.7600
Time: 10am-3pm
Cost: Free
Grimm Farm Open House
Lowry Nature Center
Lowry Nature Center
7025 Victoria Drive
Victoria, MN 55386
Carver Park Reserve visitors can step back in time and celebrate the historic contributions of Wendelin Grimm, who developed North America's first winter-hardy alfalfa. Families can tour the restored 1870s farmhouse and play with hoops, stilts, and marbles.
763.559.6700
7/5/08Ages: 2 to 18
Time: 1pm-4pm
Cost: Free
Stories at the Market
920 East Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407
The library offers morning storytimes at the market in July.
Ongoing Each Sat 7/5/08 - 7/26/08; check with location for exceptions.
Ages: 2 to 18
Time: 10:30am & 11am
Cost: Free
On the first Saturday of each month, participating Home Depot stores offer kids a chance to learn about tool and safety, and work with tools to construct a take-home craft from a pre-fab kit. Kids also get an orange apron and badge. Check with location for exceptions.
800.553.3199
Ages: 5 to 12
Time: 9am-12n
Cost: Free
SUNDAY JULY 6th
Hopkins Westwind Concert Band
7499 France Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55435
Edina presents a free concert at the amphitheater at the southern end of the lake.
952.927.8861
Time: 7pm
Cost: Free
Free Family Fundays: Nature Play!
13351 Elm Creek Road
Osseo, MN 55369
Follow a deer trail, search for critters, match babies to moms, and play other challenging nature games. You can also use provided props to invent your own!
763.559.6700
Ages: 4 to 18
Time: 1pm-3pm
Cost: Free
A Walk in the Park: Bug Hunt
7025 Victoria Drive
Victoria, MN 55386
Join a naturalist on a walk in search of summer insects. (Funny, we never seem to have to look for them - they find us just fine!) Use nets and jars to catch and observe some of the creatures living in the park. No reservations needed.
763.694.7650
Ages: 2 to 18
Time: 1pm-2:30pm
Cost: Free
Wild about Snakes
8737 East Bush Lake Road
Minneapolis, MN 55438
Wannabe herpetologists can meet and touch a scaly snake, and then watch it down its dinner whole. Be sure to bring a camera!
763.559.6700
Ages: 2 to 18
Time: 3pm-4pm
Cost: Free
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