2025 Fourth of July in Columbus

There are a lot of Fourth of July events happening around the Central Ohio Area. Some things have already happened like the Westland Fourth of July Parade in Prairie Township last weekend, and fireworks in Powell and Pataskala, plus the Juneteenth Fireworks in the Discovery District.

COTA can get you to the Fireworks in Downtown Columbus, with ALL Fixed Route Local Lines running until Midnight on July 3, and the COTA Plus will run in the evening on July 4 for the Fireworks in Westerville (8PM to Midnight) and Grove City (7-11PM), ONLY for the Fireworks in Westerville and Grove City, respectively.

FIREWORKS:
Ashville - Ashville Community Park (July 4)
Bexley - Capital University (July 4)
Clintonville - Whetstone Park of Roses (July 4)
Columbus - Red, White & Boom! (July 3)
Delaware - Ohio Wesleyan University (July 4)
Dublin - Dublin Coffman High School (with Kansas & 38 Special) (July 4)
Gahanna - Gahanna Municipal Golf Course (July 3)
Groveport - Heritage Park (July 3)
Heath - Geller Park (July 2)
Hilliard - Freedom Fest at Roger A. Reynolds Municipal Park (July 4)
Lancaster - Fairfield County Fairgrounds (July 4)
New Albany - New Albany High School (July 4)
Newark - OSU Newark Martha Grace Amphitheatre (July 3)
Obetz - The Fortress (July 3)
Pickerington - Pickerington Central High School (July 3)
Reynoldsburg - Civic Park (July 3)
Sunbury - Big Walnut High School (July 4)
Upper Arlington - Northam Park (July 4)
Westerville - Westerville Veterans Plaza at Bike & Walk Soccer Fields (July 4)
Whitehall - Whitehall-Yearling High School (July 3)
Worthington - Thomas Worthington High School (July 4)

Select Parades:
Bexley - Starts at Maryland Elementary School (July 4) (Theme: "Bexley: It's A Blast!")
Columbus/Red, White & Boom! - Starts at Bicentennial Park (July 3)
Delaware - Starts at Delaware County Fairgrounds (July 4)
Dublin - Starts at Metro Place (July 4)
Gahanna - Starts at Clark Hall (July 4)
Groveport - Starts at Glendening Elementary School (July 4)
Hilliard - Starts at Franklin County Fairgrounds (July 4)
New Albany - Starts at New Albany Middle School (July 4) (Theme: "Too Fly for the Fourth of July")
Northland - Starts at Karl & Morse Roads (July 4) (Theme: "249 and Counting")
Pickerington - Starts at Lockville Village Park (July 4)
Reynoldsburg - Starts at Main St. & Rosehill Rd. (July 4)
Short North (Doo Dah) - Starts at Buttles Ave. & Park St. (July 4) (Less-Than-Grand Marshall: Colleen Marshall)
Upper Arlington - Starts at Northwest Blvd. & Zollinger Rd. (July 4) (Theme: "Arlington Nation")
Westerville - Starts at St. Paul the Apostle Church (July 4)
Whitehall - Starts at Whitehall-Yearling High School (July 4, due to construction)
Worthington Hills - Starts at Worthington Hills Elementary School (July 4) (Theme: "Holiday in the Hills")

LINKS:
Experience Columbus - https://www.experiencecolumbus.com/blog/post/fourth-of-july-celebrations...
AFAR - https://www.experiencecolumbus.com/articles/post/afar-names-columbus-a-m...
AFAR - https://www.afar.com/magazine/best-places-to-go-for-july-4
WBNS 10TV - https://www.10tv.com/article/entertainment/events/4th-of-july-fireworks-...
WCMH NBC4 - https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/central-ohio-news/get-out-and-do-s...
Columbus on the Cheap - https://www.columbusonthecheap.com/fireworks-celebrations-around-columbus/
What Should We Do Today Columbus - https://whatshouldwedotodaycolumbus.com/family-friendly-events-in-columb...
Red, White & Boom - https://redwhiteandboom.org/