Celebrate the Fourth of July in and around Cleveland at one or more of these family-friendly fireworks, music, and festival events (listed in date order). Updated for 2009.
- June 28 - Fairlawn - Bicentennial Park; fireworks at 10pm; music from 7pm
- July 2 - Canton - at the McKinley Mounument - 10pm
- July 3 - Wadsworth - Memorial Park - at dusk
- July 3 - Wellington - Lorain County Fairgrounds - at dusk
- July 3 - Medina - Medina High School - dusk
- July 3 - Chardon - Chardon High School - at dusk
- July 3 - North Ridgeville - fireworks at dusk; South Central Park
- Elyria - Canceled
- July 3 - Brunswick - Brunswick High School - 10pm
- July 3 - Independence - Elmwood Park; at dusk
- July 3 - Hudson - Barlow Farm Park - at dusk
- July 3 to 4 - Cuyahoga Falls - Blossom Music Center; Blossom Festival Band
- July 4 - Avon Lake - Miller Road Park - at dusk
- July 4 - Massillon - Paul Brown Tiger Stadium - at dusk
- July 4 - Garfield Heights - City View Shopping Center - at dusk
- July 4 - North Canton - 7th Street across from North Canton Hoover High School - at dusk
- July 4 - North Olmsted - North Olmsted Park - at dusk
- July 4 - Oberlin - Hamilton Road Recreation Complex - at dusk
- July 4 - Orville - Orr Park - 1015pm
- July 4 - Willoughby Hills - Fireworks; 945pm; at South High School
- July 4 - Wooster - Kinney Field; 10pm
- Parma - Canceled
- July 4 - Cedar Point - Cedar Point Amusement Park, Sandusky; at dusk
- July 4 - Shaker Heights - Shaker Middle School, 20600 Shaker Blvd.; at dusk
- July 4 - Solon - Solon Community Park; at 930pm
- July 4 - Strongsville - Fireworks - at dusk; Foltz Athletic Field, off Route 42
- July 4 - Wickliffe - Coulby Park - 10pm
- July 4 - Geneva-on-the-Lake - Fireworks; Geneva on the Lake Resort Golf Course; at dusk
- July 4 - Bay Village - fireworks - Cahoon Park - at dusk
- July 4 - Alliance - Silver Park; at dusk
- July 4 - Berea - Coe Lake Gazebo; at 10pm
- July 4 - Put-in-Bay- Perry Monument - 10pm
- July 4 - Cleveland - The Flats; 10pm
- Euclid - Canceled
- July 4 - Westlake - Clague Park - at dusk
- July 4 - Mentor - Civic Center Park - 950pm
- July 4 - Lakewood - Lakewood Park fireworks at 945pm
- July 4 - Lorain - Lakeside Landing - at dusk
- July 4 - Willoughby - Willoughby South High School, 5000 Shankland Rd.,; free; 945pm - 10pm
- July 4 - Eastlake - Fireworks at 10pm; Classic Park Stadium
- July 4 - Conneaut - Conneaut Lakeview Park - at dusk
- July 4 - Lakeside - The dock at dusk
- July 4 - Bratenahl - Bratenahl Village Park - at dusk
- July 4 - Bainbridge - River Road Park - at dusk
- July 4 - Cleveland - Nautica Queen; Dinner and Fireworks cruise on Lake Erie; call 216 696-8888 for reservations.
- July 4 - Ashtabula - Walnut Beach - at dusk
- July 4 - New Philadelphia - First Town Day Fair - at dusk
- July 5 - Canton - Parade at 1030am
- July 5 - Mayfield Village - SOM Center and Wilson Mills Rds - 10pm
- July 5 - Portage Lakes - Turkey Foote Lake - at dusk
- July 5 - Aurora - Sunny Lake Park; at dusk
- July 5 - Cuyahoga Falls - Cleveland Orchestra; Independence Day concert with the 1812 Overture and fireworks; 8pm
- Bedford - Canceled
(Updated 6-28-09)