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Independence Day 2009 is upon us! How did this happen?! I think it snuck up on Kansas City while we were distracted by camps, baseball, swim lessons and gobs of other things on our plates as parents.

As usual, there are TONS of things to do on July 3rd and 4th around the Kansas City metro this year. The Royals play the White Sox on Friday, July 3rd at 7:10pm and the game will be followed by Kauffman Stadium’s traditional Independence Weekend Fireworks Spectacular. The Royals usually put on a really great fireworks display – so I’m sure this is one you shouldn’t miss! (And it’s also Buck Night!)

In addition to the Kauffman Stadium fireworks show, you might want to check out one of these:

Saturday, June 27, 2009

• Greenwood MO’s Junefest – Hitt Park in Greenwood – live music, carnival rides and a great fireworks show after dark!

Friday, July 3, 2009

• Booms & Blooms – Powell Gardens, Kingsville, MO – 9am to dark – children’s activities, ice cream, music at 4:30pm, Lee’s Summit Symphony at 7:30pm and fireworks to follow
• Fireworks Celebration in the Park (Kearney, MO) – concert at 7:30pm; fireworks display to follow
• KC Riverfest – Berkley Riverfront Park, KCMO – gates open at 3pm – water sports, festival food, live music, children’s area and FIREWORKS! (runs July 3rd and 4th)

Saturday, July 4, 2009

On the Missouri Side –

• Fourth of July Celebration, Parkville, MO – parade at 10am; carnival from 11am to 11pm; fireworks at 9:45pm
• KC Riverfest – Berkley Riverfront Park, KCMO – gates open at 1pm – water sports, festival food, live music, children’s area and FIREWORKS!
• Independence Day Celebration – Mormon Visitors Center, Independence, MO – concert at 8:30pm; fireworks begin at dusk
• Gladstone MO Fireworks – Oak Grove Park, 76th & N. Troost – at dusk
• Excelsior Springs MO Fireworks – The Elms Resort and Spa – at dusk
• Liberty4thFest, Liberty, MO – Fountain Bluff Sports Complex on Old 210 Hwy – live music and children’s activities begin at 6pm; fireworks at 9:45pm
• Smithville Lake (MO) Fireworks – north end of the Smithville Lake Dam, beginning at about 9pm
• Weston Jaycees Fireworks – West Platte High School, Weston MO – at dusk
• Legacy Blast, Legacy Park, Lee’s Summit, MO – food, inflatables, entertainment and FIREWORKS! – gates open at 6pm
• Platte City Family Fun and Fireworks – breakfast, 5k, bike rodeo, TONS of activities during the day; music and fireworks at night – Platte County R-3 High School, Platte City, MO
• Sugar Creek MO Fireworks – Heritage Philharmonic at 8pm in Mike Onka Memorial Building; fireworks at 9:45pm
• Raymore MO Fireworks – Recreation Park, Raymore, MO – live music and food beginning at 7pm; fireworks at 9:30pm
• Harrisonville MO Fireworks – Harrisonville City Park – Pale Horse Riders Country Music Festival beginning at 11am; FIREWORKS at 9:30pm
• Oak Grove MO Fireworks - Webb Park – kids’ activites and other stuff begins at 5pm; fireworks at 10pm

On the Kansas Side –

• Fireworks and Salute to the Union – Fort Leavenworth, KS – Games, music, concessions begin at 4pm, Salute to the Nation at 8pm, fireworks, Merritt Lake, Fort Leavenworth.  Picture ID required upon entering Fort Leavenworth.  For more information contact Fort Leavenworth Public Affairs office, 913 684-1724
• Party on the Hill – First Family Church, south Overland Park – carnival, games, music, food and FIREWORKS – 4pm to 10pm
• Wizards’ 4th of July Spectacular, CommunityAmerica Ballpark, Kansas City, KS – see the Wizards play at 8pm followed by a huge fireworks display!
• Fourth of July Celebration – Leawood City Park – 5pm to 10pm – activities and music for kids
• Basehor KS Fireworks – Basehor-Linwood High School Football Field – 6:30pm parade and LOTS of family fun; 9:15pm fireworks
• Lansing KS Fireworks – Lansing City Park, 4H Road west of Main – approximately 9:30pm
• Star Spangled Spectacular, Corporate Woods, Overland Park, KS -  events from 4pm to 11pm – live music, inflatables and fireworks!
• Olathe KS Fireworks – Great Mall of the Great Plains, 151st St. – 9:30pm
• Prairie Village KS Fireworks – 91st & Nall, Meadowbrook Country Club – park across the street at Christ Church for a block party complete with Wonderscope Live beginning at 7pm
• Gardner KS Fireworks – Gardner-Edgerton High School – 9:30pm
• Fairway KS Fireworks – Bishop Miege High School – 9:30pm
• DeSoto KS July 4th Celebration – Riverfest Park – starts at 6pm with music and activities; fireworks at 9:45pm

And the Fourth of July in Kansas City isn’t ALL about fireworks! There are some other great things to do on the 4th before the sun sets. Don’t miss one of these great events:

• Fourth of July Celebration Carnival, Parkville, MO – July 1st thru July 4th at English Landing Park – from 6pm to 10pm, Wed thru Fri; 11am to 11pm on Sat – parade on the 4th at 10am
• Platte City Family Fun and Fireworks – July 4th – breakfast, 5k, bike rodeo, TONS of activities during the day; music and fireworks at night – Platte County R-3 High School, Platte City, MO
• Missouri Town 1855 Independence Day – July 4th, 9am to 4:30pm – food, music, speeches and noon parade
• Fort Osage – Sibley, MO – July 4th, 9am to 4:30pm – 1812-style Independence Day celebration with cannon and musket fire
• Community Days Parade, Lenexa, KS – July 4th, beginning at 10am
• Independence Day, 19th Century Style – Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm (Olathe, KS) –  July 4th, 10am to 4pm
• Sugar Creek MO July 4th Parade – July 4th, 11am – on Sterling from Lexington to Putnam
• Village Fest, Harmon Park/Municipal Campus, Prairie Village, KS – performances by Funky Mama and Mr. Stinky Feet, inflatables, police demos, face painting, clowns, magicians, bike rodeo, children’s parade, petting zoo, pony rides, climbing wall and MORE!- July 4th, 7:30am to 2pm
• KC Riverfest – Berkley Riverfront Park, KCMO – water sports, festival food, live music, children’s area and FIREWORKS! – July 3rd and 4th

NOTE: The Lenexa/Shawnee fireworks display at Shawnee Mission Park has been canceled this year. Also called off for 2009 is the City of Blue Springs fireworks show.

*photo by Patrick/ adwriter