Celebrating The United States of America’s 250th birthday, several areas to host fireworks
Jul 2, 2026, 5:07 PM CT
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In observance of the United States of America’s 250th birthday this year many towns and cities throughout the nation will be celebrating this special occasion with various activities and fireworks shows during the Fourth of July weekend. If you are looking for a fireworks show to attend the following area communities will be shooting them off this weekend.
The City of Mauston will be holding their fireworks show on Friday (July 3) at dusk. Area communities holding shows on Saturday (July 4) include Tomah at 9:45. Boscobel, Eastman, Gays Mills, La Farge, Lone Rock, Mauston, Mazomanie, Mineral Point, Platteville, Viroqua and Westby will all will have fireworks displays at dusk,. You can find the full list of area fireworks shows on the Hidden Valleys of Southwestern Wisconsin Facebook page.
Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at adam.hess@civicmedia.us.
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