Fourth of July

There will be three big fireworks displays in Cedar Rapids over the holiday weekend. Two of the three will be shot off over the Cedar River.

In 2021, Americans mocked the Biden administration when they posted on social media that Americans were saving 16 cents on their Fourth of July cookouts.

The annual Celebration of Freedom Fireworks lit up the Cedar River Saturday night following the Thomas Dostal Developers Freedom Festival Concert. Check out some of our pictures of the fireworks.

The amphitheatre is all set up and we are almost ready to kick off the Thomas Dostal Developers Freedom Festival Concert featuring Eric Paslay, Chuck Wicks, A Thousand Horses, Logan Mize, and Natalie Stovall and The Drive.

Happy Independence Day, Cedar Rapids! We're gearing up for the biggest Fourth of July celebration in Cedar Rapids that's happening tonight at the McGrath Amphitheatre. It looks like we can expect absolutely perfect weather for the Thomas Dostal Developers Freedom Festival Concert.

Fireworks are as much a part of July Fourth as barbecues, parades and red, white and blue, but have you ever stopped to think what makes them flare up in the first place?