Here is how the city of Boise and nearby communities are celebrating the upcoming Fourth of July holiday.
BOISE, Idaho — This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press.
There’s almost nothing that compares to watching fireworks light up the night sky on the Fourth of July and towns and cities in the Treasure Valley are finalizing plans to celebrate Independence Day. Here is how the city of Boise and nearby communities are celebrating the upcoming Fourth of July holiday:
Just like most years, Boise will have a fireworks show at Ann Morrison Park on July 4 around dusk. Festivities will begin at 6 p.m. with food and drink vendors at the park featuring everything from fresh fusion foods to summertime classics. Beer and wine will be available to purchase for those 21 and older. The free show will be synced to music on 107.1 Hank FM.
The park will be closed to vehicles all day on the Fourth of July, but additional parking will be available at several other locations including at the Capitol Terrace, City Centre and Grove Street. Vehicles must be parked legally within Julia Davis Park, Kathryn Albertson Park, Idaho Fallen Firefighters Memorial Park and at the Boise Depot. Towing will be delayed at these locations until 9 a.m. on Saturday, July 5.
Pets, personal fireworks or sparklers, drones and glass bottles or containers will not be allowed in the park. At the conclusion of the fireworks, Americana Boulevard will be closed for approximately 45 minutes to allow pedestrians to exit the park.
In Garden City, the Boise Hawks will face the Billings Mustangs on July 3-6 at Memorial Stadium. Fireworks will be set off after the games on July 3, 4 and 5. Each game starts at 7:05 p.m. Tickets are available at the stadium and online at boisehawks.com and range from $16-$34.
Storey Park will be ready for crowds on July 4 at 4 p.m. with food trucks and live music. Fireworks will be set off from the east side of the Meridian Speedway around 10:20 p.m.
The Bark Park will close 30 minutes before dark for the fireworks. No glass containers or personal fireworks will be allowed at the park. Parking will be limited within Storey Park, but there will be a drop-off zone off of Franklin Road.
While Eagle will still have Eagle Fun Days on June 27 and 28, the fireworks show will not be happening this year for budgetary reasons.
“The City of Eagle and the West Ada School District explored the possibility of hosting a fireworks show at Eagle High School as part of the 2025 Fun Days celebration,” the city wrote in a press release in March. “While the 2024 event included a fireworks display at this location, updated insurance requirements for this year exceeded the City’s current coverage and — at a cost of nearly four times the price of the fireworks — is an amount far outside of the event budget.”
Family Fun Night will be on June 27 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Eagle High School, complete with carnival rides, inflatable bounce houses and food trucks. The Eagle Fire Department will also be there spraying water on folks wanting to get wet.
Fun Days events will start up again at 9 a.m. on June 28 with a fun run at Merrill Park. Registration is available and open online at runsignup.com. Eagle City Hall will have live music, a vendor market and other activities available from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., including a car show downtown from noon to 3 p.m. on State Street between 2nd Street and Stierman Way and a cornhole tournament at 3 p.m.
The Dry and Wet N’ Wild parade will be on State Street at 1 p.m.
In Kuna, Fireworks by Fireworks America will be set off from Bernie Fisher Park around 10 p.m. on July 4. Food trucks, music and drinks will be available from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the park. Second Street will be closed for festivities.
The Fourth starts early in Melba. There is a Fun Run at 7 a.m., with registration available online at runsignup.com for a two-mile walk, two-mile run and six-mile run. After that there will be a parade at the Baseline Road and Carrie Rex intersection at 10:30 a.m.
Star’s Firecracker 5K race starts on July 4 at 8 a.m. at Freedom Park. The entry fee for the race is $15 and patriotic attire is encouraged. Registration can be done online at staridaho.org/community.
After that, a parade with an extended route begins at 10 a.m. and goes from Star Road to State Street. Following the parade will be a luncheon, pie auction, water games and live music at the Star Riverhouse. Fireworks will start around 10:15 p.m. at Hunter’s Creek Park. Food vendors will be parked in the west parking lot of Hunter’s Creek from 4 p.m. until the end of the fireworks show.
The God and Country Festival is at 6:30 p.m. on July 2 at the Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater. Gates for the festival open at 5:30 p.m. Admission to the amphitheater is free, but the center does charge $5 for parking. The evening will feature live music from several Christian bands, food and fireworks, which will be set off at dusk.
Celebrations for the Fourth of July start with a parade at 9 a.m. in downtown Caldwell. After the parade, a car show, vendor fair with food trucks and kids area will be open at Memorial Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fireworks will start at dusk at Brothers Park, where food vendors will also be starting at 7 p.m.
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