Safety and Event Guide to 4th of July
Grand Rapids has many options of things you can add to your Bucket List this 4th of July including scavenger hunts, fireworks, parades, and celebrations. While Grand Rapids has many festivities planned in the next few weeks, we also wanted to add some safety reminders and statistics for you to keep in mind while celebrating.
DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS
Annual Fireworks Celebration presented by Soaring Eagle Casino
July 2, 2022
Ah-Nab-Awen Park
Downtown Grand Rapids
6pm – 11pm
KENT COUNTY
Ada Township 4th of July Celebration
Monday, July 4 at 10 a.m.
Ada, MI
Monday, July 4 at 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
River St SE, Ada, MI
Kentwood Fourth of July Celebration (pancake breakfast, 5K race, parade and more)
Monday, July 4 at 7 a.m.–10 p.m.
Begins at Kentwood Fire Station 1 (4775 Walma Ave SE)
Sanse @ Kentwood 4th of July Celebration!
Monday, July 4 at 8 a.m.–10 p.m.
Kentwood City Hall (4900 Breton Rd. SE, Kentwood, MI)
Autocam 5K
Monday, July 4 at 7:30–9:30 a.m.
Kentwood, MI
Monday, July 4 at 8:29 a.m.
4900 Breton Rd. SE, Kentwood, MI
Monday, July 4 at 8:30 a.m.–11 p.m.
East Grand Rapids Community Center (750 Lakeside Dr. SE, Grand Rapids, MI)
Yinka Shonibare CBE: Planets in My Head
Monday, July 4 at 9 a.m.
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park (1000 E Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI)
East Grand Rapids 4th of July Celebration
Monday, July 4 at 8 p.m.
John Collins Park (650 Lakeside Dr. SE, East Grand Rapids, MI)
Hollyhock Lane 4th of July Parade
Monday, July 4 at 8–10 a.m.
Ottawa Hills, Grand Rapids, MI
It’s a Scavenger Hunt! Grand Rapids
Monday, July 4 at 10 a.m.
Woodland Mall (3195 28th St SE, Grand Rapids, MI)
ALLEGAN COUNTY
Monday, July 4 at 10 a.m.
American Legion (4310 18th St., Dorr, MI)
Friday, July 1 at 6 p.m.–Monday, July 4, at 12 a.m.
Dorr Township South Park (1842–1846 142nd Ave, Dorr, MI)
You can track the Grand Rapids festivities using the map link below.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1QIivYTm8ZoSkaXLV03nLiAx_BT4p5jk&usp=sharing
SAFETY REMINDERS
At home firework related injuries have been on the rise over the last decade. With leg, hand, and finger injuries are some of the most common injuries.
Of the nine U.S. deaths in 2021, six were associated with firework misuse. About 32 percent of the emergency-related injuries were burned.
Approximately 31 percent of selected and tested fireworks products were found to contain non-compliant components, including fuse violations, the presence of prohibited chemicals, and pyrotechnic materials overload.
Earlier this year a 28-year-old Frankfort, MI man died after he lit a firework and it exploded, the man lit a mortar — which is an artillery firework that is placed into a tube and fired as a single shot — and it exploded, instantly killing him.
Consider these safety tips when lighting fireworks at home. Children’s Health advises to keep children at least 10 feet away from the area where fireworks are being lit.
For additional safety tips visit https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety-Education-Centers/Fireworks.
