Erie area will boom with fireworks all summer in 2023. Here's where can you see them.

Jennie Geisler, Erie Times-News
·7 min read

The skies over and around northwestern Pennsylvania will glow and boom with legal fireworks displays all summer. Here's when and where they're planned:

City of Erie

  • Erie SeaWolves games: June 30, July 2, July 3 following games at UPMC Park, 831 French St. Also six more planned throughout the season, following Friday night home games: (6:35 p.m. game start) July 14 and July 28, Aug. 4 and Aug. 25; and (6:05 p.m. game start) Sept. 1 and Sept. 15. 814-456-1300. www.milb.com/erie.

Fireworks follow the Erie SeaWolves game against the Reading Fightin Phils on July 2, 2021, at UPMC Park.
Fireworks follow the Erie SeaWolves game against the Reading Fightin Phils on July 2, 2021, at UPMC Park.

  • Lights Over Lake Erie: July 3. Starting at 10 p.m., the annual fireworks display for the city of Erie, returns to Dobbins Landing. The fireworks, launched from the Bicentennial Tower at Dobbins Landing, can be viewed at various points along the bayfront. For information about locations, transportation and other details, visit https://bit.ly/eriefireworks.

Erie County municipalities

  • Wesleyville: June 17. Ninth annual Wesleyville Community Day Festival, including music, raffles, craft booths, demonstrations and more, runs 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., concludes with a fireworks display at dusk. Wesleyville Memorial Ball Fields. 814-899-5177. facebook.com/WesleyvilleCommunityDay

  • Albion: July 1-2. 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Albion Borough Park, Lisek Circle. Two-day Albion Fireworks Festival features music, food, craft show, mullet contest, petting zoo, rides, more. Fireworks will begin at dark on July 2. For information, visit bit.ly/albionjuly4.

  • Edinboro: Boro with the Works, 6 to 10:30 p.m., near Mallory Lake on PennWest Edinboro University campus. Fireworks at 10 p.m. Other activities include a Kids Zone, local food trucks, DJ Millennium Sound Productions, and a performance by the Concert Band of Northwest Pa. bit.ly/edinborojuly4, 814-734-1812.

  • Lawrence Park: July 4. Starting at 10 a.m., the community Independence Day celebration includes a bike parade from Lake Cliff Park to Napier Park followed by a 2 p.m. parade on Main Street. Music at IHS Field, 7 p.m. and fireworks at dusk. 814-899-2305. bit.ly/lawrenceparkjuly4

  • North East: July 4, yard games start at 4 p.m. at Gravel Pit Park, 10300 W. Main Road, North East. Abbey Road performs from 5 to 9 p.m. Also, food trucks, face painting, balloon animals and caricatures, all followed by fireworks at dusk. For information, send email to info@nechamber.org or call 814-725-4262.

  • Union City French Creek Festival: July 7, 5-10 p.m.; July 8, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Union City School District grounds, 105 Concord St. Two-day French Creek Festival includes dancing, food trucks, vendors, face painting, car cruise-in and more. Fireworks at 10 p.m. July 8. facebook.com/frenchcreekfestival

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  • McKean: July 22. McKean Community Day, McKean Community Park, McKean. Fun starts at 1 p.m. with a parade and include games, activities, vendors, live music and more, including fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Most events are at McKean Community Park, 8798 Main St. 814-476-1691. For information, visit https://www.facebook.com/McKeanCommunityDay

  • Harborcreek: July 28, 5:30 p.m.-10 p.m., Harborcreek Community Park, 5850 Firman Road. Concert, inflatable rides, face painting and more for kids. Local band Ron Yarosz and The Vehicle followed by Chris Higbee will play until fireworks at 10 p.m. Also, several food trucks will be on hand serving food for purchase. For information, visit savvycitizenapp.com/o/59504 814-899-3171.

Independence Day fireworks burst behind Erie's Bicentennial Tower in this file photo from July 4, 2013.
Independence Day fireworks burst behind Erie's Bicentennial Tower in this file photo from July 4, 2013.

Warren County

  • Warren: July 1-4, Betts Park, 100 Ludlow St. Warren's 75th Fourth of July celebration includes Music in the Park on July 1; a food truck event with live music from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. on July 2; activities, food trucks, live music and more starting at 11 a.m. on July 3 with fireworks at 10 p.m.; and a parade at 11 a.m. July 4.

Crawford County

  • Canadohta Lake: July 1: Firecracker 5K/10K races, 9 a.m.; golf cart and pet parade, 11 a.m.; fireworks, 10 p.m.; July 2: boat parade, noon.; July 4, 5 a.m. Fish for free day. For information, visit canadohtalake.org/events.

  • Meadville: July 4, 4-10 p.m. Ultimate Freedom Event at Crawford County Fairgrounds, 13291 Dickson Road. Event includes children's fun zone, train ride, hay ride, food vendors and live music, capped off by fireworks at 10 p.m. For information, call 814-333-7400, or visit facebook.com/theultimatefreedomevent.

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Mercer County

  • Greenville: Freedom Festival, Greenville Airport, 511 E. Jamestown Road; Live entertainment, family events, military displays, July 1, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., ending with fireworks at dusk. The festival is put on by a nonprofit that supports local veterans and their families, as well as cancer awareness and research. For more information, visit facebook.com/GreenvilleFreedomFestival. Also, Greenville will host Heritage Days in Riverside Park July 7-8, featuring craft and food vendors, inflatable rides, a free kids zone and fireworks at dusk July 8. greenvilleheritagedays.com.

  • Jefferson Township Fair: Aug. 8-12, 7409 Lamor Road, Mercer. Weeklong fair concludes with fireworks Aug. 12 at 10 p.m. 724-301-2194 or 724-662-4734. jeffersontwpfair.com

Venango County

  • Franklin: July 4. Riverfront Park, 9th Street. Before the fireworks at dusk, Rt. 8 (band) will perform entertainment, and there will be food vendors on site. 814-437-1922, ext. 1123.

Chautauqua County, New York

  • Bemus Point: Fireworks will be launched from barges in Bemus Bay on Chautauqua Lake July 4 at 10 p.m. The display will be visible from the village park, Lakeside Drive, and all around the Village of Bemus Point. bit.ly/bemuspointJuly4

  • Findley Lake: July 4, noon-10 p.m. Festivities start with a chicken BBQ at the fire hall, 10372 Main St., followed by a duck race at the north end of the lake, boat parade at the flume and Lakeside Park on Main Street, and fireworks from the north end of the lake at 10 p.m. bit.ly/findleylakejuly4

  • Mayville: July 4, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Lakeside Park, 78 Water St./Route 394. Parade through Routes 394 and 430 followed by festivities including live music, food, games and more. Fireworks at 10 p.m. bit.ly/mayvillejuly4

Ashtabula County, Ohio

  • Conneaut, Ohio:  Lakeview Park, Conneaut, Ohio. July 1: carnival, 3-11 p.m.; pageants, 3 p.m., parade, 6 p.m., live music from Monkey Wrench, 8-11 p.m.; July 2: carnival, 3-11 p.m., live music from Blue Siren, 8-11 p.m.; July 3: carnival, 3-11 p.m.; live music from Loose Tooth Band, 8 until fireworks at 10 p.m. conneautredwhiteandboom.com

Tony Battaglia contributed to this report.

Not seeing your community's event? Email jgeisler@timesnews.com with any scheduled fireworks displays we might have missed.

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