Franklin's July 4 Celebration Back At Lions Legend Park This Year

FRANKLIN, WI — The Franklin Civic Celebration, a three-day festival to honor the 4 of July with festivities and fireworks, will go forward this year, according to a release from the City of Franklin.

Celebrations will kick off on Friday, July 2, and extend until the end of the holiday weekend. The festival will be held in Lions Legend Park. Food vendors will attend each day of the festival. Day one will open at 5 p.m. with carnival rides and music.

The second day of the festival, July 3, will start at noon. The day's festivities will be highlighted with more carnival rides and more live music. Brew City Wrestling will also put on a show in the evening.

The final day of the festival, July 4, will host the bulk of the celebration's activities. The children's parade will start at 10:30 a.m., with the main parade starting at 11 a.m. Carnival rides will remain open throughout the day and music will continue to flow until the grand finale of fireworks.

The main parade will start at the corner of Loomis Road and Forest Hill Avenue, proceed north on Loomis Road, then turn east on Drexel Avenue, continuing until the fire station.

Participants in the main parade must register beforehand by contacting Ann Adamski at FranklinParade@gmail.com.

There is no charge or registration to be in the children's parade. So long as an adult accompanies any minors, anyone can arrive at the Franklin Police Department parking lot by 10 a.m. to participate in the children's parade.

Other highlights of the activities on July 4, the final day of the celebration, include open tours of Franklin's historical buildings, face painting, Geno's kid show and a dance studio.

Fireworks will begin at 9:30 p.m. on July 4 in the Lions Legend Park in Franklin.

July 4 celebrations were canceled across Milwaukee County last year due to the pandemic, but not all of them will return for 2021. Both Franklin and Greenfield have decided to bring their Independence Day festivities back in full force for 2021, but Milwaukee can't say the same.

The lakefront fireworks will not occur for the second year in a row, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. The display is typically one of the largest in the County, drawing campers and viewers from all across Wisconsin.