2020 Milwaukee July 3 Fireworks Canceled, Will Not Be Rescheduled

MILWAUKEE, WI — The coronavirus public health emergency has claimed another annual tradition along Milwaukee's lakefront after organizers announced that the city's annual July 3 fireworks display has been canceled for 2020.

According to a release Monday morning, the event will not be rescheduled for this year. Hundreds of thousands of people typically flock to Milwaukee's lakefront to see the show, with the epicenter being at Veteran's Park. With the state currently under a safer-at-home order and only essential businesses operating, many summertime community festivals have already been postponed or canceled.

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American Family Insurance announced it make a donation to the newly-established Milwaukee Parks Foundation instead of funding what would have been this year's display.

Milwaukee's annual Independence Day Fireworks are famously on Wednesday, July 3. After some drama in late 2018 over whether the fireworks would be held after annual sponsor U.S. Bank pulled out, the Milwaukee Brewers, American Family Insurance and T&M Partners stepped in to save the show for 2019.

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