Milwaukee's 3rd Of July Fireworks 2020 Canceled

MILWAUKEE, WI – July 4 events across the country will not look the same this year thanks to the coronavirus. Many cities and towns have been forced to cancel the annual Fourth of July events, including Milwaukee.

Hundreds of thousands of people typically flock to Milwaukee's lakefront to see the show, with the epicenter being at Veteran's Park. Many summer community festivals have already been postponed or canceled, such as Summerfest and the Wisconsin State Fair.

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.

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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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