July 4th Events in Louisiana: Celebrating 250
See July 4th Events in Louisiana and Celebrate America's 250th Anniversary

July 4th events in Louisiana range from local fireworks shows to full-scale festivals and everything in between. This July 4th, in addition to the normal Independence Day festivities, America celebrates its 250th anniversary.
While we offer the Louisiana Life Festival Guide, which readers receive monthly when they’re signed up for our newsletter, we decided that July 4th events in Louisiana require their own list, aside from the many exciting July festivals happening throughout the rest of the month.
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July 4th Events in Louisiana
Note: List reflects events happening on Saturday, July 4.
North Louisiana
- Bossier City: Boom at the Boardwalk, Louisiana Boardwalk (540 Boardwalk Blvd.)
- Bossier City: Bossier City Farmers Market (2950 E Texas St.)
- Bossier City: Liberty and Golf for All, Chasing Aces (1111 West 2nd St.)
- Bossier City: Red, White & Deluzion, Margaritaville Resort Casino (777 Margaritaville Way)
- Chatham: Firecracker Show, Super Bee Speedway (14325 LA-4)
- Grand Cane: Grand Cane July 4th Celebration, Grand Cane Merchants/Business Association (8353 Hwy. 171)
- Logansport: Warren Memorial Fireworks Show, DeSoto Parish Sheriff Department (300 Marshall Rd.)
- Mansfield: DeSoto Parish 4th of July Celebration, DeSoto Parish Tourism (115 N. Washington Ave.)
- Monroe: 4th of July Children’s Parade, Triangle Park (1900 Pargoud Blvd.)
- Monroe: Independence Day Celebration, Downtown Monroe
- Monroe: Red, White and Blue at the Zoo, Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo (1405 Bernstein Park Rd.)
- Monroe: Twin Cities 250th Anniversary Parade (901 Louisville Ave.)
- Oil City: Balloons and Tunes, Earl G. Williamson Park (11425 LA-1)
- Shreveport: Bourbon and Barbeque Festival, Strawn’s Eat Shop (400 Clyde Fant Pkwy.)
- Shreveport: KTBS Freedom Fest Finale, across the ArkLaTex area
- Shreveport: Red, White & Brew Pub Crawl (400 Commerce St.)
- Shreveport: VIP Dinner with Fireworks View, Shreveport Aquarium (601 Clyde Fant Pkwy.)
- Spearsville: Red, White and Boom, Spearsville Park
Central Louisiana
- Marksville: Avoyelles Arts & Music Festival, Paragon Casino Resort (711 Paragon Pl.)
- Natchitoches: America’s 250th Celebration, Downtown Natchitoches Riverbank (102 Rue Beauport)
- New Llano: Fireworks in the Park
- Toledo Bend Lake: Historic July 4th Celebration
Southwest Louisiana
- Breaux Bridge: July 4th Tunes on the Teche, Parc Des Ponts de Pont Breaux
- Broussard: Independence Day Festival, St. Julien Park (701 St Nazaire Rd.)
- Crowley: Red, Rice and Blue, Crowley Community Pavilion (11 N. Parkerson)
- Erath: Erath 4th of July Celebration, Downtown Erath
- Eunice: Fireworks Show, Eunice Recreation Complex (461 Sittig St.)
- Franklin: America 250 Community Celebration
- Holly Beach: Happy Birthday, America! Market
- Jennings: City of Jennings 4th of July Celebration, Founder’s Park (113 W Nezpique St.)
- Krotz Springs: Fireworks on the River, Nall Park (562 Front St.)
- Lafayette: America’s 250th and Acadian Village’s 50th Anniversary Celebration (200 Greenleaf Dr.)
- Lafayette: Fourth of July Throwdown, Freetown Boom Boom Room (300 McKinley St.)
- Lafayette: Lafayette Stars and Stripes, Parc International (200 Garfield St.)
- Lafayette: Red, White and Brew at Adopted Dog Brewing (329 Dulles Dr.)
- Lafayette: Stars, Stripes & Shenanigan, Artmosphere (902 Johnston St.)
- Lake Charles: 4miler on July 4th, CPPJ Parking lot (1110 Pithon St.)
- Lake Charles: Fourth of July Party at Library Riot (2601 Ryan St.)
- Lake Charles: Red, White, Blue and You, Arcade Amphitheatre (1111 Bord du Lac Dr.)
- Lake Charles: Red, White, Blue & You featuring the Crying Eagle Beach Club (911 N. Lakeshore Dr.)
- Lake Charles: Stars, Stripes and S’mores, Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park (4200 Luke Powers Rd.)
- Lebeau: Lebeau Zydeco Festival, Lebeau Immaculate Conception Church (103 Lebeau Church Rd.)
- Leonville: Fireworks Show, Leonville Boat Launch (131 Mistric St.)
- Loreauville: Loreauville 4th of July, Loreauville Park (601 Ed Broussard Rd.)
- Morgan City: 4th of July Lake Bash, Lake End Park (2300 LA Hwy. 70)
- New Iberia: Beats on the Bayou, Isle of Iberia RV Resort (911 N.W. Bypass – Hwy. 3212)
- New Iberia: Stars and Stripes: A Musical Celebration (600 Parkview Dr.)
- Opelousas: Red, White, and Boom, Yambilee Ag Arena (1939 West Landry St.)
- Rayne: 250th Anniversary Celebration, Depot Square (108 E Texas Ave.)
- Sulphur: 4th of July Patriot Games at Almosta Ranch (5290 Choupique Rd.)
- Ville Platte: 4th of July Weekend (1300 Sandy Beach Dr.)
- Welsh: 4th of July Festival, Sportsman Park (103 W Grove St.)
Southeast Louisiana
- Abita Springs: 4th of July Celebration (22044 Main St.)
- Baton Rouge: 4th of July Fireworks Extravaganza, L’Auberge Casino & Hotel (777 L’Auberge Ave.)
- Baton Rouge: America 250 on the River, Repentance Park (225 South River Rd.)
- Baton Rouge: Baton Rouge Concert Band 4th of July Concert, EBR Parish Library- Main Campus (7711 Goodwood Blvd.)
- Baton Rouge: WBRZ’s Fireworks on the Mississippi
- Bogalusa: 250th Celebration in Full Stride (63349 Hwy. 10)
- Chalmette: St. Bernard Salutes America (8245 W. Judge Perez Dr.)
- Covington: 4 on the 4th Fun Run (1000 W. 15th Ave.)
- Covington: Sparks in the Park, Bogue Falaya Wayside Park (213 Park Dr.)
- Folsom: Red, White & Blue BBQ and Corn Hole Tournament (82378 June St.)
- Gonzales: America’s 250th Birthday Celebration, Ascension Veterans Memorial Park (612 S Irma Blvd.)
- Hammond: 250th Independence Day Anniversary, Zemurray Park ( 400 S Oak St.)
- Hammond: Independence Day Celebration, Hidden Oaks Campground 21544 US-190)
- Houma: Good Earth 4th of July Festival, Bayou Country Sports Park (4374 Hwy. 311)
- Independence: 4th of July and 100 years of Independence Fire Dept.
- Loranger: Red, White & Boots, Sweetwater Campground (57056 N Cooper Rd.)
- Livingston: July 4th Party, Johnny Sartwell Memorial Park (29405 South Range Rd.)
- Madisonville: Madisonville Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration, Tchefuncte Riverfront
- Madisonville: Red, White & Blue on the River, Tchefuncte’s Restaurant (407 St. Tammany St.)
- Mandeville: 4th of July Sober Safe Spot (1545 Lakeshore Dr.)
- Mandeville: Light up the Lake Independence Day Celebration, Mandeville Lakefront (Stage at Coffee and Carroll Sts)
- Maurepas: July 4th Boat Parade (Departing Canal Bank Club at 9 a.m.)
- New Orleans: America at 250: Fourth of July at the Museum, The National WWII Museum (945 Magazine St.)
- New Orleans: Fourth of July Celebration at the Four Seasons Hotel (2 Canal St.)
- New Orleans: Go Fourth on the River, New Orleans Downtown Riverfront (1 Canal St.)
- New Orleans: Stars, Stripes & Riverside Lights Pool Party, Hilton New Orleans Riverside (2 Poydras St.)
- Plaquemine: July 4th Hometown Celebration, Bayou Plaquemine Waterfront Park (57845 Foundry St.)
- Prairieville: 4th of July Bash, Fred’s on the River (LA-431)
- Satsuma: Patriots RV Resort Grand Opening and 4th of July Celebration
- Slidell: Olde Towne Slidell 4th of July Celebration (2200 Block of Carey St.)
- Slidell: Red, White & Scoops: Ice Cream Social on the Geaux (1952 First St.)
- Walker: July 4th Celebration, Sidney Hutchinson Park (13750 Ball Park Rd.)
- Watson: July 4th Parade, Rudy’s (33920 Louisiana 16, Denham Springs)



