WEEKEND EVENTS JULY 4-6, 2025
INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS
Event Name: First Friday Concert and Fireworks, Gainesville
Event Date & Time: Friday, July 4, 4 – 11 p.m.
Event Location: Midland Greenway, 682 Grove St., Gainesville
Event Details: This is the only time the concert series will move from the downtown square to the Midland Greenway during the 2025 season, making it a one-of-a-kind celebration! Come early to enjoy a pre-show, including live music. Bring your chairs or picnic blankets. At 7 p.m., Live Betty will take the stage. At 9:30 p.m. the fireworks show begins. Get all the details online at https://www.exploregainesville.org/.
Event Name: Red, White and Boom at Laurel Park, Gainesville
Event Date & Time: Friday, July 4, 9 a.m.
Event Location: Laurel Park, 3100 Old Cleveland Hwy. Gainesville
Event Details: Bring the whole family for a day of fun. It costs $15 per car, but all proceeds go to Veterans Programs. Gates open at 9 a.m. so you can enjoy live music, grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, ice cream and the splash pad. Fireworks will begin around dusk. Get all the details at https://discoverlakelanier.com/events/red-white-boom-at-laurel-park/.
Event Name: 4th of July Celebration, Gainesville
Event Date & Time: Friday, July 4, and Saturday, July 5, 7 – 10 p.m.
Event Location: Lake Lanier Islands, 7650 Lanier Islands Pkwy, Buford
Event Details: As Independence Day approaches, award-winning Lanier Islands Resort is set to light the fuse on one of its most memorable Fourth of July weekends on record. Now enjoy two nights of fireworks over Margaritaville at Lanier Islands. Come either Friday or Saturday night for dinner and live music before the fireworks at dark. Get all your questions answered by visiting, https://www.lanierislands.com/special-events/july-4th-activities/.
Event Name: 4th of July Parade and Fireworks, Braselton
Event Date & Time: Friday, July 4, 5 – 9:30 p.m.
Event Location: Braselton Town Green, 9924 Davis St., Braselton
Event Details: Join us for a community parade, concert on the Town Green, kid-friendly activities, food trucks, local dining and shopping throughout downtown. Fireworks begin at dark. The parade will start at Free Chapel Braselton at 6 p.m. and continue through downtown on Hwy. 53 and Harrison Street. Fireworks will be launched at dark from West Jackson Elementary School. Viewing areas are along Hwy. 53 in downtown Braselton or Hoschton. Find more information online at https://www.explorebraselton.com/event-details/4th-of-july.
Event Name: July 4th Celebration, Cumming
Event Date & Time: Friday, July 4
Event Location: Cumming Fairgrounds, 235 Castleberry Rd., Cumming
Event Details: This annual celebration begins at 10 a.m. with the Steam Engine Parade. The parade starts at Forsyth Central High School, travels down Tribble Gap Rd. and ends at the Cumming Fairgrounds. Come back to the fairgrounds from 4 – 10 p.m. for a family celebration with free admission. There will be food, vendors, live music and fireworks at dark.
Event Name: 4th of July Parade and Fireworks, Dahlonega
Event Date & Time: Friday, July 4
Event Location: Downtown Dahlonega, Historic Square
Event Details: It’s a full day of celebrating the birthday of our great nation. It begins at 7 a.m. with the “Firecracker 5k.” At 10:45 a.m. the Declaration of Independence will be read from the historic courthouse, now the Gold Museum, at the center of the square. The parade will take place at 11 a.m. through the square. At 6:30 p.m., enjoy a free concert and food trucks on the UNG drill field. A fireworks show will take place at dark. Get the full schedule and details at www.dahlonegadda.org.
Event Name: Fireworks, Helen
Event Date & Time: Friday, July 4
Event Location: 1074 Edelweiss Strasse, Helen
Event Details: Join us for our annual display of beautiful fireworks. The fireworks will be held at dusk (between 9PM & 9:30PM) behind the Alpine Village Shoppes and Helen Welcome Center. Visit https://helenga.org/events/annual-4th-of-july-celebration-and-fireworks/var/ri-3.l-L1/ for more details.
Event Name: Fourth of July Weekend Spectacular, Braselton
Event Date & Time: Friday, July 4 and Saturday, July 5
Event Location: Chateau Elan Winery, 100 Rue Charlemagne Dr., Braselton
Event Details: Make a weekend of America’s birthday at Chateau Elan with an itinerary full of special events and activities. From barbeque and brats to sparkling wine and sparklers, the holiday weekend all culminates with a brilliant fireworks display on Saturday night, July 5th, on the Chateau lawn. To turn your Fourth of July holiday into a weekend getaway, book now at www.chateauelan.com.
Event Name: Star Spangled Statham
Event Date & Time: Saturday, July 5, 5 p.m.
Event Location: 327 Jefferson St., Statham
Event Details: This event will be fun for the whole family, featuring a live DJ, food and lots of fun! There will be food trucks, vendors, inflatables and more. The evening will end with fireworks. Get details online at https://www.facebook.com/events/1726201707988143/.
Event Name: Amicalola Falls 5th of July Celebration, Dawsonville
Event Date & Time: July 5, 12 – 10 p.m.
Event Location: Amicalola Falls Park, 280 Amicalola Falls State Park Rd., Dawsonville
Event Details: We invite you, your friends, and family to join us in a day of games, crafts, live animal encounters, all of your favorite Independence Day foods, a movie at 8:45pm under the stars courtesy of the Friends of Amicalola Falls State Park volunteer chapter, and many more surprises! Join us for this free event filled with themed crafts, food, live animal encounters, water games to beat the heat, face painting, a movie under the North GA mountain stars courtesy of the Amicalola Friends chapter, and much more! All ages welcome! Bring a lawn chair or picnic blanket and stay for the movie, which begins at 8:45 p.m. There is a $5 parking fee upon entering the park. All other activities are free. Get details by visiting https://www.destinationdawsonville.com/events/amicalola-falls-5th-of-july-celebration/.
CONCERTS
Event Name: Departure, Journey Tribute Band, Cumming
Event Date & Time: Friday, July 4, 8 p.m.
Event Location: Lou Sobh Amphitheater
Event Details: Enjoy a free concert. Just bring your blanket or chair. Departure replicates the look, sound and feel of the original 80’s rock super group Journey. The band plays all the hit songs that everyone knows and loves. These veteran musicians love what they do and have developed amazing on-stage chemistry. Get details at https://cummingcitycenter.com.
Event Name: Landslide, Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band, Cumming
Event Date & Time: Saturday, July 5, 8 p.m.
Event Location: Lou Sobh Amphitheater
Event Details: This tribute to Fleetwood Mac will take you on a ride back in time to an era when the greatest music in rock was being made and the careers of the legends, we all love today were born! Paying homage to one of the greatest and most popular bands in music history, Landslide recreates the hits from yesteryear. This is a free concert for the community. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Get details at https://cummingcitycenter.com.
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