Now updated for 2025, the Waxahachie Insider’s Guide to July 4th activities has the details on the fireworks shows and Independence Day celebrations that you’re looking in and around town.
Ennis Freedom Fest
June 28, 2025
6:00 p.m.
Admission: free
Veterans Memorial Park
2301 Ennis Pkwy, Ennis, TX 75119
Now in its 12th year, the Ennis Freedom Fest has a reputation for being the most extensive fireworks display in the area. The evening’s offerings include a live music performance by Country band Hazard County, rock climbing, paddle boats, food and more.
Shuttle service is available for free from Lions Memorial Stadium at 1405 W Lake Bardwell Dr, Ennis, TX 75119 beginning at 5:45 p.m. until the end of the event.
Note: No tents, canopies, outside alcohol or pets are allowed. Coolers will be subject to search.
Red Oak White and Blue
June 28, 2025
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Admission: free
Oaks Church
777 S Interstate 35 E, Red Oak, TX 75154
A live DJ, bounce houses, rides, food trucks, and a fireworks display await you at the Red Oak White and Blue festival.
27th Annual Crepe Myrtle Festival and Parade
July 3-4, 2025
Admission: free
The 27th Annual Crepe Myrtle Festival has everything you’d expect of an All-American Fourth of July celebration.
Here’s the lineup for this year:
Concert and Fireworks
July 3, 2025
Starts at 6:00 p.m.
Waxahachie Sports Complex
151 Broadhead Rd, Waxahachie, TX 75165
The Crepe Myrtle Festival begins at the Waxahachie Sports Complex on July 3 with a concert performance by Country-Rock band, Big City Outlaws. Children can have fun in a special kids zone of activities, and food trucks will fight famine throughout the night.
Bring a lawn chair, blanket, food, coolers and whatever else accommodates your taste.
The fireworks display begins around 9:15 p.m.
Tips from the City:
Arrive early: Gates open at 5:00 p.m. The party starts at 6:00 p.m., and the concert starts at 7:30 p.m. Fireworks will begin at 9:15 p.m. Spectators can tune their radio to KBEC 1390AM/99.1 FM during the fireworks show for a special simulcast of patriotic music choreographed to the fireworks.
Parking will be available at the lot near the football, track, and volleyball fields, as noted on the map. There will be no parking near the soccer fields.
Entry and exit points are clearly marked on the map at Park Place Blvd. and Broadhead Road. Please drive carefully and watch for pedestrians.
Note: you may not bring your own fireworks, of any kind, to this event.
Dan McClinton Veterans’ Memorial Breakfast
July 4, 2025
8:30 a.m.
First Baptist Church
450 US-287 BYP, Waxahachie, TX 75165
All veterans and active personnel are welcome to a veteran’s breakfast before the July 4th parade. After the breakfast, veterans may participate as guests of honor in the Fourth of July parade downtown afterward. To register a veteran for the parade, visit the Waxahachie Conventions and Visitors Bureau sign up page.
Fourth of July Parade
July 4, 2025
Starts at 10:00 a.m.
The Waxahachie Forth of July parade route begins at Getzendaner Park, runs along Main Street and ends up in Downtown Waxahachie.
Midlothian Independence Day Fireworks
July 3, 2025
6:00 p.m.
Admission: free
M.I.S.D. Multi-Purpose Stadium
1800 S 14th St, Midlothian, TX 76065
Midlothian’s Fourth of July fireworks display will begin at dusk and may be viewed from the M.I.S.D. Multi-Purpose Stadium parking lot.
Fair Park Fourth
July 4, 2025
5:30 p.m.
Admission: free
Fair Park
3809 Grand Ave, Dallas, TX 75210
Fair Park Fourth is free and open to the public, featuring hands-on activities for kids, local market vendors, live music, entertainment, food trucks, and other concession offerings. In addition to the fun-filled activations for all, Fair Park Fourth will light the sky with a spectacular firework show. Guests can experience the event from across Fair Park, and indoor cooling areas will be available.
Sparks in the Park
July 4, 2025
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Admission: free
Community Park
1700 Veterans Memorial Pkwy, Lancaster, TX 75134
The cities of DeSoto and Lancaster are joining together to celebrate the 4th of July with live music, children’s activities, games for all ages, food from a variety of vendors that will be sure to satisfy any taste buds, and of course, fireworks.
Maypearl 5th of July Celebration
July 5, 2025
4:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Admission: free
Maypearl Community Park
200 E Second St, Maypearl, TX 76064
After all the other 4th of July celebrations have passed, the City of Maypearl offers a post-Independence Day celebration for everyone who just doesn’t want to see the summer of 2025 start its denouement (and it’s hard for small towns to book a professional fireworks display on the 4th because the bigger cities get in first).
The schedule for the night’s event:
4:00 p.m.: Maypearl Miss and Mister Firecracker Contest
4:00 p.m.: Cornhole Tournament Begins
5:30 p.m.: Parade Line Up at Maypearl High School
6:00 p.m.: Parade Begins, Traveling down Fourth St to Main St, Over to Third St, Around the Park and Back on Main toward Brookshire’s
6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.: Live Music by Cadillac Pearl
4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.: Games & Rock Climbing
7:00 p.m.: Basketball Shootout
4:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.: Food Trucks & Vendors
9:30 p.m.: Fireworks Show
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