Ludington & Manistee · Small town
Pentwater
A laid-back Lake Michigan village on the channel to Pentwater Lake, with a state park beach, piers, a marina and a dune trail a short walk from downtown.
Holiday · Family · Pentwater
Pentwater July 3rd Fireworks
Pentwater's Independence Day fireworks, launched at dusk on July 3 over Lake Michigan off the pier, with views from the beach, the pier or a boat.
Pentwater does its fireworks a night early, on July 3, so you can catch them here and still be somewhere else for the Fourth. The show goes up over Lake Michigan off the pier at dusk.
Charles Mears State Park is the easy place to watch: spread a blanket on the beach and wait for dark. The pier and the water are the other options. Confirm the year’s date with the chamber, since the show is paid for by donations.
What to expect
The fireworks launch over Lake Michigan off the Pentwater pier at dusk. The chamber suggests watching from Charles Mears State Park, the pier or a boat, and bringing lawn chairs or a beach blanket. The show is paid for by donations to the chamber.
Location
Where Pentwater July 3rd Fireworks happens
4 places on an OpenStreetMap map
The pin marks the town; check the organizer for exact venues.
About Pentwater
Nearby attractions
Straight-line distances, not driving distances.
State park
Charles Mears State Park
A small Lake Michigan beach park at the edge of Pentwater, with a buoyed swim beach by the harbor pier, a campground and a trail up Old Baldy.
Under a mile away (straight line)
Trail
Hart-Montague Trail
A 22-mile rail trail state park between Montague and Hart, through woods, orchards, farms and the village of New Era.
About 7 miles away (straight line)
Attraction
S.S. Badger
A 1953 coal-fired steamship and National Historic Landmark that carries passengers and vehicles across Lake Michigan between Ludington and Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
About 10 miles away (straight line)
Places to stay nearby
Hotel · Budget
Days Inn by Wyndham Pentwater
Off US-31 at Oceana Drive, east of the village of Pentwater
A 60-room Days Inn off US-31 east of Pentwater, which the Ludington visitors bureau describes as the area's first hotel.
More events in and around Pentwater
- Pentwater HomecomingPentwater's August homecoming week for families and friends, starting the second Thursday of the month, with a Grand Parade and Saturday fireworks.
- Arcadia DazeThe Arcadia Lions' late-July heritage weekend at Finch Park, with a parade, a 5K, an arts and crafts fair, a car show and a pickleball tournament.
- Bear Lake DaysBear Lake's festival weekend after the Fourth, with food trucks downtown, parades, fireworks, a pig roast, car shows and a group bike ride around the lake.
- Kaleva Heritage DaysA July weekend in the Finnish village of Kaleva with a car show, an arts and crafts show, a softball tournament, kids' games, music and a Sunday chicken dinner.
- West Shore Art FairA juried open-air fine art and craft show in Ludington's Rotary Park over the Fourth of July weekend, with a children's art tent.
- Manistee National Forest FestivalManistee's Fourth of July festival, run by the Manistee Area Chamber of Commerce, with a parade, carnival, artisan fair, lumberjack show and fireworks over Lake Michigan.