{"id":120455,"date":"2026-07-01T18:33:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/120455\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T18:33:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:33:11","slug":"fourth-of-july-festivities-in-new-berlin-a-full-guide-waukesha-co-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/120455\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourth of July festivities in New Berlin: A full guide | Waukesha Co. News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Municipalities across Waukesha County are hosting a variety of Independence Day celebrations, including parades, concerts, fireworks, and family festivals. Many of the events will feature food trucks, beer gardens, and children&#8217;s activities. The celebrations will take place from July 2-4.<\/p>\n<p>JULY 2 through JULY 4<\/p>\n<p>New Berlin Fourth of July Family Festival, 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. July 2, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. July 3 and 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. July 4, Malone Park, 16400 W. Al Stigler Parkway. Third Annual Drone Show \u2014 July 2 at 9:30 p.m.; Flashlight Candy Hunt \u2014 July 3 at 9:30 p.m.; Mini Parade \u2014 July 4 at 9:30 a.m.; Main Parade \u2014 July 4 at 1 p.m.; and Fabulous Fireworks Show \u2014 July 4 at 10:00 p.m. <a href=\"http:\/\/NewBerlin4th.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NewBerlin4th.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>JULY 3<\/p>\n<p>Oconomowoc Independence Day Parade hosted by the Oconomowoc Rotary Club,\u00a0Parade will begin at 3:30 p.m. Buddy\u2019s Beach Bungalow will host a concert at the City Beach Band Shell to cap off the evening\u2019s celebrations. The concert, a Mellencamp tribute, begins at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Delafield Fireworks on Nagawicka Lake in Delafield, 9:15 p.m. Music at Pewaukee Lakefront Park starting at 4 p.m. with a drone light show at 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Waukesha Independence Day Fireworks and Beer Garden, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Lowell Park, 2201 Michigan Ave. Fireworks start at 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Brookfield Bike Decorating, 11 a.m., library east parking lot, 1900 N. Calhoun Road. Decorate your bike for the Children\u2019s Parade on July 4.<\/p>\n<p>Mukwonago fireworks and music, 2 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Phantom Junction Stage at Indianhead Park, 820 S. Main St. Food trucks and adult beverages for purchase available by Mukwonago Rotary Club. 2 p.m.\u2014 Brew City Big Band; 6 p.m. \u2014 Shotgun Jane. 9:15 p.m. \u2014 fireworks sponsored by Phantom Lakes Management District.<\/p>\n<p>Menomonee Falls Independence Day parade and fireworks, parade at 7 p.m. and fireworks at 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The parade route starts on Appleton Avenue at Elm Lane and proceeds southeast to Woosencraft Drive, finishing on Titan Drive.<\/p>\n<p>JULY 4<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gmtoday.com\/site\/subscribe-waukesha.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmtoday.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/staticpages\/2\/3b\/23bc3806-5d28-11ec-9560-cb4a3d1bd80a\/61d89fe11e2cb.image-e128b1fdc9e08421be6ae14a075fc326.png\" width=\"80px\" style=\"padding:8px;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin: auto;line-height:95%;color:white;\">\u00a0<br \/>SPECIAL: $6 FOR 6 MONTHS<br \/>Start a new FREEMAN digital subscription for only $6 for the first 6 months.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.tecnavia.com\/cp2_payments\/waukeshafreeman\/?delivery=digOnly&amp;dfreq=6mo-special\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SUBSCRIBE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Delafield parade, 10 a.m., starts at Delafield City Hall\/Library, 500 Genesee St., and ends at American Legion Post, 333 N. Lapham Peak Road. Weather permitting, the Delafield American Legion is on the flight schedule for the UC-60 Blackhawk Helicopter landing at 11:30 a.m. following the 4th of July parade in the fenced-in baseball field behind the Legion post.<\/p>\n<p>Brookfield Fourth of July activities: Children\u2019s Parade, ages 4-10 years are invited to show their patriotic spirit by decorating their bikes, wagons, scooters, rollerblades, or strollers in red, white, and blue. Families interested in participating meet at the Calvary Lutheran Church parking lot, 1750 N. Calhoun Road, at 9:30 a.m. on July 4, for the lineup. The Children&#8217;s Parade will travel north on Calhoun Road to Civic Drive (0.2 miles). When it is over, parents can meet their children at the Safety Building and view the main parade.<\/p>\n<p>Independence Day Parade starts at 10 a.m., followed by Flag Raising Ceremony and Ice Cream Social in Civic Plaza. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. is Family Fest and 9:15 p.m. Fireworks Town of Brookfield Fourth of July Picnic and Parade, 9 a.m. to noon, Marx Park, 700 S. Barker Road. Parade at 9 a.m., followed by activities such as ice cream, unlimited games for all ages, the pie-eating contest and brats, hot dogs and hamburgers money can buy. All of this food will be sold for \u201coutrageously low prices.\u201d Special 250th anniversary activities, too.<\/p>\n<p>Oconomowoc fireworks display, around 9 p.m. Enjoy a dazzling fireworks display over Fowler Lake thanks to Bank Five Nine.<\/p>\n<p>Stone Bank Fourth of July Parade, starts 11 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Parade starts at Stone Bank School, N68- W33866 Highway K, and ends at Stone Bank Community Park, W335N7065 Stone Bank Road.<\/p>\n<p>Pewaukee Red, White and Blue Celebration: Wounded Veteran Adaptive Ski Event, 7:30 a.m. to noon, Pewaukee Lakefront Park; Bicycle Decorating Contest, 9:45 a.m. Pewaukee Kiwanis Village Park; parade through downtown at 3 p.m.; Rubber Duck Race at 4 p.m. in Koepp Park; National Anthem and Air Force F35 flyover at 5 p.m.; Pewaukee Lake Water Ski Club Show at 5 p.m. and live music after the show; and fireworks at dusk.<\/p>\n<p>Waukesha Independence Day Parade, 11 a.m., downtown Waukesha. Children will have an opportunity to participate in the parade by decorating their bikes, trikes, buggies, wagons, and themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Elm Grove Family Fest, Fun Run from 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.; 11:30 a.m. bike decorating, noon to 5 p.m. open swim sponsored by Elm Grove Community Foundation; 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. food trucks in the beer garden; 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. DJ in the park; 9:30 p.m. fireworks and national anthem, all in Village Park, 13600 Juneau Blvd.<\/p>\n<p>Sussex\u2019s America 250: 4th of July Community Parade &amp; Fireworks Show, 9:30 a.m. Community Walking Parade starts. Participants in the parade march west on Main Street to The Grove at Village Park. Celebrate your arrival at The Grove after the parade with ice cream. Bring your swimsuit and cool off at the splash pad. New this year \u2014 the fireworks display will be set to music. Starting at 9 p.m., patriotic background music will be played. Fireworks at 9:20 p.m. The full fireworks display can be viewed from the hill in front of The Ridge Pavilion in Sussex Village Park.<\/p>\n<p>Muskego Independence Day Celebration, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Idle Isle Park, W182-S6666 Hardtke Drive.<\/p>\n<p>Food, beverage, and attractions during the celebration. Muskego Water Bugs Ski Show begins at 6 p.m. Fireworks begin at dusk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Municipalities across Waukesha County are hosting a variety of Independence Day celebrations, including parades, concerts, fireworks, and family&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":120456,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[99],"tags":[112,3922,59664,190,28532,2038,38,49816],"class_list":["post-120455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-berlin","tag-berlin","tag-fireworks","tag-fourth-of-july","tag-germany","tag-independence-day","tag-new-berlin","tag-news","tag-parade"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116846160064209905","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}