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Coralville packs two holiday days with music and fireworks
Travel to Coralville for a two-day community FourthFest, combining memorable event experiences with nearby outdoor recreation during an easy Iowa summer getaway.
Event details
Coralville FourthFest packs a parade, free concerts, and children’s activities into two full days at S.T. Morrison Park, closing with one of the Iowa City area’s best-attended fireworks displays on Independence Day itself. The two-day format gives families a fuller program than a single evening’s fireworks show typically offers.
Because the festival spreads its programming across both days, families can treat the first day as a lower-key warm-up, focused on children’s activities and free concerts, before returning for the parade and fireworks finale on the Fourth itself. The park setting keeps food, entertainment, and open lawn space within a single, manageable footprint, making it easy for groups with a range of ages to stay together throughout the day.
Coralville Lake and the Iowa River Landing sit close enough to add boating or riverside dining to the visit, while downtown Iowa City offers an easy dinner option once the fireworks conclude. For families looking for a complete two-day Independence Day program without traveling into a larger city, FourthFest gives Coralville a genuinely full holiday schedule.
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