SPOKANE, Wash. — Although some fireworks shows in the Spokane area are canceled due to the extreme heat and drought conditions, that doesn't mean there aren't activities for people to enjoy to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday.
Here is a guide to events in Spokane and North Idaho for the holiday weekend.
Editor’s note: The above video on Spokane fireworks was published in 2019.
EASTERN WASHINGTON
- Airway Heights
- 9 p.m. - Northern Quest Resort and Casino will salute to Kalispel Tribal Members and Team Members who’ve served in the Armed Forces, followed by a performance of the National Anthem in Salish by special guest and Kalispel Descendent, EmmaRose Sullivan.
- 10 p.m. - Fireworks show at Northern Quest Resort and Casino
- Clayton
- 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. - 4th of July Freedom Fest
- They will have a 100-foot slip and slide, T-shirt color war, Corn-hole tournament, food and drinks to enjoy and more
- 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. - 4th of July Freedom Fest
- Liberty Lake
- Dusk - Firework show at Pavillion Park
NORTH IDAHO
- Coeur d'Alene
- Saturday:
- 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Enjoy Entertainment, vendors and carnival rides in City Park.
- Sunday:
- 11:00 a.m. – American Heroes Parade, Sherman Avenue beginning at 15th Street ends at Government Way/Northwest Blvd.
- 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. – Activities, live music, food vendors and carnival rides.
- 9:45 p.m. - The annual Fireworks Show will begin at 9:45 PM and will last roughly 20 minutes. Brought to you by the City of Couer d'Alene.
- Saturday:
- Clark Fork
- 7 a.m. - 5K Freedom run at 108 First Avenue.
- 9:30 a.m. Parade starting at Highway 200 at Stephen Street.
- 10:15 a.m. - At the school, there will be food and foot races for everyone.
- 1 p.m. - Free coupons and dollar bills will be dropped from an airplane, followed by turtle races, a watermelon eating contest and more games at Veterans' Memorial Park.
- 3 p.m. - pole climbing, ax throwing and several log sawing competitions begin at Veterans' Memorial Park.
- At dark - Fireworks show
- Bayview
- All-day - Bayview Daze Street Fair
- 11 a.m. - Parade in downtown
- 10 p.m. - Fireworks Show
- Priest Lake
- 9:30 - 10:30 p.m. - Fireworks at Elkins Resort
- Bonners Ferry
- Saturday
- 11 a.m. - Hometown parade: "2021: Our Past and Our Future"
- After 10 p.m. - Fireworks show at parks and recreation ball fields
- Saturday
- Worley
- 10:00 p.m. - Firework show at Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel
- Sandpoint
- 10 a.m. - 'It takes a community' Sandpoint Lions Club Annual 2021 4th of July parade
- Dusk - Fireworks show at City Beach
- Spirit Lake
- 11 a.m. - Old-fashioned 4th of July parade
- It starts at the elementary school on 4th and makes its way past the park up Maine st. and back to the park on 4th.
- 10 a.m - 4 p.m. Spirit Lake City Park vendors
- Handmade crafts, Decor, Food, Games and much more!
- Dusk - Fireworks are set off at Volunteer Park 10th and Jefferson
- 11 a.m. - Old-fashioned 4th of July parade
- Kellogg
- 9:55 p.m. - Fireworks show at Silver Mountain Resort
Because of the heat, many counties including Spokane and Kootenai County are highly discouraging the use of consumer fireworks due to the drought conditions.
Kootenai County Sherriff Robert Norris previously said that the dead, diseased and dying trees created an elevated risk of a "catastrophic fire season". He also explained that when this is paired with drought conditions and high temperatures it makes for a very dangerous situation in the county.