Tullahoma Area · America's 250th

Let Freedom Ring & Boom

The big Fourth of July guide — every fireworks show within about two hours of Tullahoma, sorted by distance & date

Tullahoma Area · America's 250th

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Every show below, mapped. Tap a star for the date, time & details. Filter by distance.

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Pin locations are approximate — confirm the exact spot & date with the host before you go.

It's America's 250th birthday and our whole region is going big. We've rounded up the shows right around home and the bucket-list celebrations within about a two-hour drive — sorted by distance, then by date, so you can plan a whole weekend of booms. Several towns light up July 2 and 3, so you really can catch more than one.

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Right Around Home

Coffee, Franklin, Bedford, Lincoln & Moore counties

Friday, July 3

Tullahoma Regional Independence Day Celebration

Confirmed

Grider Stadium · behind Tullahoma High School

Friday, July 3, 2026 — gates open 4:00 PM (always held July 3)

Music 5:00 PM (Vinyl Radio) · Sixwire 7:00 PM · fireworks ~9:15 PM, with a short Sixwire set after

Free admission & free parking · food & beverage vendors · the region's biggest show (10,000–12,000 people)

Traffic note: 2026 access to the event and parking is only from N. Jackson Street at Big Springs Avenue. Extra parking along the Curlee Greenway is a short walk away — carpool if you can.

Saturday, July 4

Manchester July 4th Celebration

Confirmed

Rotary Park · 557 N Woodland St, Manchester

Saturday, July 4, 2026 · food trucks 6:00 PM, band 7:00–9:00 PM (2026 band TBA)

Fireworks 9:00 PM from Fred Deadman Park · free (no outside food/drink in Rotary Park)

Fireworks are set to music — tune to Thunder Radio 107.9 FM while you watch (skip the app, it runs a few seconds behind).

Fireworks Over Tims Ford Lake (Winchester)

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Winchester City Park · 1569 Phillip Fulmer Pkwy

Annually around July 4 — confirm the 2026 date on the city calendar

Activities from ~6:00 PM · fireworks at dark over the lake · free · visible from boats lake-wide

Decherd Fireworks

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Decherd Babe Ruth ballfield · 117 College St, Decherd

Around July 4 — confirm the 2026 date

Food trucks & festivities from 6:00 PM · fireworks after dark

Estill Springs VFW Independence Celebration

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VFW Post 1893 · 6200 AEDC Road, Estill Springs

Around July 4 — confirm the 2026 date

Games, prizes, dunking booth & bounce houses · live music afternoon into evening · fireworks at dark

Shelbyville & Bedford County Celebration

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H.V. Griffin Park · 220 Tulip Tree Dr, Shelbyville

A tradition since 1994 — held the Friday nearest the 4th, so likely Friday, July 3, 2026 (confirm when the city posts it)

Activities from 5:00 PM · music, craft vendors, food trucks · fireworks ~9:00 PM · free

Around the holiday

Fayetteville / Lincoln County Fireworks

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Don Davidson Park area · Fayetteville

Heads up: Fayetteville often holds its city celebration in late June, not on the 4th — confirm the 2026 date first

Gates around 6:00 PM · food trucks · fireworks at dusk · check City Parks & Rec on Facebook

Morrison Independence Celebration

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Downtown Morrison · Coffee County

Morrison Ruritan — usually the Saturday near the holiday; confirm the 2026 date

All-day family fun: baby show, bingo, games, cake walk, live music 6–9 PM · fireworks ~9:00 PM

Lynchburg / Moore County: no dedicated municipal show — most folks head to Tullahoma (July 3) or the Tims Ford / Winchester show.

Just Up the Road

Roughly 30–50 minutes from Tullahoma

Sewanee's 4th of July

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Downtown Sewanee · fireworks at Lake Cheston

~35 min from Tullahoma

July 3 & 4, 2026 — a small town that celebrates in a big way

Two days of events · arts & crafts fair · fireworks at dark July 4 over Lake Cheston

Monteagle Mountain 4th of July

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Monteagle · parade + fireworks

~30 min from Tullahoma

Saturday, July 4, 2026 · 2026 theme: "Bold Stripes, Bright Stars, Brave Hearts"

Parade lines up 9 AM (rolls at 10) at the flea market · concessions from 7 PM · fireworks at dark

McMinnville Freedom Fest

Confirmed

Milner Center complex · McMinnville

~40 min from Tullahoma

Saturday, July 4, 2026 · festivities from 5:00 PM

Live music, food trucks & family fun zone · fireworks 9:00 PM · free (sponsored by FNB & Ben Lomand)

Celebration Under the Stars — Murfreesboro

Confirmed

The Fountains at Gateway · 1500 Medical Center Dr

~45 min from Tullahoma

Saturday, July 4, 2026 · lawn picnicking from 4:00 PM, The Pilots on stage 7:00 PM

25-minute fireworks 9:00 PM (Pyro Shows) · food trucks, DJ, splash pad · free (no pets/alcohol/grills/personal fireworks)

Worth the Drive

Bucket-list shows within about two hours

Thursday, July 2

Pops on the River — Chattanooga

Confirmed

Coolidge Park · 150 River St, Chattanooga

~1 hr 30 from Tullahoma

Thursday, July 2, 2026 · 4:00–11:00 PM · music 6 PM, Symphony 7:20 PM, fireworks 9:45 PM

Free · free parking + shuttle from the Unum lot · vendor market & Kids Zone

Bonus on July 4: Chattanooga's United250 show adds a 500-drone display and a 1,000-ft "pyro waterfall" off the Market Street Bridge.

Smyrna Independence Day Celebration

Confirmed

Lee Victory Recreation Park · 110 Sam Ridley Pkwy E

~1 hr from Tullahoma

Thursday, July 2, 2026 (rain date July 3) · from 5:00 PM

Live music, food vendors, inflatables & train rides · fireworks at dark · free

Friday, July 3 & Saturday, July 4

Let Freedom Sing! — Nashville

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Downtown Nashville · riverfront & Ascend Amphitheater

~1 hr 15 from Tullahoma

July 3 & 4, 2026 — two days for America's 250th, five stages of free live music

July 4 finale 9:30–10 PM: the biggest fireworks + 1,000-drone show in city history, synced to the live Nashville Symphony

Free (Family Fun Zone too) · an up-close riverside viewing experience is ticketed

Saturday, July 4

Franklin on the Fourth

Confirmed

The Park at Harlinsdale Farm · Tractor Supply Co. Arena

~1 hr from Tullahoma

Saturday, July 4, 2026 · gates 5:00 PM

School of Rock 5:00–6:30 PM · Hippies and Cowboys headline · fireworks ~9:00 PM · food & beer/wine, kids area (no outside coolers; no personal fireworks)

Downtown bonus: a daytime "Franklin on the Fourth" on the square (Lions Club) with vendors, antique cars & music from 10:00 AM.

Red, White & BOOM — Cookeville

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Putnam County Fairgrounds · Jefferson & Walnut, Cookeville

~1 hr 25 from Tullahoma

Saturday, July 4, 2026 · gates 4:00 PM, festival 5:00–9:30 PM

Live music all evening · fireworks 9:05 PM — billed as the 2nd-largest show in Tennessee · free admission & parking

America's 250th in Downtown Huntsville

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Big Spring Park · downtown Huntsville, AL

~1 hr 15 from Tullahoma

Saturday, July 4, 2026 · vendors & food 4 PM, American Eras Parade 5 PM, music 6 PM

25-minute fireworks finale 9:00 PM with the Huntsville Concert Band · free

Spirit of America Festival — Decatur, AL

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Point Mallard Park · Decatur, AL

~1 hr 30 from Tullahoma

July 3 & 4, 2026 (53rd annual) · July 4 festivities from 1:00 PM

Live music, classic cars, cornhole, kids' bike parade · fireworks 9:00 PM (their largest ever) · free admission & parking

Maury County Park Fireworks — Columbia

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Maury County Park · 1018 Maury County Park Dr

~1 hr from Tullahoma

Saturday, July 4, 2026 — held on the 4th every year

~1-hour show starting around 9:00 PM · soundtrack on 87.9 FM · free; no personal fireworks in the park

Nashville Shores Lakefront Fireworks — Percy Priest Lake

Ticketed

Nashville Shores · Hermitage (on Percy Priest Lake)

~1 hr 15 from Tullahoma

Nightly fireworks starting July 4 through late August, at dusk (~8:30 PM), synced to music

Included with waterpark admission or a season pass (not a free show)

A few more within ~2 hours (confirm 2026 dates)

Pulaski — Sharewood Park Amphitheater, gates 4 PM, live music from 5:30 PM, fireworks 9 PM (~1 hr 10).

Lewisburg / Marshall County — parade 9 AM at the Marshall County Plaza, plus a 5K, bingo & pickleball; fireworks to finish the night (~1 hr).

Lawrenceburg — LawCo Freedom Fest with live music, food, vendors & fireworks, usually the Saturday around the 4th (~1 hr 15).

Know one we missed?

Church cookout, neighborhood show, a new event this year? Comment or send us a message and we'll add it so every family in the area can find it.

Dates & times can shift — always double-check with the host before you load up the cooler. Happy 250th, y'all! — Jennifer @ Tullamama
Fireworks photos via Pexels (free to use).