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Independence Day Celebration in the Park @ Leawood City Park

July 4 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Parade | 10 a.m. | Tomahawk Creek Parkway

Celebrate America’s 250th Independence Day with a morning full of red, white, and blue spirit! Bring your family, friends, and best patriotic gear to enjoy lively floats, community groups, music, and plenty of hometown pride. Enjoy live DJs and our parade emcee, John Holt of Fox 4. Line the parkway, cheer on your neighbors, and kick off the holiday with a tradition that brings our community together.

 

Independence Day Celebration in the Park – 4th of July 2026

Presented by Van Trust Real Estate and Lockton Companies

Time to light up the sky with the best fireworks in the Metro! Spend your 4th of July at Leawood City Park! Enjoy FREE activities for all ages, plus live music, food trucks, and, of course, FIREWORKS!

Entertainment (6-9 p.m.)

  • Light Up Toys
  • Bubble Truck
  • Photobooth
  • Air Brush
  • Face Painter
  • Caricature
  • Henna
  • Crazy Hair
  • Fiberglass Slide
  • High Striker
  • Level Up Obstacle Course
  • X-treme Arena
  • Rockwall
  • Tri Jump Bungees
  • Mind Winder
  • Beagle Bounce
  • Space Bounce
  • 2Hot2Handle
  • KC Koshary
  • Fry Guys
  • Gyro Express
  • Burritos Lagos
  • Jason’s Lunchbox
  • Kona Ice
  • One More Scoop
  • Lemonade

Enjoy live music from the local band, Flashback

Leawood Aquatic Center

The Leawood Aquatic Center will be open from 12-5 p.m. with a special inflatable slide! Normal admission rate will apply.

Fireworks (9:45)

Enjoy the fireworks show synchronized to music with the free Pyrocast app, available in the App Store and Google Play. Simply download the app and enter the show code 9DCQ before the show begins.

Parking

Parking will be available at the American Academy of Family Physicians (11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway) and Leawood City Hall (4800 Town Center Drive). Complimentary shuttles will begin running at 12 p.m., picking up from these parking lots and dropping off at Leawood City Park. This lot includes accessible parking spots.

Public parking will not be available in Leawood City Park on Saturday, July 4. Guests attending Celebration in the Park or visiting the Leawood Aquatic Center should park at the American Academy of Family Physicians or Leawood City Hall and take the free shuttle to the park, or be dropped off by ride-share or a non-parking driver.

Rideshare Pickup/Dropoff

105th and Lee Blvd. is the designated location for rideshare pickup/dropoff.

Additional Information

Personal fireworks, alcohol, and grills are not permitted in the park.

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  • Leawood City Park

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