Fourth of July on the Northshore

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The Northshore is well known for its relaxed pace of living and the many opportunities it offers for outdoor fun, as well as its burgeoning food and drink scene. But here, the days leading up to the Fourth of July bring an explosion of tourism and festivities. 

Slidell Heritage Festival

June 27: Inside Heritage Park, join the community in celebration of our nation with live music, plus food trucks and beverages, water slides and face painting, and of course a fireworks show to cap it all off. Gates open at 5 pm. Details at slidellheritagefest.org.

Pearl River Independence Day Celebration

July 3: Get in the America 250 patriotic spirit with small-town fun in downtown Pearl River, where crowds will be gathering with lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the highly anticipated fireworks display. After an opening ceremony (6 pm), enjoy lawn games, a pie-eating contest, inflatables, a petting zoo, and free beverages and food. visitthenorthshore.com.

Covington Celebrates America 250 Concert

July 3: It's a pre-Independence Day warm-up with this free concert at the Covington Trailhead, featuring Cypress Creek. 5:30 pm–7:30 pm. visitthenorthshore.com.

Covington's Sparks in the Park 

July 4: Celebrate the birth of our nation—and America 250—with Covington's Sparks in the Park annual festival. The event includes fireworks at dusk, live patriotic music, and fresh food made by local vendorst. The Rotary Club of Covington will keep the crowd hydrated with lemonade and water. While there are plenty of activities for the kids, the Covington Business Association will have wine aplenty for adults. So pull out those lawn chairs and blankets and head to Bogue Falaya Park. Free. 5:30 pm–9 pm. louisiananorthshore.com.

Olde Towne Slidell 4th of July Celebration

July 4: Don your brightest reds, whites, and blues for this day of celebration in the 2200 Block of Carey Street, featuring delicious food, kids activities, live music across three locations, a hot dog eating contest, and a spectacular fireworks display—plus, cooling zones to help ward off the summer heat. Games and live music begin at 4 pm. Be sure to pack the lawn chairs and blankets for the finale. visitthenorthshore.com.

Mandeville's Light Up the Lake

July 4: On the Mandeville Lakefront, the fireworks will be beautiful mirrored in Lake Pontchartrain providing a sure "fire" way to ring in the Fourth of July, and celebrate America 250. With patriotic tributes and live music, a kid's tent, games, face painting, a parade by the Mande Milkshakers, and food trucks, the fireworks are not the only thing to look forward to at this event. Fireworks begin at 8:45 pm and will be launched from a raised barge for great viewing all along the lakefront. Picnics are not only welcome, but encouraged. Free. louisiananorthshore.com.

Madisonville Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration

July 4: The Town of Madisonville and Keep Madisonville Beautiful invite you to the Old-Fashioned 4th of July celebration of America's Independence (and part of the Northshore's America 250 celebrations) on the banks of the Tchefuncte River. Bring your chairs, coolers, and picnic baskets, and find a spot on the riverfront to enjoy the fun. Feel free to bring the kids along, as some of the activities include kids' games, cornhole and horseshoe tournaments, a Veteran's Salute, watermelon eating and rooster crowing contests, a pie bake-off, and fireworks in front of Old Town Hall. The fireworks start at 8:45 pm around dusk. Free. louisiananorthsore.com.

Red, White & Blue on the River

July 4: Tchefuncte's Restaurant hosts an America 250 celebration to remember, featuring DJ Spade, chef-crafted food stations and bites, a best dressed contest, and premier riverfront fireworks viewing. Open only to ages twenty-one and older. 6 pm–9:30 pm. $95. tchefunctes.com.

Abita Springs' 4th of July Celebration

July 4: The city of Abita Springs invites all to their 4th of July celebration, part of America 250 festivities. The festival will bring patriotic joy to the whole family, with live music, fireworks, face painting for the kids, and food from favorite vendors. Free. 5 pm–9:30 pm. louisananorthshore.com.