Fireworks for the Fourth: Here's when East Central Indiana skies will light up this holiday

Communities around East Central Indiana will celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks, among other activities. Here are scheduled times for local fireworks displays across the holiday weekend, weather permitting:

Friday, July 1

Eaton: The Eaton Church of God will have a fireworks display beginning around 9 p.m. Friday.

Saturday, July 2

Prairie Creek Reservoir: Fireworks Saturday night will close out a full day of events on Saturday for Ron Bonham Day. Activities at Prairie Creek's North Shore Campground will include live music, fishing, swimming, food vendors and a golf cart parade.

Hartford City: Hartford City's fireworks will be at dusk Saturday, concluding the city's day of Fourth of July festivities. Saturday will begin with a farmers market at 8 a.m. at Sigma Phi Gamma Park. Other events will include a cornhole tournament and car show at 10 a.m., Mark's Ark Animal Show at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., a "cops vs. kids" water balloon fight at 3 p.m. and BCS Blue Felt Jazz Group and Erie Jazz Band performing at 5:30 p.m.

Dunkirk: The Fourth of July Celebration at Dunkirk City Park 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday will conclude with fireworks at dark. In addition to a car show, for which check-in begins at 2 p.m. and judging at 4, the celebration will include a midday parade (lineup beginning at 11 a.m.), a flag-raising ceremony and free music and entertainment. Entry fee for the car show is $20, which will benefit the Dunkirk Historical Society.

Union City: Fireworks for Union City will begin at dusk Saturday at Harter Park.

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Monday, July 4

Muncie: Muncie will have its annual fireworks show over the levee by Muncie Central High School Monday night. Muncie's Independence Day celebration on Monday will include a car show beginning at 4 p.m. in the City Hall parking lot. America's Hometown Band will perform "Stars and Stripes Forever," a free concert of favorite patriotic tunes, at 7 p.m. Monday at Canan Commons. 

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Yorktown: Yorktown's fireworks display will be at Morrow's Meadow Monday night. Orchestra Indiana will perform a free outdoor "Patriotic Pops" concert at 8 p.m. Monday at Yorktown Civic Green. Activities earlier in the day will include the Four for the Fourth run/walk starting at 8 a.m. downtown, and a duct tape boat race starting at 2 p.m.

New Castle: New Castle's annual fireworks display at Memorial Park will begin at 10 p.m. Monday. Vendors and activities for kids will be offered starting at noon on Cardinal Field.

Portland: Fireworks at dusk Monday at the Jay County Fairgrounds will conclude Jay County's all-day Fourth of July celebration. Events during the day will include a 5K starting at 8 a.m. at the fairgrounds , food booths and games at the fairgrounds, and a parade downtown beginning at noon, according to the Jay County Visitors and Tourism Bureau website.

Winchester: Winchester's fireworks will be at Goodrich Park, after a free 7 p.m. concert by Grove Hill with Kenny Live at the amphitheater.

East Central Indiana communities can send information about fireworks displays and other public events for Independence Day to news@muncie.gannett.com.