• Red, White & Boom! on July 3rd beginning at approximately 6:00 pm features the largest fireworks display in the Quad-Cities shot over the Mississippi along with family events in the Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Ill., downtown riverfronts.
  • In East Moline, Ill., the 4th of July celebration has fireworks on July 3rd at approximately 9:00 pm from The Quarter, 7th Street and the Mississippi riverfront.
  • Run the Firecracker Run on July 4th at 7:30 am. At 1 p.m., watch the AMVETS 4th of July Parade that goes through the downtown on 15th Ave
  • The 4th of July Celebration in downtown Bettendorf, Iowa, kicks off on July 4th with a parade through the downtown at 10 a.m., followed by activities starting at 12 noon, and fireworks at dusk.

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