Howard County Fireworks

Howard County and the Columbia Association will co-host the annual July 4th fireworks at the Lakefront at Columbia, beginning around 9:20pm on July 4.  (Please note that Howard County is only hosting the fireworks in 2023. Thank you to the Columbia Association for handling the entertainment, food and more.)

Free public parking for this event will be located at The Mall in Columbia.

Please note, on the evening of July 4th, Howard County Police Department will be closing both directions of Little Patuxent Parkway between Symphony Woods Road and Governor Warfield Parkway from 6:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Additionally, eastbound Little Patuxent Parkway between Broken Land Parkway and Symphony Woods Road will be closed from about 8:00 pm to 11:00 p.m. Traffic delays can also be expected as a result of these closures and increase vehicular and pedestrian traffic for the July 4th fireworks celebration.

There will be two live music bands on the Lakefront stage. 

The fireworks show will start around 9:20 p.m. at Lake Kittamaqundi in Columbia. 

Vendors, food trucks and bands have been chosen for 2023.

The following food trucks are confirmed: 

Tasty Treats – ice cream & hot dogs

Tasty Treats – chicken fingers and French fries

Pacha Mama

Blowfish Poke

Kona Ice

Malik’s Ice Cream

Althea’s Almost Famous

More to come…

Entertainment at the Lakefront Stage

Presented by Columbia Association

Produced by Columbia Festival of the Arts