Douglas County plans safe Fourth of July fireworks show at Highland Heritage Park
Douglas County will light Highland Heritage Regional Park at 9 p.m. July 4 with a professionally managed show, after banning personal fireworks under Stage 1 restrictions.
Douglas County will stage a professional Fourth of July fireworks display over Highland Heritage Regional Park at 9 p.m. Saturday, July 4, giving residents a county-run option while Stage 1 Fire Restrictions remain in effect. The launch will come from an irrigated bluegrass field, with a secured safety perimeter around the fallout zone, while Douglas County Sheriff’s Office personnel and South Metro Fire Rescue monitor the site and can stop the show if conditions turn unsafe.
The display honors America’s 250th anniversary. Nearby native grass has been mowed and inspected to reduce fire risk, and personal fireworks are banned under the current restrictions even as professional fireworks remain allowed.
The show returns after Highlands Ranch Community Association, Highlands Ranch Metro District and Douglas County previously canceled the traditional 2026 fireworks display at Highland Heritage Regional Park because of Stage 1 restrictions, extreme drought and elevated fire danger. Highlands Ranch then added a separate free Star-Spangled Birthday Bash for Thursday, July 2, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the same park, with live music and a drone-show finale.
A Douglas County special-event permit for a 2025 fireworks show at Highland Heritage Regional Park listed public arrival beginning around 6 p.m. and the fireworks from 9 to 9:25 p.m. Fifteen wildfires were burning across Colorado as of July 1. The National Fire Protection Association estimates fireworks started 34,079 fires in 2024, including 29,517 outside fires, and federal public-health data show about 70% to 75% of fireworks injuries happen during the 30-day period around July 4.
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