Where to spend the 4th of July in the Black Hills

I am leary of the crowds at the monument for the 4th of July fireworks show, so we need some alternatives for the day. What towns in the Black Hills will be having a parade on the 4th and fireworks, or anything else special? I notice that Custer has a carnival and fireworks show, know anything about it? We are staying at Legion Lake in Custer SP, and we have 3 kids from 4 to 14.

Any ideas would be appreciated!!

Where to spend the 4th of July in the Black Hills

Rapid City put on a pretty good fireworks show last year - but I don%26#39;t know if it was on the 4th of July or that weekend. I found the following after doing some searching. Hope you can find something to suite your needs.

4th of July Old Time Country Fair

07/02/2007 to 07/04/2007

4th of July Old Time Country Fair for more information call 605-673-2443

Mount Rushmore Independence Day Celebration

07/03/2007 to 07/04/2007

Mount Rushmore Independence Day Celebration for more information call 605-574-3115

Independence Day Parade

All Day Event; 07/04/2007

Independence Day Parade in Spearfish, SD for more information call 605-342-4542

Firecracker 10K and Main Street Mile

All Day Event; 07/04/2007

Firecracker 10K and Main Street Mile located in Hot Springs, SD for more information call 605-745-3463

4th of July Parade

All Day Event; 07/04/2007

4th of July Parade in Belle Fourche, SD for more information call 605-892-2676

blackhillsportal.com/dbs/bellefourchechamber/

Custer 4th of July Fireworks

All Day Event; 07/04/2007

Custer 4th of July Fireworks for more information call 605-673-2244

Independence Day

All Day Event; 07/04/2007

Where to spend the 4th of July in the Black Hills

Thank you for the reply. I wonder where the ';old time country fair'; is??? there was not a town listed.

Thank you for looking into this! My husband wants to see the fireworks at Rushmore, but the thought of dealing with my kids all day in the heat and crowds sounds pretty exhausting to me.

I found these dates on the Best Western Ramkota (I think its was Rapid City%26#39;s) events calendar . . . I%26#39;ve never seen that on a hotel website before. I%26#39;m not sure where the Old Time Fair is either . . it didn%26#39;t have a town listed, just the phone number. If I can find out I will post it.

Have fun.

The phone number belongs to Custer County 1881 Courthouse Museum.

I am a South Dakotan who has vacationed in the hills over the 4th several times. We made the mistake of driving from Custer up to Mt Rushmore for the fireworks one year. The one-lane slow traffic back to Custer late at night after the show was horrible.

. . . THEN we found out that the town of Custer had a much bigger %26amp; better fireworks display %26amp; we missed it. Take the short drive from Legion Lake into the town of Custer for the fireworks. We%26#39;ll see you there this summer. :-)

Mt Rushmore fireworks are on the 3rd, and it is recommended to get there early as it fills up fast. Custer City fireworks are on the 4th at Pageant Hill. Edgemont and Hot Springs also have celebrations on the 4th.