How will you spend the Fourth in KC? Here’s our guide to fireworks and entertainment

The Fourth of July will offer plenty of fireworks in the Kansas City area — as well as lots of music. And in many cases you can enjoy both as most of the largest celebrations will feature live music before fireworks light up the sky.

But the biggest musical event of the week will come two days later, when country star Kenny Chesney plays at Arrowhead Stadium.

Here is a music-with-fireworks rundown, with fireworks starting at dusk:

▪ Stars and Stripes Picnic with Lost Wax, Goodfoot and more at National WWI Museum and Memorial, 3 p.m. theworldwar.org .

▪ Independence Day Festival with Morgan Evans, George Birge and Big Time Grain Co. in Gardner, 5 p.m. gardnerkansas.gov .

▪ Star Spangled Spectacular with Justus West, The Champagne Band and more at Corporate Woods Founders’ Park in Overland Park, 5 p.m. opkansas.org .

▪ Celebration in the Park with Twice on Sunday at Leawood City Park, 6 p.m. leawood.org .

▪ Fourth of July Parade and Fireworks with Pompous Jack at Evergy Service Center in Stilwell, 6 p.m. stilwellcommunity.org .

▪ Fourth of July Celebration with Good Sam Club Band at Riverfest Park in De Soto, 7 p.m. desotoks.us .

▪ Independence Day Fireworks Celebration with Jaidyn LaBorde and Spirit of Independence Concert Band at Independence Visitors’ Center, 5 p.m. July 5. independencemo.gov .

More July 4 events

▪ Village Fest, 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Harmon Park and Municipal Campus, Prairie Village. pvkansas.com .

▪ Celebrating the Fourth at the Farm, 9 a.m.-noon, Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead (included with admission, $5). opkansas.org .

▪ Independence Day, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; parade, noon, Missouri Town ($4-$8). makeyourdayhere.com .

▪ Platte City Fourth of July, 9 a.m.-noon, Main Street. plattecitymo.com .

▪ Community Days Parade, 10 a.m., Old Town Lenexa. lenexa.com .

▪ Parkville Fourth of July Celebration, 10 a.m.-10:30 p.m., downtown Parkville. parkvillemo.org .

▪ Star-Spangled Night, 11 a.m., Worlds of Fun ($29.99-$39.99). worldsoffun.com .

▪ Weston’s July Fourth Celebration, 4 p.m., West Platte High School. visitplatte.com .

▪ Freedom Festival, 5 p.m., Lewis-Young Park, Louisburg. miamicountyks.org .

▪ Fourth of July Celebration, 6 p.m., Merritt Lake, Fort Leavenworth. leavenworth.armymwr.com .

▪ Fireworks Show, 9 p.m., Smith’s Fork Park, Smithville. smithvillechamber.org .

▪ July Fourth Fireworks Display, 9:45 p.m., College Boulevard Activity Center, Olathe. olatheks.gov .

▪ Mahaffies’ Independence Day Celebration, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. July 6, Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm ($2-$9). mahaffie.org .

More music

▪ Tyler Booth with Greylan James, 7 p.m. July 4, KC Live! (general admission free for 21 and over; $20 cover for ages 13-20; VIP upgrades $40-$50). powerandlightdistrict.com .

▪ Robert Cray Band, 8 p.m. July 5, Knuckleheads ($40). knuckleheadskc.com .

▪ Kenny Chesney with Zach Brown Band, 5 p.m. July 6, Arrowhead ($36-$185). ticketmaster.com .

▪ X, 8 p.m. July 6, Uptown ($39-$68). uptowntheater.com .

More entetainment

▪ New Theatre and Restaurant will present the musical “Disney’s Newsies,” inspired by the 1899 newsboys strike in New York, opens 6:30 p.m. July 5; runs through Sept. 8 ($43.25-$71.75). newtheatre.com .

▪ Los Angeles-based comedian and TV regular Blair Socci will come to the Comedy Club of Kansas City, 7 and 9:30 p.m. July 5-6, 7 p.m. July 7 ($22-$30). thecomedyclubkc.com .

▪ Bill Bellamy, a veteran of the Def Comedy Jam, will perform at the Kansas City Funny Bone, 7 and 9:45 p.m. July 5, 6:30 and 9:15 p.m. July 6 ($40-$55). improvkc.com .

▪ “Disney’s The Little Mermaid” will run not only at the Starlight (8 p.m. July 9-14; $12-$100) but also at the Jewish Community Center’s White Theatre (opens 7:30 p.m. July 6; runs through July 28; $18-$38). kcstarlight.com and thejkc.org .

▪ The annual Summerfest will kick off its four weekends of chamber music concerts, 7:30 p.m. July 6, White Recital Hall, and 3 p.m. July 7, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church ($10-$28). summerfestkc.org .

▪ Bestselling author Hampton Sides will appear at Unity Temple on the Plaza for “The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook,” 7 p.m. July 10 ($39, includes copy of book). rainydaybooks.com .

Recently announced

▪ Canceled: Maren Morris, July 22, Midland. midlandkc.com

▪ Postponed: Heart with Cheap Trick, Oct. 4, T-Mobile Center. t-mobilecenter.com

▪ Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Oct. 3, Liberty Hall. libertyhall.net

▪ Jelly Roll, Nov. 13, T-Mobile Center. t-mobilecenter.com

▪ The Brother Brothers, May 16, Polsky Theatre. jccc.edu/midwest-trust-center