WHAT: Due to unforeseen circumstances, there are changes to the event schedule for the FIM and RICH Kids Inc. 9th Annual Flint Water Festival and FIM Holiday Celebration to promote wellness for Flint youth.
WHEN: July 4 6 p.m. – Dark
For an updated schedule of events, visit https://thefim.org/july4.
WHERE: General Motors’ Durant-Dort Factory One at 303 W. Water Street in Flint’s historic Carriage Town neighborhood
HOW: It is free to attend the festival, which will feature food, beverages and activities throughout the evening for the whole family, including:
- Pickleball open play (6 – 10 p.m.)
- Free water giveaway 6 p.m.
- Soak City Splash Park (6 – 9 p.m.)
- Glow Foam Party (9 – 10 p.m.)
- Drippie, the Flint Water Festival mascot
- Fireworks at dusk
Music Around Town Summer Stage presented by FIM (6 p.m.):
DJ Brian Larkin, Fernando Silverio Solis, Madison Olivia, Flintdustry and Hustlers on the Move
Headliner (9 p.m.): Marshall Charloff & The Purple xPeRIeNCE, the official Prince tribute band from Minneapolis, licensed by the Prince Estate.
Mayor Sheldon Neeley, the City of Flint, and the Flint Downtown Development Authority will present a fireworks display on Thursday, July 4, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Fireworks will be visible from the downtown area looking west toward Chevy Commons and will take place at dusk.
Fireworks are only allowed in the city of Flint immediately before and after major holidays
According to the City of Flint fireworks ordinance, fireworks are only allowed on the day before, the day of, and the day after major holidays. Fireworks are not allowed between the hours of midnight and 8 a.m. State law also permits fireworks from June 29 to July 2, from 11 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.
Beginning Saturday, July 6, fireworks will not be allowed in the city of Flint until the Labor Day holiday.
Violation of the City’s fireworks ordinance is punishable by a $500 fine and seizure of fireworks.
Flint’s Code of Ordinances also states that, “A person shall not ignite, discharge, or use consumer fireworks on public property, school property, church property, or the property of another person without the organization’s or person’s express permission to use consumer fireworks on those premises.”
Consumer fireworks are defined as, “devices that are designed to produce visible effects by combustion.” The regulations do not apply to “low-impact” or “novelty” fireworks, which are often handheld or stay on the ground, such as smoke devices, sparklers, snappers and snakes.
