People across North Texas are celebrating Independence Day with a variety of parades, festivals, and fireworks displays throughout the region.

Discover the best celebrations around North Texas this Fourth of July weekend. Events include fireworks shows, live music, parades and more.

From small-town parades to major fireworks shows, North Texas is packed with Independence Day celebrations. Find the one closest Fourth of July celebrations to you, using the interactive map below. The Go See DFW calendar is a partnership between KERA and The Dallas Morning News.

The clouds will stick around today, keeping temperatures below average again this afternoon, staying in the mid to upper 80s.

Independence Day fireworks are back in Denton on July 3 at the North Texas Fairgrounds. The festivities will also feature live music from Denton’s Raised Right Men, face painting, balloon art, and food and drinks for purchase.

In areas that see rainfall and increased cloud cover, temperatures are expected to remain below seasonal averages into next week, providing some relief from the summer heat. However, much of central and southern Texas, areas in the recovery phase from the catastrophic flooding, will face dangerous heat instead of renewed flooding.

Fireworks are typically allowed in unincorporated areas of counties like Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant, but only on private property with the owner's permission. Even in unincorporated areas, there are restrictions, such as maintaining a distance of 5,000 feet from a city with a fireworks ban.

Celebrate the Fourth throughout North Texas with parades, pyrotechnics, drones and even a corn dog-eating contest. Here’s your guide to more than a dozen Independence Day events.

In the aftermath of the Texas Hill Country flooding, as well as floods in New Mexico and North Carolina, misinformation about cloud speeding is surging.

Celebrate the Fourth throughout North Texas with parades, pyrotechnics, drones and even a corn dog-eating contest. Here’s your guide to more than a dozen Independence Day events.