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Peoria will once again host largest fireworks show in Illinois. Here's what to know
Peoria officials and event organizers are once again staking the claim that Peoria will again be host to the largest fireworks show in Illinois with this year's rendition of "Red, White and Boom."
Public safety officials from both Peoria and East Peoria, the host cities for Red, White and Boom, are planning for a crowd of up to 200,000 people to gather on the riverfronts of both cities for an event they say will be safe and have a large law enforcement presence.
Peoria's 4th of July fireworks show Red, White and Boom will begin around 9:30 p.m. on Friday, July 4, at both the Peoria and East Peoria riverfronts.
If inclement weather occurs on July 4, a rain date is scheduled for July 5.
Event organizers for Peoria's Red, White and Boom are billing this year's show, once again, as the largest July 4 fireworks display in Illinois and among the top 1% of the largest shows in all of Illinois.
Laura Cullinan of Choose Greater Peoria, one of the event's chief sponsors, said Monday "don't take this for granted" when encouraging Peorians, and others from around central Illinois, to attend the show.
Cullinan said events like Red, White and Boom are among the key reasons "why people choose to stay here."
Peoria Mayor Rita Ali said the show will be an "incredible and amazing" activity for families to attend.
Mayor John Kahl of East Peoria called the energy surround the event on both sides of the river "phenomenal."
State Rep. Jehan Gordon Booth, D-Peoria, called Red, White and Boom, one of the best "intergenerational" events for families to attend.
A "massive" law enforcement presence will be seen at Peoria's Red, White and Boom fireworks show, Ali, Kahl and other said Monday.
Ali said safety for the event is a "huge endeavor" and said a "massive amount of law enforcement and police technology" will be present for the show.
Kahl said safety at the show is "paramount" and noted that Red, White and Boom has always been a safe event.
Peoria Fire Chief Shawn Sollberger said public safety personnel began coordinating for the event in April and said safety is the main focus.
East Peoria Police Chief Dave Catton said state, local and federal law enforcement resources will be present at Red, White and Boom to make it a "safe and secure" show.
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: What to know about Peoria's July 4 fireworks show for 2025
