Check out 2012 local fireworks festivities

Below is a list of some of the fireworks displays planned around the Houston area.

Southwest Airlines' Freedom Over Texas With Fireworks Presented By Reliant

• Downtown Houston, Eleanor Tinsley Park at Buffalo Bayou
• July 4 from 4 to 10 p.m.
• Admission: $8 per person, ages 5 and under free; Reliant Energy offering two free tickets to its customers and half-off two tickets to non-customers on the city's website through July 3.

Houston Symphony's Star Spangled Salute

Angleton

• Freedom Park
• Saturday, June 30 from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
• Admission: Free

Baytown

• Baytown's July 4th Celebration
• Bicentennial Park
• July 4 from 5 to 10 p.m.
• Parade at 5:30 p.m.
• Fireworks at 9:30 p.m.
• Call 281-420-6597 for more information.

Deer Park

Friendswood

• 117th annual Friendswood Fourth of July Celebration
• Parade:  July 410 a.m., begins on F.M. 518 at Heritage Drive
• Evening Program: 7:30 p.m. at Centennial Park
• Fireworks: 9:20 p.m.
• Call 281-996-3220 for more information.

Galveston

• Parade: July 4 at 7:30 p.m., Seawall Boulevard from 28^th Street to 53^rd Street
• Fireworks: July 4 at 9:15 p.m., Seawall Boulevard at 37^th Street
• Call 888-GAL-ISLE for more information. 

Katy

• 23rd Annual Katy Freedom Celebration
• Katy Mills Mall
• Fireworks start at dark (about 9 p.m.)

Lake Jackson

• Dunbar Park
• Fireworks: July 4 at dark

Magnolia

• No fireworks show; city was unable to get a technician.

Missouri City

• 28th Annual Fourth of July Festival
• Buffalo Run Park
• July 4 beginning at 6 p.m.
• Fireworks at 9:15 p.m.
• For more information, call 281-403-8644.

Pasadena

• Fourth Fest
• Pasadena Fairgrounds
• July 4 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
• For more information, call 713-477-1511.

Pearland

• Celebration of Freedom
• Pearland High School Football Stadium
• Free on-site parking; shuttle from Bailey Campus & Pearland High School north lot
• July 4, 6 p.m.; Carnival opens at 2 p.m.
• Fireworks begin at 9 p.m.
• Admission: Free
• For more information, call 281-412-8900.

Rosenberg

• 13^th Annual Family 4^th Independence Day Celebration
• Seabourne Creek Nature Park
• July 4 at 6 p.m.
• Fireworks: 9:15 p.m.
• For more information, call 832-595-3520.

Stafford

• Independence Day Celebration
• Stafford Centre
• July 4
• Parade: 7 p.m
• Concert: Fort Bend Symphony performs at 7 p.m.
• Fireworks: 9 p.m. in the festival field
• Admission: Free

Sugar Land

• 27th Annual Red, White and Bluefest
• Oyster Creek Park
• July 4, 5 to 10 p.m.
• Fireworks begin at 9:30 p.m.
• For more information, call 281-275-2885.

Tomball

• City of Tomball July 4 Street Party
• Highway 249 – Business north of F.M. 2920
• July 4, 2:30 to 10 p.m.
• Fireworks: 9:15 p.m.
• Admission: Free

Waller

• Waller Freedom Fest
• Waller ISD Football Stadium, 20735 Stokes Road
• July 4 from 3 p.m. until dusk
• Fireworks at dusk

Webster

• 4th of July Celebration
• Texas Avenue Park
• July 4, 5 p.m.
• Fireworks begin at 9:15 p.m.
• For more information, call 281-332-1826.

The Woodlands

• 15th Annual Red, Hot and Blue Festival
• Town Green Park and Waterway Square
• July 4, 6 to 10 p.m.
• Fireworks at dusk
• Admission: Free