It’s 2021 and people are ready to celebrate after many Independence Day celebrations were cancelled last year due to the pandemic. It’s time to safely gather with friends and family for hotdogs, baseball, music and fireworks.

Here is a guide to 4th of July family fun.

Booster Days, Hudson

Booster Days is Hudson’s 4th of July celebration, held this year July 1-4 at Lakefront Park (505 First St., Hudson). The event returns after a 2020 hiatus with a limited event schedule, including a carnival, beer garden, food stands, bingo and live music. No grand parade will be held this year due to Second Street/Highway 35 road construction.

Highlights include the 22nd annual hot dog eating contest at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 3 and fireworks over the St. Croix River at dusk.

To see a full event schedule, visit hudsonboosters. org

Clyde’s Corner, Beldenville

Clyde’s Corner (W7409 Highway 65, Beldenville) will host its annual 4th of July celebration on Sunday, July 4. Live music starts at 4 p.m.

Free hotdogs, chips and juice will be served. Come early to get a spot on the hill for the fireworks show at dusk.

Cannon Valley Fair

The Cannon Valley Fair (800 N. Ninth St., Cannon Falls, Minn.) will host a Grande Day Parade at 11 a.m. July 4 and a fireworks show at dusk. The 4th of July celebration is part of the 106th annual fair, which runs July 1-4.

For more information, visit cannonvalleyfair.org

Fireworks Extravaganza, Eau Claire

The Eau Claire Fireworks Extravaganza, sponsored by Festival Foods, will begin at 4 p.m. July 4. The show will originate from a higher elevation (Plank Street Hill) and projected higher in the sky, making the show visible from more locations. There will be no ground show of fireworks and fewer “salutes,” which are noise-only fireworks.

If watching from the couch is more your style, you can watch the show on WEAU TV-13 or WQOW TV-18. Tune into WAXX 104.5 for the fireworks soundtrack.

Find out more at www.eauclairewi.gov/recreation/ family-fun/july-4th-celebration FOURTH OF JULY

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Hastings Golf Club, Hastings, Minn.

Hastings Golf Club & Events (2015 Westview Drive, Hastings, Minn.) will host a fireworks show Friday, July 2 at 10 p.m. Enjoy live music, food, beverages and more at 8 p.m. Learn more at hastingsgolfclub.com

Hometown Independence Day, Woodbury, Minn.

Celebrate Independence Day at Woodbury’s Hometown Celebration Sunday, July 4 at HealthEast Sports Center (4125 Radio Drive, Woodbury). Food trucks will be open 6-10 p.m. with fireworks at 10 p.m.

Island Block Party, Welch, Minn.

Treasure Island Resort & Casino (5734 Sturgeon Lake Road, Welch, Minn.) will host its annual Island Block Party on Saturday, July 3. Gates open at 5 p.m. All ages are welcome to the free holiday bash, which features live music, food and fireworks at dusk. The Rocket Man: Elton John Tribute Show is general admission, but limited reserved seating is available.

To learn more, visit ticasino.com/liveentertainment

Liberty Tree Farm, Stockholm

Liberty Tree Farm (W12351 Long Lane, Stockholm) will host band “Always Late” at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 4, followed by a fireworks show. Gates open at 6 p.m. Suggested donation is $10.

Find out more at libertytreefarm.org

Nauti Hawg, Diamond Bluff

Nauti Hawg Bar & Grill (W9852 290th Ave., Diamond Bluff) will host a fireworks show by Victory Fireworks at dusk on Saturday, July 3. Live music by Red Line will also be featured.

The fown Fourth of July parade and celebration starts at noon.

Old Fashioned Fourth, Menomonie

The Dunn County Historical Society will host an “Old Fashioned Fourth” celebration Saturday, July 3 at Rassbach Museum (1820 to commemorate the 245th observance of Independence