Each year the Pentwater Chamber of Commerce hosts an Independence Day fireworks display on July 3rd. The fireworks begin at dusk. The state park beach is the closest place for viewers to enjoy the display. They are launched from the pier directly adjacent to the park beach.

The beach parking lot at Mears State Park generally fills with people coming to see the fireworks around 8 p.m. Once the parking lot is full at or after 8 p.m. Lowell St. is shut down by local police to ensure the safety of people walking or riding bikes to the park to enjoy the fireworks. At the conclusion of the fireworks Lowell Street