I don't know if the City of Lynwood, CA still does this or not, but when I was growing up there, every year there was a 4th of July picnic & Fireworks after dark. My cousins would come from Torrance and we would all go around to the different booths, get food, play games, BBQ & have a great time!
As my parents got older my mother went in a wheel chair, I can still see her there, enjoying herself, talking with her neices and nephews.
The fireworks were always great & gave us a great feeling of being an American!
Huntington Beach, CA