July 4th 2025 Fireworks, Events Near Encinitas

ENCINITAS, CA — Independence Day falls on a Friday in 2025, kicking off a star-spangled three-day weekend packed with fireworks, festivals and other Fourth of July fun near Encinitas.

To help you fit it all in on your 4th of July calendar, Patch has put together a guide to what's going on near Encinitas and the surrounding areas.

July 4 Festivities For 2025

Carlsbad

July 4: 4th of July BBQ and Fireworks Spectacular, Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club and Spa, Carlsbad

July 4: Red, White and BOOM!, Legoland California, Carlsbad

Del Mar

July 4: July 4th Fireworks Spectacular: Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar

Oceanside

June 28: Independence Parade: Coast Highway from Wisconsin Avenue to Civic Center Drive, Oceanside

July 3: Fireworks Display: SoCal Soccer Complex, Oceanside

July 4: Independence Day Flyover: Mission Pacific Beach Resort, Oceanside

San Marcos

July 4: Fourth of July Celebration: Bradley Park, San Marcos

Vista

July 4: Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks: Brengle Terrace Park, Vista

See our complete guide to Fourth of July events in San Diego County: July 4th 2025 Fireworks, Events In San Diego County

Independence Day commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. In that document, the 13 original colonies declared their independence from Great Britain.

During the pivotal summer of 1776, the pre-Revolutionary celebrations honoring King George III’s birthday were replaced with mock funerals as a symbolic break from the crown.

It was an exciting time in Philadelphia — the Continental Congress voted to break from the crown and, two days later on July 4, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the original 13 colonies —New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland. Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia — to adopt the Declaration of Independence.

The first annual commemoration of the nation’s independence was in Philadelphia on July 4, 1777, while the Revolutionary War was ongoing. Fireworks have been part of Fourth of July festivities since the first celebration in Philadelphia.

Today, Americans celebrate with fireworks, parades, concerts, and family gatherings and barbecues. Celebrations, though, predate by centuries the designation of Independence Day as a federal holiday, which didn’t happen until 1941.