July 4th 2025 Fireworks, Events Around Palm Desert, Palm Springs And Riverside County

PALM DESERT, 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 in and around Palm Desert, Palm Springs and Riverside County.

To help you fit it all in on your 4th of July calendar, Patch has put together a guide to what’s going on in Temecula, Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, Wildomar, Banning, Beaumont, Palm Desert and the surrounding areas.

Fireworks aren't legal to set off yourself in Riverside County,and there is a hefty fine associated with igniting your own rocket's red glare.

In addition to the above venues, fireworks shows are scheduled at the following locations, generally beginning at 9 p.m. on July 4:

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BANNING:

• Banning, Nicolet Middle School, 101 E. Nicolet St.;

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BEAUMONT:

• Beaumont, Town Center, Sixth and Eighth streets;
• Beaumont, Town Center, Sixth and Eighth streets;

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INDIO:

• Indio, Empire Polo Grounds, 81-800 51st Ave.;

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LAKE ELSINORE:

• Lake Elsinore, Lakepoint Park, 420 Lakeshore Drive;

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PALM DESERT:

• Palm Desert, Civic Center Park, Fred Waring Drive and San Pablo Avenue;

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PALM SPRINGS:

• Palm Springs, Sunrise Park, 1901 E. Baristo Road;
• Palm Springs Stadium, 1901 Baristo Road;

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RANCHO MIRAGE:

• Rancho Mirage, Agua Caliente Casino Resort & Spa, 32-250 Bob Hope Drive;

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RIVERSIDE:

• Riverside, La Sierra Park, 5215 La Sierra Ave.;
• Riverside, Mount Rubidoux, Mount Rubidoux Drive and Ninth Street

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TEMECULA:

• Temecula, Pechanga Resort Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway.
• Temecula, Ronald Regan Sports Park, 30875 Rancho Vista Road.

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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.