4th Of July 2025 Fireworks In Hebron

HEBRON, CT — 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 Hebron.

Here is information about the upcoming Hebron Lions Fourth of July fireworks display:

• What: Hebron Lions 4th Of July 2025 Fireworks Display
• When: Friday, June 27, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• Where: Hebron Lions Fairgrounds, 347 Gilead St.

The Hebron Lions annual 4th of July fireworks display is scheduled for Saturday, June 28.

Gates will open at 4 p.m., and fireworks will begin at 9:30 p.m.

The event is free, and there is also free on-site parking. VIP priority exit parking is available.

The event will also feature tractor pulls and food vendors.

There is a rain date of Sunday, June 29.

More information can be found on the Hebron Lions website

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.