Fireworks Near Me: Darien July 4th 2024 Events

DARIEN, CT — Independence Day is fast approaching so it's time to find out where you can celebrate in and around Darien. Area events include fireworks, festivals and other Fourth of July fun.

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 Darien and the surrounding areas.

July 4 Festivities For 2024

What: Darien's Declaration Day Ceremony
Where: Darien High School courtyard
When: Thursday, July 4, 9:30 am.

Darien’s Monuments & Ceremonies Commission has organized the Declaration Day Ceremony. The event is an opportunity for everyone to remember the founding values of the country. The American flag will be raised, and special recognition will be made for Darien students attending miliary academies, along with university ROTC programs.

Readings from the Declaration of Independence will be included in the 25-minute ceremony along with the Darien DAR essay contest winner. Patriotic music will be performed by the Darien Community Band for all to enjoy. Seating will be provided.

What: Darien's annual Push-n-Pull Parade
Where: Darien High School
When: Scheduled for Thursday, July 4, beginning at 10 a.m.

The patriotic parade will feature children riding bikes, scooters, wagons and non-motorized vehicles.

While official details have not been announced yet, past parades have featured contests for best-decorated vehicle with wheels, best-decorated float and most patriotically-dressed family.

What: Darien fireworks
Where: Darien High School
When: Friday, July 12. The rain date is July 19

There will be food trucks, live music and face painting. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. on Noroton Avenue only. Parking passes for Darien residents go on sale from June 24 to July 10 and are limited. More information can be found here.

What: Stamford's July 4th Fireworks

Where: Cummings Beach
When: Saturday, July 6. The rain date is Sunday, July 7

The fireworks show begins at 9 p.m.

What: New Canaan fireworks
Where: Waveny Park
When: Saturday, July 6. The rain dates are July 7 and July 13

Gates open at 5 p.m.

Today, Americans celebrate the birth of a new nation 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.

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.