July 4th 2024 Fireworks, Events Around New Canaan

NEW CANAAN, CT — Independence Day is fast approaching so it's time to find out where you can celebrate in and around New Canaan. 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 New Canaan and the surrounding areas.

July 4 Festivities For 2024

New Canaan 43rd annual Family Fireworks Fourth of July celebration

What: Attendees can enjoy a day packed with family fun, gourmet delights from various food trucks, bouncy houses for the kids and electrifying live music followed by breathtaking fireworks.

Where: Waveny Park.

When: Gates will swing open at 5 p.m. sharp on the rain date of July 7.

More information is available here.

Norwalk Independence Day Concert and Fireworks Show

What: The city of Norwalk will showcase the spectacular 2024 Independence Day Concert and Fireworks Show, during which attendees can enjoy a live performance by the Funky Dawgz Brass Band before the fireworks begin.

Where: Calf Pasture Beach.

When: Wednesday, July 3, at 7:30 p.m.

More information is available here.

Stamford's July 4th Fireworks

What: Stamford's July 4th fireworks show begins at 9 p.m.

Where: Cummings Beach.

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

More information is available here.

Darien Fireworks

What: Darien fireworks. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. Parking passes at DHS for Darien residents only.

Where: Darien High School.

When: Friday, July 12. The rain date is July 19.

More information is available here.

Trumbull Day 2024

What: Enjoy a two-day, fun-filled family event with food, vendors, carnival rides and games, children's entertainment, music fireworks and more, closing with a fabulous fireworks display on the second night.

Where: Trumbull Day festivities will be held on the field behind Hillcrest Middle School (530 Daniels Farm Road, Trumbull). Fireworks will be held at Trumbull High School.

When: Trumbull Day festivities begin Friday, June 28 from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. and continue on Saturday, June 29 from 2 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.; fireworks will start at dusk about 45 minutes after sunset, likely at 9 p.m., however there is no set time.

More information is available here.

Shelton, Derby July 4th Fireworks 2024

What: Shelton and Derby's 4th of July fireworks celebration.

Where: Veterans Memorial Park on Canal Street in Shelton.

When: July 3; fireworks are scheduled to begin at 9:20 p.m., with music by Darik & the Funbags scheduled to start at 7 p.m. prior to the big event. A rain date is scheduled for July 5.

More information is available here.

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.