Seasonal & Holidays
July 4th 2024 Fireworks, Events Around Ridgefield
A guide to fireworks, parades and other July 4 celebrations in and around Ridgefield.
RIDGEFIELD, CT — Independence Day is fast approaching, so it's time to find out where you can celebrate in and around Ridgefield. 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 Ridgefield and nearby towns.
Independence Day Festivities For 2024
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What: Ridgefield's Family Fireworks Celebration
When: July 6. Gates open 6 p.m. Rain Date is July 7.
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Where: Ridgefield High School
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What: Danbury Town Park Fireworks Over Candlewood Lake
When: June 29. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. Fireworks begin circa 9:15 p.m. Rain date is June 30.
Where: Danbury Town Park, 36 E Hayestown Road
What: Wilton Fireworks Show and Live DJ
When: July 4. Gates open at 5 p.m. Rain date is July 6.
Where: Wilton High School
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What: New Canaan 43rd Annual Family Fireworks 4th of July Celebration
When: July 6. Gates open at 5 p.m. Rain dates set for July 7 and 13.
Where: Waveny Park
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What: Redding 8th Annual Rock 'N Roots Music Festival and Fireworks Show
When: July 13. Live music starts 3 p.m., fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Rain date is July 14.
Where: Lonetown Farm, 43 Lonetown Road, Redding
More information is available here.
What: Weston's Family 4th Celebration
When: July 4, 4:30 p.m. Fireworks at 9:20 p.m. Rain Date is July 5.
Where: Weston Middle School, 135 School Road, Weston
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.
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