Seasonal & Holidays
July 4th 2024 Fireworks, Events Around Shelton-Derby
Your guide to fireworks, parades and other July 4 celebrations in and around Shelton and Derby.
SHELTON-DERBY, CT — Independence Day is fast approaching so it's time to find out where you can celebrate in and around Shelton and Derby. 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 Shelton-Derby and the surrounding areas.
July 4 Festivities For 2024
Find out what's happening in Shelton-Derbyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Shelton, Derby July 4th Fireworks 2024
What: Shelton and Derby's 4th of July fireworks celebration.
Find out what's happening in Shelton-Derbyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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.
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.
Reading of the Declaration of Independence
What: The town invites the community to its annual reading of the Declaration of Independence. Weather permitting, the historic portrayal will be held outdoors featuring members of the We The People Team and citizen volunteers reading the Declaration. The Trumbull High School Chamber Choir will join the event for patriotic harmonizing while Trumbull Scouts will be present flags. After the reading, please stay for crafts thanks to The Trumbull Historical Society and Trumbull Girl Scouts, followed by story hour at the gazebo. For comfort, feel free to bring a chair.
Where: The front steps of Town Hall (5866 Main Street, Trumbull).
When: Thursday, July 4, 2024 at 10 a.m.
More information is available here.
Stratford Fireworks
What: The 2024 Stratford fireworks.
Where: Short Beach (1 Dorne Drive)
When: Tuesday, July 2; rain date Friday, 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.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
