Fireworks Near Me: Weston, Redding and Easton July 4th 2025 Events

WESTON, 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 Weston, Redding and Easton.

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 Weston, Redding, Easton and the surrounding areas.

Independence Day Festivities For 2025

What: Weston's Family 4th Celebration
Where: Weston Middle School, 135 School Rd
When: Jul 4, 4:30 p.m. Fireworks at 9:20 p.m.

What: Redding Rock 'n Roots 2025 Music Festival and Fireworks Show
Where: Lonetown Farm, Redding
When: Sat, Jul 12, 2025, 4-10 p.m.

What: Ridgefield Family Firework Celebration
Where: Ridgefield High School
When: Fri, Jul 4, 2025 at 6 p.m.

What: Wilton Fireworks Show and Live DJ
Where: Wilton High School
When: Fri, Jul 4, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

What: Westport's Independence Day Fireworks Celebration
Where: Compo Beach
When: Wed, Jul 2, 2025

What: New Canaan Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration
Where: Waveny Park
When: Fri, Jul 4, 2025 at 5 p.m.

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.