Fireworks Near Me: Westport Independence Day 2025 Events

WESTPORT, 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 Westport.

Westport hosted its fireworks on Wednesday. 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 the areas surrounding Westport.

July 4 Festivities For 2025

What: Norwalk Independence Day Concert & Fireworks
Where: Calf Pasture Beach (Norwalk)
When: Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 7 p.m.

The city of Norwalk will host an Independence Day concert and fireworks event, during which attendees can enjoy a live performance at nearby Shady Beach by Connecticut's own Soul Amazing with DJ Jimmy Nuzzo before the fireworks begin, according to the city's website.

*Originally scheduled for July 3, postponed to July 5 due to weather forecast!

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

What: 4th of July 2025 Darien Town Fireworks
Where: Darien High School (80 High School Lane, Darien)
When: Friday, July 11, 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: 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: Independence Day Fireworks
Where: Jennings & Penfield Beaches
When: 9:15 p.m., July 5 (Rain date, July 6)
Fee: Free

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"Get ready to light up the night! Join us for Fairfield’s biggest summer celebration as we set the sky ablaze with a dazzling Independence Day Fireworks Show!"

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.