July 4th 2024 Fireworks, Events Around Miami

MIAMI, FL — Independence Day is fast approaching so it's time to find out where you can celebrate in and around Miami. 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 Miami and the surrounding areas.

July 4 Festivities For 2024

What: Miami Beach Fire on the Fourth 2024

Where: Altos Del Mar Park, Miami Beach

When: July 4, 3 to 9 p.m.

The festivities kick off with family-friendly fun and games, followed by live music and food trucks from 5 p.m. on. The evening ends with a beachfront drone and fireworks display at 9 p.m. More event info at: Miami Beach Fire on the Fourth 2024

What: Miami’s Independence Day Celebration 2024

Where: Bayfront Park, Miami

When: July 4, 4 to 10 p.m.

Enjoy live music and dance to Latin rhythms, enjoy delicious food, and play games with the kids. More event info at: Miami’s Independence Day Celebration 2024

What: Coral Gables Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration 2024

Where: Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables

When: July 4, 5 to 10 p.m.

There will be concerts by the U.S. Navy band and the Greater Miami Symphonic Band and a fireworks display. More event info at: Coral Gables Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration 2024

What: Miami Springs 4th of July Celebration 2024

Where: various Miami Springs locations

When: July 4, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

There will be a parade at 10 a.m., a pool party with music and food from noon to 5 p.m., a classic car show and fireworks. More event info at: Miami Springs 4th of July Celebration 2024

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.