Seasonal & Holidays
July 4th 2025 Fireworks, Events Around Tampa
Your guide to fireworks, parades and other July 4 celebrations in and around Tampa.
TAMPA, FL — 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 Tampa.
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 Tampa and the surrounding areas.
July 4 Festivities For 2025
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Where: Zephyr Park, 38116 5h Ave., Zephyrhills
When: June 28, 2 to 9:30 p.m.
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What: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay 4th Of July Celebration 2025
Where: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, 10165 McKinley Drive, Tampa
When: July 4, opens at 10 a.m., fireworks as the park closes.
What: Catch the Spirit & Celebrate America July 4th Festival 2025
Where: Hillsborough County State Fair, Dover
When: July 4, 1 to 10 p.m.
What: Boom By The Bay July 4 Fireworks, Festival
Where: Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park, Tampa
When: July 4, 4 to 10 p.m.
What: The Heights District Fourth of July Celebration
Where: Armature Works, 1910 N. Ola Ave., Tampa
When: July 4, 4 p.m.
What: 4th Of July Celebration at Avalon Park 2025
Where: Avalon Park Wesley Chapel
When: July 4, 5 to 9 p.m.
What: Star Spangled Sparkman
Where: Sparkman Wharf, 615 Channelside Drive, Tampa
When: July 4, 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.
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