Fireworks Near Me: St. Pete-Area July 4th 2024 Events

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

July 4 Festivities For 2024

What: The Fourth at the St. Pete Pier 2024

Where: St. Pete Pier

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

This free event features fun activities for all ages including the St. Pete Pier Run, family fun zone, craft beer garden, food trucks and vendors, live music and fireworks. Find more info about the event here.

What: Gulfport 4th of July Celebration 2024

Where: various locations in Gulfport

When: July 4, 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Start the day early with the family-friendly Gulfport Marina’s Fishing Derby at 8 a.m. There's also a free family sand sculpture contest, an Independence Day Parade and a fireworks display to end the night. Find more info about the event here.

What: Madeira Beach Independence Day Fireworks 2024

Where: R.O.C. Park, 200 Rex Place, Madeira Beach

When: July 4, 4 to 9:30 p.m.

There will be live music from 7 to 9 p.m. followed by a fireworks display. Viewers are encouraged to bring their own blankets and chairs. Find more event information here.

What: St. Pete Beach 4th of July 2024

Where: Horan Park, St. Pete Beach

When: July 4, 6 to 9:30 p.m.

Smokin Renegade, a Boston/Styx Tribute band, performs from 7 to 9 p.m. at Horan Park followed by a fireworks display.Find more event information here.

What: Treasure Island July 4th Fireworks 2024

Where: Gulf Front Park, 10400 Gulf Blvd., Treasure Island

When: July 4, 9 p.m.

Celebrate America by watching the city of Treasure Island light up with a spectacular fireworks show on the beach. Fireworks will be shot from the beach near Gulf Front Park. Find more event information 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.