July 4th 2025 Fireworks, Events Around Algonquin, Lake In The Hills

ALGONQUIN AND LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL — 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 Algonquin and Lake in the Hills.

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 Algonquin and Lake in the Hills and the surrounding areas.

July 4 Festivities For 2025

What: Fourth of July Fireworks In Barrington 2025
Where: Barrington High School, 616 W Main St, Barrington, IL, 60010
When: 9:30 p.m. on July 4

What: Fireworks At Stars 'N Stripes Fest In Cary Fourth of July 2025
Where: Cary-Grove Park, N 1st St, Cary, IL, 60013
When: 9 p.m. on June 28

What: Fourth of July Fireworks At Main Beach In Crystal Lake 2025
Where: Crystal Lake Main Beach, 300 Lakeshore Dr, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014
When: 10 p.m. on July 6

What: Fireworks At Picnic Grove Park In Fox River Grove On July 12
Where: Picnic Grove Park, 598 Birch Ln, Fox River Grove, IL, 60021
When: 9 p.m. on July 12

What: Fiesta Days, Fireworks In McHenry on July 14
Where: Petersen Park, 4300 Peterson Park Rd, McHenry, IL, 60050
When: 9:30 p.m. on July 13

What: Fireworks On July 4, 2025, At Deicke Park In Huntley
Where: Deicke Park, 11419 IL-47, Huntley, IL, 60142
When: 9:30 p.m. on July 4

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.

Patch has rounded up the biggest July 4 fireworks displays and other events happening in Illinois in celebration of Independence Day. Click here to see our full Illinois list.