Fireworks Near Me: Channahon July 4th 2025 Events

CHANNAHON, 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 Channahon.

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 Channahon and the surrounding areas.

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.

July 4 Festivities For 2025

What: Sundance at Independence Day Celebration Channahon

Where: Lehman Community Park 23304 McClintock Road, Channahon,

When: Thursday, July 3rd.

Fireworks will start at 9:15 p.m.

Sundance at Independence Day Celebration Channahon. Join us for a Celebration of Independence Day. Great Music, Food Trucks and an Awesome Fireworks Show. Bring chairs and enjoy. Lots of Fun!

Will County Displays:

If you're looking for other Will County fireworks displays:

Bolingbrook

• 4th Of July Celebration, Fireworks 2025: Bolingbrook, Bolingbrook Golf Club, 2001 Rodeo Drive

Channahon

• Sundance at Independence Day Celebration in Channahon, Ronald D. Lehman Community Park, 23304 W. McClintock Road

Frankfort

• 4th Of July Fireworks 2025: Frankfort, Main Park, 200 Locust St.

Joliet

• Independence Celebration & Fireworks, Bicentennial Park, 201 W. Jefferson St.
• Joliet 4th Of July Fireworks For 2025, Busey Bank Field at Joliet Memorial Stadium, 3000 W. Jefferson St.

Lockport

• July 3rd Fireworks Show 2025: Lockport, Dellwood Park, Woods Drive

Mokena

• Mokena Independence Day Celebration 2025, Mokena Main Park, 10925 W. La Porte Road

New Lenox

• New Lenox Independence Day Celebration 2025, 101 Veterans Pkwy.

Plainfield

• Plainfield Food Truck Festival and Fourth of July Fireworks, Gregory B. Bott Community Park, 24550 W. Renwick Road

Romeoville

• Three 3rd Of July Fireworks Shows 2025: Romeoville, Volunteer Park, 1100 Murphy Drive

Shorewood

• Shorewood Crossroads Festival for 2025, Cene's Four Seasons Park, 25520 W. Seil Road

History of Independence Day

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.