Fireworks Near Me: Deerfield July 4th 2024 Events

DEERFIELD, IL — Independence Day is fast approaching, so it's time to find out where you can celebrate in and around Deerfield. Area events include fireworks, festivals and other Fourth of July fun.m

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 Deerfield.

July 4 Festivities For 2024

What: Deerfield Family Days
Where: Alan B. Shepard Middle School, 440 Grove Ave., Deerfield
When: 5:30 p.m. July 3

The two-day festival features live music, food vendors, carnival games, a 5K race, arts and crafts, dog show, parades, rides, and of course, fireworks (at dusk, around 9:15 p.m., on July 3). Check out the event's website for a complete list of activities.

What: Fireworks Libertyville
Where: Butler Lake Park, 835 W. Winchester Road, Libertyville
When: 7:30 p.m. July 4

The fun begins with a concert of patriotic music performed by the Village Band at 7:30 p.m. on July 4 at the Butler Lake Band Shell. The fireworks display will begin at approximately 9:30 p.m.

What: Parade, Music and Fireworks
Where: Century Park Arboretum, 1002 Lakeview Parkway, Vernon Hills
When: 9 a.m. July 4

• 9 a.m. – Parade through Deerpath neighborhood. Roads close starting at 8:30 a.m. Route map appears later on this page
• 7 p.m. – Music and fun provided by DJ Top Dog from A to Z at Century Park
• 9:15 to 9:30 p.m. – Fireworks begin at Century Park

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.