Seasonal & Holidays
Grayslake-Area Fireworks List 2024
Starting next weekend, Grayslake and area communities will get Fourth of July festivities underway.
LAKE COUNTY, IL — Independence Day is fast approaching so it's time to find out where you can celebrate in and around Grayslake. 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 Grayslake and the surrounding areas.
June 29: Grayslake
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When: 3 to 9 p.m. on June 29, fireworks at dusk
What: Kids rides and activities, food and drink vendors, music and fireworks.
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Where: Central Park, 250 Library Lane, Grayslake
June 29: Fox Lake
Celebrate Fox Lake Fireworks, Parade On June 29
When: 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on June 29
What: Parade, car show, live entertainment, food and drink and fireworks.
Where: Lakefront Park, 71 Nippersink Boulevard, Fox Lake
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July 2: Barrington
Fireworks at Barrington High School
When: 9:30 p.m.
What: 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).
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July 3-4: Lincolnshire
Red White and Boom Festival and Fireworks Lincolnshire 2024
When: July 3-4
What The Red White and Boom festival in Lincolnshire will be held July 3 and 4. Fireworks will be shot off on July 4 at 9:30 p.m.
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July 4: Lake Forest
Lake Forest July 4 Festival And Fireworks
Where: Deerpath Community Park, 95 Deerpath, Lake Forest, IL, 60045
When: July 4
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July 4: Libertyville
July 4th Fireworks, Music At Butler Lake Park
When: July 4
Where: Butler Lake Park, 835 W Winchester Road, Libertyville
What: Patriotic music performed by the Village Band starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Butler Lake Band Shell. The fireworks display will begin around 9:30 p.m.
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July 4-7: Mundelein
Mundelein Community Days And Fireworks
When: July 4-7
What: Mundelein Community Days runs July 4-7; Fireworks will be shot off on July 4 at 9:30 p.m.
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July 4-6: Gurnee
Fireworks Celebration At Six Flags Great America In Gurnee 2204
When: July 4 to 6 at 9:30 p.m.
What: Ride roller coasters and watch fireworks every night between July 4 and 6 at Six Flags Great America.
Where: Six Flags Great America, 1 Great America Parkway, Gurnee
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.
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