Fireworks Near Me: Lockport July 4th 2024 Events

LOCKPORT, IL — Independence Day is fast approaching so it's time to find out where you can celebrate in and around Lockport. 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 Lockport and the surrounding areas.

July 4 Festivities For 2024

What: Lockport July 3 Fireworks
Where: Dellwood Park, 199 E. Woods Drive
When: Dusk on July 3
The City of Lockport and Lockport Township Park District will host the annual fireworks show on July 3. The Park District will also live music at the Performing Arts Center from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Villa Nova will be selling food and refreshments. The concession stand located near the baseball field will also be open. If the event is canceled due to weather, a new date will be announced.

What: Lemont July 3 Independence Day Extravaganza
Where: Centennial Park, 16028 127th St.
When: Starting at 4 p.m.
4 p.m.: DJ, food vendors and beer both open, kid's zone opens. 4:30 p.m.: Encore, student performance on stage. 6 p.m.: Petty Ca$h Band. 9:30 p.m. fireworks.

What: Romeoville July 3 Fireworks
Where: Three fireworks shows throughout the Village of Romeoville
When: Starting at 9:30 p.m. on July 3
The three shows will be based from Volunteer Park, 1100 Murphy Drive; Lukancic Middle School, 725 Normantown Road; and Discovery Park, 300 S. Highpoint Drive. The parking lots at these facilities will be closed on July 3. Choreographed music will be available on Star 96.7 FM Radio. Residents can view the fireworks from their neighborhoods.

What: Frankfort's 4th of July fireworks
Where: Main Park, 200 S. Locust St., Frankfort
When: Park will open at 7 p.m. on July 4
DJ entertainment will begin at 7:30 pm. Fireworks will begin at 9:15 p.m. The display is sponsored by the Village of Frankfort, Frankfort Firefighters Foundation, Frankfort Firefighters Local 4338.

What: New Lenox July 4 Fireworks
Where: Village Commons, 1 Veterans Parkway, New Lenox
When: Entertainment starting at 6 p.m. on July 4
Don't miss a performance by Midlife Crisis as they take the stage from 6 to 8:00 p.m. Following Midlife Crisis will be the Joliet American Legion Band to lead into the fireworks display with patriotic tunes. The fireworks display will take place at dusk (approximately 9:15 p.m.). Admission to this event is free. Guests of all ages are permitted.

What: Mokena's July 3 fireworks, Independence Day kick-off
Where: Main Park, 10925 W. La Porte Road, Mokena
When: 5 p.m., on July 3
The Village of Mokena and the Mokena Community Park District invite the community to the expanded July 3 festival. The entertainment will kick off at 5 p.m. with the Encore Concert Band. Whiskey Road, will bring their “crossroads” style of rock to the stage at 7:30 p.m. They will play until the fireworks kick off at approximately 9:30 p.m. The event and parking is free.

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.