Fireworks Near Me: Joliet July 4th 2025 Events

JOLIET, 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 Joliet.

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 Joliet and the surrounding areas. There are two events happening in Joliet.

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 3:

What: Independence Celebration & Fireworks

When: 6 to 10 p.m., July 3rd, features live music and two stages, fireworks begin at 9:30 p.m.

Where: Bicentennial Park, 201 W. Jefferson St.

July 4:

What: City of Joliet's 4th of July Fireworks

Where: Joliet's Memorial Stadium, 3000 W. Jefferson St.

When: Fireworks will start at 9:30 p.m.

The stadium will open at 6 p.m. Alcohol and grilling are prohibited, according to the Joliet Park District, and blankets are allowed. Lawn chairs and coolers are not allowed. The event is free to attend.

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.

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.