July 4th 2025 Fireworks, Events Around Northbrook

NORTHBROOK, 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 Northbrook.

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 Northbrook and the surrounding areas.

July 4 Festivities For 2025

What: Northbrook 4th of July Parade and Fireworks
Where: Westmoor Elementary School, 2500 Cherry Ln, Northbrook, IL, 60062
When: 4 p.m. July 4
Description:

• 4 p.m. - Northbrook 4th Of July ParadeCherry Lane at Westmoor SchoolThe Northbrook 4th of July Parade will begin immediately following the Bike Parade. The route will start just west of Westmoor School (2500 Cherry Lane) ending at Village Hall (1225 Cedar Lane).
• 7 p.m. - DJ Entertainment at the VelodromeEd Rudolph VelodromeThe Northbrook community is invited to gather at Meadowhill Park (1479 Maple Avenue) for some pre-fireworks DJ entertainment at the Ed Rudolph Velodrome.
• Dusk - Northbrook 4th of July FireworksEd Rudolph VelodromeFinish your 4th of July celebration with a boom at the spectacular fireworks display at dusk, which can be viewed from Meadowhill Park (1479 Maple Avenue) and Techny Prairie Park and Fields (1750 Techny Road).

What: Glenview 4th of July Celebration
Where: Gallery Park, 2001 Patriot Blvd, Glenview, IL, 60026
When: 6 p.m. July 4
Description: Twilight Fireworks: at Gallery Park

• 6 p.m. Music with Live DJ, Food Vendors
• 7 p.m. Glenview Concert Band
• 9:20 p.m. Fireworks

What: Deerfield 4th Of July Fireworks
Where: Shepard Park, Deerfield, IL, 60015
When: Music starts at 5:30 p.m., fireworks scheduled for 9:15 p.m.
Description:

• Poster Contest submit entries at Italian Kitchen 648 Deerfield Road on or before 12:00 p.m. on July 3
• Opener Band: Louie in the Middle 5:30 - 7 p.m.
• Raising of the Flag by Deerfield American Legion Post 738, National Anthem & Mayor Shapiro’s Welcome 7 p.m.
• Children’s Activities, Complimentary 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
• Carnival Games, Pay as you Play 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
• Food Vendors, Beer and Wine (21+) 5:30 - 9 p.m.
• Headliner Band: Mike and Joe 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.
• Fireworks Display approximately 9:15 p.m.

What: Rock 'n' Run the Runway
Where: Chicago Executive Airport, 1080 S. Milwaukee Ave., Buffalo Grove
When: 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. June 28 (bands play throughout, fireworks at 9:15 p.m.

What: Buffalo Grove Fourth of July Fireworks & Celebration
Where: Willow Stream Park, 651 Old Checker Road, Buffalo Grove
When: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. July 4
Description: Join the Village for an old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration! Bring a picnic basket and a blanket out to Willow Stream Park as we celebrate America's birthday. The Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band will present a patriotic-themed concert beginning at 7 p.m., while the fireworks display begins at 9 p.m.

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.