Fireworks Near Me: Silver Spring July 4th 2025 Events

SILVER SPRING, MD — 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 the Silver Spring area.

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 Montgomery County.

Rockville’s Independence Day Celebration 2025, Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park, 1800 Piccard Dr, Rockville

The event is held annually at Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park in King Farm. Enjoy live music and a 20-minute fireworks display.

• Food and beverages will be available for purchase at the event.
• Bring beach chairs or blankets for comfort, and be mindful of others' views.
• No chairs or blankets allowed within 100 feet of the stage.
• Outside, prepared food is permitted.
• Most events will take place rain or shine. In case of inclement weather, cancella­tions will be posted at www.facebook.com/cityofrockville.

MOCO Fourth Of July Fireworks 2025 Displays Set For Germantown, Kensington

The county hosts two free Independence Day fireworks displays, one on July 4, and the other on July 6.

Germantown Glory will kick off on July 4 at 7 p.m. with a concert by Central City Orchestra. On-site parking is available.

Mid-County Sparkles at Albert Einstein High School will begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, with concerts by Joe Falero and Downtown Sound.

The fireworks displays at both celebrations will begin about 9:15 p.m. depending on weather conditions. Lawn chairs, blankets and coolers are welcome at both events. There will be food vendors at both locations. Alcoholic beverages and pets are not permitted.

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Origins Of Holiday

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.