Fireworks Near Me: Minneapolis July 4th 2025 Events

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — 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 Minneapolis.

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 Minneapolis and the surrounding areas.

July 4 Festivities For Minneapolis in 2025

Date: Friday, July 4, 2025

Time: 10 a.m.–10 p.m.

Location: Water Works and Stone Arch Bridge parking lot, Downtown Minneapolis Riverfront

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Find nearby fireworks shows happening on July 4th:

• Lake Minnetonka Area July 4th Fireworks 2025 — Excelsior
• Woodbury July 4th Fireworks 2025 — Health Fairview Sports Center, 4125 Radio Dr, Woodbury
• Eagan Fun Fest July 4th Fireworks 2025 — Festival Grounds, 1507 Central Pkwy, Eagan
• Apple Valley Freedom Days July 4th Fireworks 2024 — Johnny Cake Ridge Park East, 5800 140th St W, Apple Valley
• Richfield July 4th Fireworks 2025 — Richfield Ice Arena, 636 E 66th St, Richfield
• Edina Area July 4th Fireworks 2025 — Rosland Park, 4300 W 66th St, Edina

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.