July 4th 2025 Fireworks In St. Louis Park

ST. LOUIS PARK, 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 St. Louis Park.

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 St. Louis Park and the surrounding areas.

St. Louis Park Fireworks On July 3

Celebrate the 4th early with food trucks, vendors, and live entertainment from 7 to 10 p.m., followed by a fireworks show set to music at 10 p.m. at Aquila Park. Admission is free.

When: July 3, 2025, from 7–10:30 p.m.

Where: Aquila Park, 3110 Xylon Ave S., St. Louis Park, MN

Note: Attendees are asked to leave dogs at home due to noise sensitivity. The rainout date is July 10.

Also read: July 4 Fireworks In Minnesota: 2025 Event Guide

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.