Fireworks, 4th Of July Celebrations In The Philadelphia Area 2025

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 around the Philadelphia region.

To help you fit it all in on your 4th of July calendar, Patch has put together a guide to what’s going on around the region. Celebrations begin the week before the holiday and extend into mid-July.

Here are some of the Independence Day celebrations that are upcoming:

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June 28

• Riverside Symphony Concert Under The Stars And Fireworks
• U..S. Army Band’s “Pershing’s Own” and Fireworks

July 2

• Party on the Pier at Rivers Casino

July 3

• Conshohocken Fireworks

July 4

• Wawa Welcome America Concert and Fireworks
• 4th Of July at Fonthill Castle In Doylestown
• Southampton Days
• 4th of July Parade in Lower Southampton
• Fireworks at Sesame Place
• Tri-Municipal 4th Of July Parade In New Britain
• Living History Day At Washington Crossing
• Quakertown Community Day And Fireworks
• Phoenixville Annual Fireworks
• Tredyffrin Township 4th of July Celebration
• Fourth of July Celebration in Media
• Garrett Hill - Rosemont July 4th Parade
• Glenolden 4th of July Fireworks
• Ridley Park's Independence Day Celebration
• Marple Newtown 4th of July Parade
• Ambler Kiwanis 4th of July Carnival
• Glenside Parade
• Waltz Golf Farm 4th of July Fireworks
• Lower Providence 29th Annual All-American Fireworks Celebration
• Narberth July 4th Family Fun & Fireworks
• Norristown Parade and Fireworks Celebration
• Go Fourth! In Pottstown
• Skippack 4th of July Fireworks and Celebration
• Upper Merion 4th Of July Celebration and Fireworks
• Narberth July 4th Family Fun & Fireworks
• Norristown Parade and Fireworks Celebration
• Pottstown GoFourth Festival
• Skippack 4th of July Fireworks and Celebration
• Upper Merion 4th Of July Celebration and Fireworks
• 4th of July Kids Parade in Hatboro
• 4th of July Celebration 2025 at Styer's

July 5

• The Summer unWINEd: With Fireworks 2025

July 6

• Rebels and Redcoats Car Show At Washington Crossing

July 11

• Summer Series Fireworks In New Hope
• Sellersville Fire Department Carnival Fireworks Night 2025

July 12

• West Whiteland Exton Park Community Day/Fireworks

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.