July 4th 2025 Fireworks, Events Around Roxborough, Manayunk

ROXBOROUGH-MANAYUNK, PHILADELPHIA — 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 Roxborough and Manayunk.

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 Roxborough and Manayunk, as well as the surrounding areas.

July 4 Festivities For 2025

What: Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert and Fireworks
Where: Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA
When: 7 p.m.

What: Garrett Hill - Rosemont July 4th Parade
Where: Rosemont Business Campus, 919 Conestoga Rd, Bryn Mawr, PA, 19010
When: Parade begins at 10:45 a.m.

What: Narberth July 4th Family Fun & Fireworks
Where: Narberth Park, 80 Windsor Ave, Narberth, PA, 19072
When: 10 a.m.

What: July 4th Freedom Festival At Pleasant Hill Park 2025
Where: Pleasant Hill Park, Philadelphia, PA, 19136
When: 5 p.m.

What: Rivers Casino Party on the Pier
Where: Rivers Casino Philadelphia, 1001 N Delaware Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19125
When: 6 p.m. July 2

What: U.S. Army Band’s “Pershing’s Own” and Fireworks
Where: Independence Blue Cross RiverRink, 101 S Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19106
When: 8 p.m. June 28

What: Sesame Place Fourth of July Fireworks
Where: Sesame Place Philadelphia, 100 Sesame Rd, Langhorne, PA, 19047
When: 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.