July 4th 2025 Fireworks, Events Around Narragansett-South Kingstown

NARRAGANSETT-SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RI — 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 Narragansett-South Kingstown.

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 Narragansett-South Kingstown and the surrounding areas.

July 4 Festivities For 2025

What: July 3 Narragansett Fireworks

Where: Narragansett Town Beach, 39 Boston Neck Rd, Narragansett, RI, 02882

When: Thursday, July 3, 2025, at 8 p.m.

From Narragansett Parks and Recreation's Facebook page: "Join us on Thursday, July 3rd, 2025 at Narragansett Town Beach for an unforgettable night under the stars!"

What: 4th of July Celebration at Old Mountain Field

Where: 831 Kingstown Road, South Kingstown, RI, 02879

When: Friday, July 4, 2025, at 5 p.m.

From the town of SouthKingstown: " The evening’s festivities include a live concert featuring “Take it to the Bridge”, a variety of food and novelty concessions in the park, a 50/50 raffle, and the event finale - a world-class fireworks display. Fireworks will begin immediately following the concert at approximately 9 pm.

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.