Fireworks Near Me: Conroe-Montgomery County July 4th 2024 Events

CONROE-MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TX — Independence Day is fast approaching so it's time to find out where you can celebrate in and around Conroe and Montgomery County. Area events include fireworks, festivals and other Fourth of July fun.

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 Conroe and Montgomery County and the surrounding areas.

July 4 Festivities For 2024

What: FreedomFest 2024: Conroe
Where: Conroe
When: Saturday, June 29 - 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

What: Celebrate America 2024 @ Mims Baptist Church: Conroe
Where: Conroe
When: Wednesday, July 3 - 5:30 p.m.

What: Freedom Fest Montgomery 2024
Where: Montgomery
When: Saturday, July 6 - 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

What: Star Spangled Salute 2024: The Woodlands
Where: The Woodlands
When: Wednesday, July 3 - 6:30 p.m. (gates open), 8 p.m. (show starts)

What: South County 4th of July Parade 2024: The Woodlands
Where: The Woodlands
When: Thursday, July 4 - 9 a.m.

What: 27th Annual Red, Hot & Blue Festival and July 4th Fireworks Extravaganza 2024: The Woodlands
Where: The Woodlands
When: Thursday, July 4 - 6 p.m. to approximately 10 p.m.

Today, Americans celebrate the birth of a new nation 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.

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.