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* Northeast Philadelphia July 4th at Dusk CANCELED FOR 2025 due to financial issues July 3rd at 9:15 p.m. July 2nd at 9 p.m. Sounds of Summer Concert Series at Veterans Park The Fourth of July Concert isn’t the only thing taking over the Parkway this month. (Courtesy of the Barnes Foundation) The biggest bash in July is Independence Day, but the party doesn’t stop on July 4. From movies-in-the-park to street fests to free boating, here’s how to have fun and stay refreshed this month. Holidays in Philly A 2025 Procrastinator’s Guide to Fourth of July events in Philly From fireworks and backyard BBQs to museum days and star-powered concerts, make your holiday plans now. March 26, 2025 by Hassan. The must-see Fourth of July events in Philadelphia include the iconic fireworks, historic celebrations, and community parades. Philadelphia’s official Fourth of July celebration is bringing out the big stars — and the big booms — this year. Thousands are expected to gather along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway for the Wawa Welcome America Festival on July 4, featuring performances by hip-hop icon LL Cool J, Grammy Township of Maple Shade Fireworks: 🕙 June 28, fireworks at dusk, 📍180 Frederick Ave., Maple Shade, NJ 08052 (Maple Shade High School), 🌐 mapleshade.com. Barrington Borough Fourth of July Festivities: 🕙 July 3, at dusk around 9:30 p.m., 📍1 School Lane, Barrington, N.J. 08007, Fireworks will be launched from behind Woodland School, which will be closed to the public. Here’s a guide to Fourth of July fireworks and other parades, concerts and events in the Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas. Fireworks Allentown: Music and fireworks, 5-10 p.m. July 4, J Your guide to celebrate July 4th 2025 in Philadelphia Philadelphia is less than a week away from celebrating the Fourth of July and there are events and firework shows happening all over the city Celebrate America’s birthday in America’s birthplace! Philadelphia, home to the creation and signing of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, celebrates the Fourth of July by lighting up the streets, the skies and the stages across the city and region, from the start of the annual Wawa Welcome America festival (the City of Philadelphia’s official Independence Day LL Cool J will perform with DJ Z-Trip on the turntables at the Wawa Welcome America concert. GRAMMY Award-winning R&B singer and songwriter, and Philadelphia native, Jazmine Sullivan will also Wawa Welcome America curates an incredible lineup of over 50 events, ranging from beloved annual traditions like Wawa Hoagie Day (two words: free hoagies) to the iconic July 4th Concert and Fireworks on the Parkway. Read on for some of what you can look forward to at this year’s festival, broken down by category. As the birthplace of America, Philadelphia always goes all out for the fourth. Wawa Welcome America has countless events to choose from including free museum days, live music, and the Fourth of July Parade which will happen at East Market Street between 2nd Street and City Hall. Of course, the iconic Fourth of July concert will be happening in Celebrate Independence Day 2025 in style! Find exciting 4th of July events, parades, and fireworks displays happening near Philadelphia. Your 4th Of July Guide for 2025 in Philadelphia. Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert and Fireworks What: Outdoor concert and fireworks show When: Friday, July 4, 2025, at 7 p.m. Where: Benjamin Franklin Parkway, with the fireworks over the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia Cost: Free The Fourth of July celebrations in Philadelphia will conclude on the evening of July 4 with the Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert and Fireworks as Hip-Hop Trailblazer LL COOL J brings the energy, the legacy, and the culture to Philadelphia's biggest stage with DJ Z-Trip on the turntables. As the birthplace of America, Philadelphia shines brightest on July 4. Following a live music performance, fireworks blaze over the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the finale of the city’s multiday Wawa Welcome America bash. Timed perfectly with live music, the pyrotechnical display paints the skies over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. A Guide to Wawa Welcome America, Philly's 16-Day July 4th Fest Theonation’s largestsFourth ofeJulyicelebrationoreturns from June 19 to July 4, 2025, honoring Juneteenth and Independence Day with free concerts, fireworks, museum days and more. A PHILADELPHIA, June 13, 2025 – No city celebrates the Fourth of July quite like the birthplace of The 2025 Wawa Welcome America festival will feature a new Phillies block party, the return of the Philly Pops and the annual July Fourth concert on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. May 06, 2025 LL Cool J, Jazmine Sullivan to headline Wawa Welcome America festival The annual July 4th concert and fireworks display caps 16 days of free concerts, block parties and movies screenings. Wawa Welcome America is Philadelphia’s July 4th celebration of free, family-friendly programming across the city.
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