Seasonal & Holidays
July 4th 2024 Fireworks, Events Around Clearwater
Your guide to fireworks, parades and other July 4 celebrations around northern Pinellas County.
CLEARWATER, FL — Independence Day is fast approaching so it's time to find out where you can celebrate in and around Clearwater. 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 Clearwater and the surrounding areas.
July 4 Festivities For 2024
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What: Dunedin Hometown USA 2024
Where: TD Ballpark, Dunedin
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When: July 3, 6 to 9:30 p.m.
This event kicks off with the Dunedin Goes Carting patriotic golf cart parade through downtown Dunedin to TD Ballpark. The celebration continues at the ballpark with a live band, outdoor movie, games, face painting and a grand firework show. Find more event information here.
When: July 4, 4 to 11:30 p.m.
Starting at 4 p.m., enjoy local vendors and food trucks, family friendly activities, live music and buskers throughout the park. The evening will end with a fireworks display. Find more event
What: Safety Harbor Resort and Spa July 4 Independence Day Fireworks and BBQ 2024
Where: Safety Harbor Resort and Spa
When: July 4, 5:30 to 10:30 p.m.
There will be live music, a BBQ buffet, two-hour open bar and fireworks show at this exclusive VIP event. Find more event information here.
What: Tarpon Springs Independence Day Fireworks Celebration 2024
Where: Fred Howard Park, 1700 Sunset Drive, Tarpon Springs
When: July 4, 9 to 9:30 p.m.
The fireworks will be set off from Sunset Beach, which will be closed. The best viewing area will be Fred Howard Park. Find more event information here.
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.
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