Fireworks Near Me: Levittown Area July 4th 2024 Events

LEVITTOWN, PA — Independence Day is fast approaching so it's time to find out where you can celebrate in and around Levittown. 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 Levittown and the surrounding areas.

July 4 Festivities For 2024:

• The 52nd Annual Southampton Days Country Fair will feature the Sam Costantini Annual 4th of July Parade as one of the many events spanning the five-day celebration. A baby parade begins at 9 a.m. with the main parade at 9:30 a.m. The fairgrounds will briefly close from noon to 6 p.m., before re-opening and featuring performances, rides, food, and renditions of the "National Anthem" and "God Bless America" before fireworks at 9:30 p.m.
• Sesame Place, the amusement park in Middletown Township, will have its “C… is for Celebrate!” fireworks show at 9 p.m. on July 4. Rock out with Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, and Count von Count, as their music fills the air and the sky is covered with colorful bursts of brilliance. Be sure to watch us paint the sky red (and green and blue) from inside the park.
• Styer Orchard will hold a July 4th celebration from 4-9 p.m. with a DJ, games, face painting, a parade, hayrides, and the Men of Harmony Choir. Visit Styer Orchard's Facebook page for more information. Tickets are $4.
• Shady Brook Farm in Lower Makefield Township will hold its Saturday Night unWINEd on July 6 with fireworks. The Summer unWINEd Concert series is an experience that combines the best of live music, craft beer, award-winning local wines, and tasty food. Enjoy a perfect summer evening with friends and family, all while enjoying a carefully selected selection of drinks and tasty eats. Online tickets are $20/person, $25 at the gate. Kids under 2 years are always FREE!
• Washington Crossing Historic Park in Upper Makefield will hold Living History Day on July 4 to celebrate the history around Independence Day. According to the park's website, living historians will read from the "Declaration of Independence," demonstrate crafts, and feature a military encampment. The event will run from noon to 4 p.m. and be catered by Harvest Pizza and Rita's Water Ice. Pre-registration is recommended and tickets will be sold at the event.
• Peddler's Village in Lahaska is holding their annual Red, White, and Blue BBQ Bash. The event will run for four days, beginning on July 4. The barbeque will feature "blueberry treats, live music, family activities, lawn games, pony rides, watermelon-eating contests, axe-throwing, mural painting, plenty of shopping, and indoor and outdoor restaurant dining." For more information, visit peddlersvillage.com.
• Glenside July 4th Events —10 a.m., Children's Morning Program held at Renninger Memorial Memorial Park; 4 p.m.: The Grand, Glorious, Patriotic Parade held on a 1.5-mile stretch through Glenside. After Dark: America the Beautiful Aerial Fireworks Spectacular held at Abington Junior and Senior High Schools.
• Ambler Kiwanis Carnival and Fireworks —Wissahickon High School, Tuesday, July 2 - Saturday, July 6, 6 - 10 p.m. daily. Fireworks: Friday, July 5 (rain date July 6.) Support the Ambler Kiwanis Club and celebrate the 4th of July all week long with rides, games, and carnival food, not to mention one of the best fireworks displays in the area.
• Good Ol’ Summertime 4th of July Celebration —July 4, Noon - 3 p.m. Ice Cream Social. Graeme Park, Horsham Township. Join us for a reading of "The Declaration of Independence," Turn-of-the-Century Dancing by the Tapestry Historic Dance Ensemble, and free ice cream.

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.