July 4th 2024 Fireworks, Events Around Newtown

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

July 4 Festivities For 2024

What: Free Community Patriotic Concert
Where: St. Bede the Venerable Parish Grounds, 1071 Holland Road, Holland
When: Wednesday, July 3 from 7 to 9 p.m.

About: The Verdi Concert Band presents an evening of patriotic melodies, Broadway shows, a salute to the U.S. Armed Forces, and much more. Bring your chairs, blankets and flags to wave. Also, bring a bell to be run during a performance of the Liberty Bell March. The Knights of Columbus will be serving food throughout the concert, including sausage and peppers, hot dogs, hamburgers, soft pretzels, candy, water soda and Italian ice. In the event of rain the concert will be held inside the church.

What: Fourth of July at Styer Orchard
Where: Woodbourne Road, Langhorne
When: Thursday, July 4 from 4 to 9 p.m.

About: 4th of July tickets are now on sale by clicking here. Food, music, brews, and fireworks down at the farm from 4 to 9 p.m. The farm has enough picnic tables for a few hundred people but are expecting more than that. Bring folding chairs or blankets so you can best enjoy the show. Head down to the farm on July 4th as if you were going pumpkin picking. The party will be set up around the pavilion and picnic areas. The rain date is July 5.

What: Fourth of July Fireworks
Where: Sesame Place, Langhorne
When: Thursday, July 4 around 9 p.m.

About: 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. This impressive display will certainly give you something to celebrate this Fourth of July!

What: Living History Day
Where: Washington Crossing Historic Park
When: Thursday, July 4 from Noon to 4 p.m.

About: Washington Crossing Historic Park will turn back the clocks to July 4, 1776 during a Fourth of July Living History Day. Visitors can watch living historians demonstrate crafts and see a military encampment. A highlight of the day will be readings of the Declaration of Independence at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $9 for adults ages 12 and over; $5 for children ages 5-11; and free for those under 5, active duty military, and members of the Friends of Washington Crossing Park. Families with up to two adults and two children living in the same household can purchase a single-family ticket for $25. Pre-registration is recommended. Click here to get tickets. Admission to Bowman’s Hill Tower is included in the ticket to Living History Day.

What: Summer UnWINEd Concert With Fireworks
Where: 931 Stony Hill Road, Yardley
When: Saturday, July 6. Gates open at 5:30 p.m.

About: Enjoy an evening down on the farm with live music by the Buzzer Band, tasty food, locally brewed craft beer, fireworks, Rose Bank Winery wines, specialty cocktails, and tons of activities for the kiddos. Tickets are $20 online and $25 at the gate.

What: Rebels and Redcoats Car Show
Where: Washington Crossing Historic Park
When: Sunday, July 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

About: Car owners and lovers are invited to attend the fourth annual Rebels & Redcoats Classic Car Show. This unique show features American, French, British and German cars, representing the four countries involved in the Revolutionary War. There is no fee to attend as a spectator. All proceeds will benefit the non-profit Friends of Washington Crossing Park’s historical and educational programming. Click here to register your car.

On the Fourth, 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.