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July 4th 2024 Fireworks, Events Around Woodbridge
Your guide to fireworks, parades and other July 4 celebrations in and around Woodbridge.
WOODBRIDGE, VA — Independence Day is fast approaching so it's time to find out where you can celebrate in and around Woodbridge. 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 Woodbridge and the surrounding areas.
July 4 Festivities For 2024
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When: June 29, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Enjoy one of the region's largest pre-July 4 fireworks shows. There will be lawn games, a DJ and live music, food trucks and drinks, children's activities and fireworks show.
What: Spotsylvania County's Stars & Stripes Spectacular
Where: Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania Elementary School and Spotsylvania Courthouse Village, Old Battlefield Blvd, Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA
When: June 29, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
This patriotic celebration starts in the afternoon with historical tours, live music, food vendors, and more. The event wraps up with a fireworks display starting around 9:20 p.m.
What: Quantico's Independence Day Celebration
Where: Lejeune Field, Quantico MCB, VA, Kelton Ave, Quantico, VA
When: July 4, 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
MCCS and MCB Quantico will host an Independence Day Celebration from 5 p.m .to 9:30 p.m. on July 4. This event is only open to DoD identification cardholders and their guests. No event passes will be issued, and it is not open to the general public.
What: Dale City Fourth of July Parade and Family Fun Day
Where: Dale Boulevard & Kirkdale Drive, Dale City, VA
When: July 4, 10 a.m.
This tradition held by the Dale City Civic Association starts with a parade on Dale Blvd from Kirkdale Dr to Gemini Way. After the parade, attend Family Fun Day in the VDOT Commuter Lot on Gemini Way with community vendors, food vendors, and children's games at 12 p.m.
What: Celebrate America Manassas 4th of July
Where: The Manassas Museum, 9101 Prince William St, Manassas, VA
When: July 4, 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.
July 4 on the Manassas Museum lawn provides family-friendly activities and a fireworks display. The event runs from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. with fireworks starting at 9:15 p.m.
Where: John Lee Pratt Park, 120 River Road, Fredericksburg, VA
When: July 4, 6 p.m.
Fireworks at 9:30 p.m. will be preceded by lawn games, food trucks, DJ, Fredericksburg Concert Band performance. Old Mill Park is another viewing area, but there is a cost for non-Fredericksburg and Stafford residents.
What: July 4 Fireworks in Fredericksburg
Where: Virginia Credit Union Stadium, Fredericksburg, VA
When: July 4, 4 p.m.
This event will include DJ, bounce houses, face painting, lawn games, Night at the Museum movie screening at 5:30 p.m and fireworks at 9 p.m.
What: National Independence Day Parade
Where: Constitutional Avenue, Washington, DC
When: July 4, 11:45 a.m.
This national parade draws thousands of spectators and features bands, fife and drum corps, floats, military and specialty units, giant balloons, equestrian, drill teams, national dignitaries, celebrity participants and more. The route runs along Constitution Avenue from 7th to 17th Street.
What: A Capitol Fourth Concert
Where: West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
When: July 4, 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
This Independence Day concert, a tradition for decades, is broadcast live from the West Lawn of the United States Capitol. The lineup includes Smokey Robinson, Fantasia, Darren Criss, Alfonso Ribeiro, military bands and more. It is free and open to the public. Gates will open at 3 p.m. You can also watch it on TV at 8 p.m. EST. Check your local listings for viewing information.
What: Fireworks on the National Mall
Where: National Mall, Washington, DC
When: July 4, 9:09 p.m.
The National Park Service will host its annual Independence Day fireworks celebration on the National Mall, The display will start at 9:09 p.m. and will be launched from both sides of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Check the National Park Service website for more information on access points along the National Mall, prohibited items and road closures.
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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