Fireworks Near Me: July 4, 2024 Events in Newtown

NEWTOWN, CT — Independence Day is just around the corner, 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 into your July 4th calendar, Patch has put together a guide to what's happening in nearby cities.

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Independence Day Celebrations for 2024

What: Fireworks over Candlewood Lake

When: June 29. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The fireworks start around 9:15 p.m. The rain date is June 30.

Where: Danbury City Park, 36 E Hayestown Road

What: Ridgefield Family Fireworks Celebration

When: July 6. Doors open at 6 p.m. Rain date is July 7.

Where: Ridgefield High School

More information is available here

What: Wilton Fireworks and Live DJ

When: July 4th. Doors open at 5pm. Rain date is July 6th.

Where: Wilton High School

More information is available here

What: 43rd Annual New Canaan Family Fireworks for 4th of July Celebration

When: July 6. Doors open at 5 p.m. Expected rain dates July 7 and 13.

Where: Waveny Park

More information is available here

What: 8th Annual Redding Rock 'N Roots Music Festival and Fireworks Show

When: July 13. Live music starts at 3 p.m., fireworks at 9:30 p.m. The rain date is July 14.

Where: Lonetown Farm, 43 Lonetown Road, Redding

More information is available here.

What: Weston Family 4th Anniversary Celebration

When: July 4, 4:30 p.m. Fireworks at 9:20 p.m.

Where: Weston Middle School, 135 School Road, Weston

Today, Americans celebrate the birth of a new nation with fireworks, parades, concerts, family reunions and barbecues. The celebrations, however, predate Independence Day as a federal holiday by centuries, which didn't happen until 1941.

In the pivotal summer of 1776, pre-revolutionary celebrations honoring King George III's birthday were replaced by a mock funeral, as a symbolic break from the crown.

It was an exciting time in Philadelphia: the Continental Congress voted to secede from the crown, and two days later, on July 4, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the 13 original colonies: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

The nation's first annual independence commemoration took place in Philadelphia on July 4, 1777, while the Revolutionary War was underway. Fireworks have been a part of Fourth of July festivities since the first celebration in Philadelphia.