Fireworks, Events Near Me: Cranberry, July 4, 2024

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA — Independence Day is just around the corner, so it's time to find out where you can celebrate around Cranberry.

In Mars, the Fourth of July celebration will kick off at 1 p.m. downtown and will feature vendors, food trucks and family-friendly entertainment. The parade will begin at 3 p.m. and the fireworks will start at dusk.

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Zelienople's Fourth of July festivities include a parade, 5K run, live music and more. A fireworks display will take place at dusk at Zelienople Community Park.

Fireworks will be held in Cranberry on July 13 to conclude the annual Community Days week.

On Independence Day, Americans celebrate the birth of a new nation with fireworks, parades, concerts, family gatherings, and barbecues. However, these celebrations predate Independence Day's designation as a federal holiday by centuries, which did not occur until 1941.

In the pivotal summer of 1776, the pre-revolutionary celebrations of King George III's birthday were replaced by a mock funeral as a symbolic break with 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 first annual commemoration of the nation's independence was held in Philadelphia on July 4, 1777, while the Revolutionary War was underway. Fireworks have been a part of July 4 festivities since the first celebration in Philadelphia.