Fireworks Near Me: July 4, 2024 Events in the Bensalem Area

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA — Independence Day is just around the corner, so it’s time to find out where you can celebrate in and around Bensalem. Area events include fireworks, festivals and other Fourth of July fun.

To help you fit everything into your July 4th calendar, Patch has put together a guide to what's happening in and around Bensalem Township.

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July 4, 2024 festivities:

• The 52nd Annual Southampton Days Country Fair The annual Sam Costantini Fourth of July Parade will be one of many events spanning five days of celebration. A baby parade will begin at 9 a.m. and the main parade at 9:30 a.m. The fairgrounds will close briefly from noon to 6 p.m., before reopening with live entertainment, rides, food and performances of the national anthem and God Bless America before fireworks at 9:30 p.m.
• Sesame Place, Middletown Township's amusement park, will have its own “C… for Celebrate!” Fireworks show at 9pm on July 4th. Shake your hips with Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster and Count von Count as their music fills the air and the sky bursts with color. Be sure to watch us paint the sky red (and green and blue) from inside the park.
• Styer Orchard will host a 4th of July Celebration from 4pm to 9pm with DJ, games, face painting, parade, carriage rides 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 be hosting their unWINEd Saturday Night Concert on July 6th 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, while savoring a carefully curated selection of tasty food and beverages. Online tickets are $20/person, $25 at the door. Children under 2 are always FREE!
• Washington Crossing Historic Park On July 4, Upper Makefield Park will host Living History Day to celebrate the history surrounding Independence Day. According to the park’s website, living historians will read the “Declaration of Independence,” demonstrate crafts and showcase a military encampment. The event will run from noon to 4 p.m. and will be hosted by Harvest Pizza and Rita’s Water Ice. Pre-registration is recommended and tickets will be sold onsite.
• Peddlers' Village in Lahaska is hosting its annual Red, White, and Blue BBQ. The event will run for four days, starting July 4. The barbecue 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 dining.” For more information, visit peddlersvillage.com.
• 4th of July Events in Glenside —10 a.m. Children’s morning program at Renninger Memorial Park; 4 p.m.: The Grand, Glorious, Patriotic Parade on a 1.5-mile stretch through Glenside. After dark: The America the Beautiful aerial fireworks show at Abington Junior and Senior High Schools.
• Ambler Kiwanis Carnival and Fireworks —Wissahickon High School, Tuesday, July 2 through Saturday, July 6, 6 p.m. to 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, carnival food, and one of the best fireworks displays in the area.
• The good old summer celebration of the 4th of July —July 4, noon to 3 p.m., ice cream social. Graeme Park, Horsham Township. Join us for a reading of “The Declaration of Independence,” a turn-of-the-century dance by the Tapestry Historic Dance Ensemble and free ice cream.