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Celebrate July 4th in Bucks County!

Your Family-Friendly Guide to Local Events and Fireworks Displays

By Traci Walter, Publisher of Macaroni Kid Lower & Upper Bucks, PA June 28, 2024

Are you looking for ways to celebrate July 4th in Bucks County? 

We have all your local Independence Day fun — fireworks, parades, community picnics, and more — rounded up right here for you!

 Fireworks  

Quakertown Community Day @ Memorial Park

July 4th, 2024, 9:30 PM

600 W. Mill Street, Quakertown, PA

Details: The fireworks display will be the culminating event in a day-long celebration. See below for more information. 

Click here for more information. 


UnWINEd Concert with Fireworks @ Shady Brook Farm

July 6th, 2024, Gates open at 5 PM

931 Stony Hill Rd., Yardley, PA

Details: Enjoy a special Saturday UnWINEd concert that ends with fireworks! Gates open at 5 PM; music starts at 6:30 PM. 

Click here for more information. 


Fireworks @ Sesame Place

July 4th, 2024, Fireworks begin at 9 PM

100 Sesame Rd., Langhorne, PA

Details: Enjoy fireworks (with paid admission) from one of the viewing areas within the park. 

Click here for more information. 


Southampton Days Fireworks

July 4th, 2024, Fireworks begin at 9:35 PM

Southampton, PA

Details: Festival lasts from July 1st-6th with parades and fireworks on the 4th. 

Click here for more information. 


Wawa Welcome America Pershing's Own Concert & Waterfront Fireworks

June 29th, 2024, 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Great Plaza at Delaware River Waterfront

Details: Patriotic, all-star concert by the US Army’s Pershing’s Own followed by a thrilling fireworks display over the Delaware River Waterfront.

Click here for more information. 


Wawa Welcome America Concert & Fireworks 

July 4th, 2024, Fireworks begin at 9:45 PM

Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Details: Gates open at 4 pm. Concert, featuring Ne-Yo and Kesha, begins at 7 pm. Main entrance located at Logan Circle at 20th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. This is a free event.

Click here for more information. 


  Festivals, Parades & More   

Quakertown Community Day @ Memorial Park

July 4th, 2024

600 W. Mill Street, Quakertown, PA

Details: The day starts off with a pancake breakfast and is followed by activities all day long, ending with a firework show.

Click here for more information. 





Southampton Days Fair

July 1st-6th, 2024

Southampton, PA

Details: Festival lasts from July 1st-6th with parades and fireworks on the 4th. Music, food, shows, and carnival rides throughout the week. 

Click here for the full schedule. 


Lower Southampton Independence Day Parade

July 4th, 2024, 1:00 PM

Bustleton Pike, Feasterville, PA

Details: The Lower Southampton Fourth of July Independence Day Parade is set to roll on July 4 at 1 p.m, Rain date is Saturday, July 6 at 1 p.m. 

Click here for more information. 


Red, White & Blueberries BBQ Bash @ Peddler's Village

July 4th-7th, 2024

2400 Street Rd., Lahaska, PA

Details: An all-day, all-American outdoor BBQ on Thursday, July 4, marks the start of this four-day party that includes blueberry treats, live music, family activities, lawn games, pony rides, watermelon-eating contests, axe-throwing, mural painting, plenty of shopping, and indoor and outdoor restaurant dining.

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Tri-Municipal Fourth of July Parade

July 4th, 9:30 AM

Chalfont/New Britain Borough, PA

Details: The 2024 Tri-Municipal 4th of July Parade will take place on Tuesday, July 4th at 9:30 am. The parade will start at Town Center in the New Britain Borough and ends at North Branch Park in New Britain Township.

Click here for more information. 


Washington Crossing Historic Park's Independence Day Celebration

July 4th-7th, 2024

Washington Crossing Historic Park

1112 River Rd., Washington Crossing, PA

Details: Mark your calendars for Washington Crossing Historic Park’s 2024 Independence Day Celebration July 4-7. The week will include a trip back in time for Living History Day (July 4th), family-friendly activities at Colonial Field Day (July 6th), and our annual Rebels and Redcoats Car Show (July 7th).

Click here for more information. 


Fonthill Castle 4th of July

July 4th, 2024, 12:00-4:00 PM

525 E Court St., Doylestown, PA

Details: Join us on the grounds of Fonthill Castle to celebrate Independence Day with some old-fashioned fun, where guests enjoy a day of fun, food, games, crafts, entertainment and live music. Highlights of the day include the children’s decorated bike parade, wheelbarrow and sack races, tug-of-war, live musicians, and food trucks. Antique bicycles, historic town ball (a precursor to baseball!) and other fun activities make this a day to remember.

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Hope you have a happy -- and safe! -- July 4th holiday in Bucks County!