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Check out the full 2025 Wawa Welcome America Festival calendar! Join our mailing list! We can’t make history without you! Sign up today to become a friend of Welcome America to be the first to know about festival events, insider tips, special offers & perks and more! Celebrating the Fourth of July in the Delaware Valley? We've got you covered. Here's a list of Independence Day parades and fireworks shows this year. Your guide to celebrate July 4th 2025 in Philadelphia Philadelphia is less than a week away from celebrating the Fourth of July and there are events and firework shows happening all over the city Best Spots to Watch Fourth of July Fireworks in Philadelphia As the birthplace of America, Philadelphia always goes all out for the fourth. Wawa Welcome America has countless events to choose from including free museum days, live music, and the Fourth of July Parade which will happen at East Market Street between 2nd Street and City Hall. LL Cool J will perform with DJ Z-Trip on the turntables at the Wawa Welcome America concert. GRAMMY Award-winning R&B singer and songwriter, and Philadelphia native, Jazmine Sullivan will also July 4th Concert and Fireworks: The yearly celebration will have the Celebration of Freedom Ceremony outside of Independence Hall and after, the Salute to Independence Parade. Holidays in Philly A 2025 Procrastinator’s Guide to Fourth of July events in Philly From fireworks and backyard BBQs to museum days and star-powered concerts, make your holiday plans now. Wawa Welcome America curates an incredible lineup of over 50 events, ranging from beloved annual traditions like Wawa Hoagie Day (two words: free hoagies) to the iconic July 4th Concert and Fireworks on the Parkway. Read on for some of what you can look forward to at this year’s festival, broken down by category. (WPHL) — The 4th of July is just a few days away, and if you want to watch the Fireworks in Philadelphia, PHL17 has compiled the top viewing spots. #1: Ben Franklin Parkway The Ben Franklin P The Wawa Welcome America Concert on July 4th, headlined by LL Cool J and Jazmine Sullivan, concludes with fireworks over the Art Museum and Ben Franklin Parkway. Penn’s Landing will kick off celebrations early on June 28 with live music and fireworks along the waterfront. July 03, 2025 Free fireworks, concerts and museums: Your weekend guide to things to do Fourth of July festivities will dominate Friday. 'Luca' is also playing at Sunset Social at noon on Saturday. Heading to Wawa Welcome America on July 4? Here’s what to know — road closures, SEPTA changes, what to bring, and how to watch LL Cool J, Jazmine Sullivan, and more. On July 4th at the Celebration of Freedom Ceremony, The Wawa Foundation will celebrate four non-profits who are building stronger communities through preserving our independence, protecting our safety and mentoring and inspiring our youth. Philadelphia's 16-day Wawa Welcome America festival ends in spectacular fashion with free Fourth of July 4th fireworks on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Headliners Jazmine Sullivan and LL Cool J bring star power to the main stage, delivering an unforgettable night of music. A Guide to Wawa Welcome America, Philly's 16-Day July 4th Fest The nation’s largest Fourth of July celebration returns from June 19 to July 4, 2025, honoring Juneteenth and Independence Day with free concerts, fireworks, museum days and more. As the birthplace of America, Philadelphia shines brightest on July 4. Following a live music performance, fireworks blaze over the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the finale of the city’s multiday Wawa Welcome America bash. Timed perfectly with live music, the pyrotechnical display paints the skies over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. June 30, 2025 Wawa Welcome America's final week features free museum days, concerts and a block party There will also be an event to honor veterans and a performance by the Philly Pops orchestra Wawa Welcome America is Philadelphia’s July 4th celebration of free, family-friendly programming across the city. The 2025 Wawa Welcome America festival will feature a new Phillies block party, the return of the Philly Pops and the annual July Fourth concert on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway Rapper LL Cool J and R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan will headline the 2025 Wawa Welcome America festival on July 4th. The free concert and fireworks display takes place on the Benjamin Franklin
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