Join us for fireworks and so much more to celebrate America's Birthday in America's Birthplace - Philadelphia.
Wawa Welcome America is a multi-day festival with free multi-cultural and multi-generational events celebrating America’s Birthday. From June 28, 2018 to July 4, 2018, the citywide festival is jam packed with multiple fireworks displays, free concerts, free museum days, community events, free outdoor movie screenings, block parties and more!
Every year the grand finale is a massive outdoor concert on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art featuring huge stars and this year is no exception. This year's Philly July 4th concert is featuring Pitbull, Heather Hadley, and the Philly POPS and will be capped off with the spectacular fireworks on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The Philadelphia July 4 concert is among the largest free concerts in the country and the fireworks never disapoint!
Beyond the big concert though there are many other great events scheduled to take place, including:
Wawa Hoagie Day
Thursday, June 28 at 12PM
Independence Mall & National Constitution Center Lawn
Celebrate the 26th Annnual Wawa Hoagie Day honoring our troops. Enjoy a 7-ton hoagie salute, free Wawa hoagies, a performance by the USO Show Troupe and hoagie building competition between police and firefighters. If you miss this event, but still want to taste a Philly original, make sure to visit your local Wawa for Hoagie Fest which runs from now through August 5, 2018. To find your nearest Wawa, click here.
Sand Sculpture Spectacular at The Shops at Liberty Place
From June 12, 2018 to July 4, 2018 world-renowned sculptors will transform the Rotunda at The Shops at Liberty Place into a 40-ton sand sculpture spectacular with hand-carved scenes commemorating Parkway 100 (Benjamin Franklin Parkway, one of the finest examples of bold civic planning in the United States, is celebrating its Centennial), the centennial celebration of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
FIREWORKS Presented by Comcast NBCUniversal and Pyrotecnico:
Wawa Welcome America Fireworks over the Delaware River Waterfront
June 30 at 9:30PM
July 4 at 9:30PM
Wawa Welcome America Fireworks over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Parties and Celebrations:
Philadelphia's Historic District Block Party celebrating at Independence Mall
July 3 - Independence Mall
12PM7PM
Celebration of Freedom Ceremony at Independence Hall
July 4, 2018 - Independence Mall
10AM
United States of America's Independence Day Parade
July 4, 2018 - Independence Mall
11AM
Independence National Historical Park Liberty Bell Tapping Ceremony
July 4, 2018 - Liberty Bell Center
1PM
7th Annual Birthday Party at the Independence Visitor Center hosted by Betsy Ross and Termini Bros. Bakery
July 4, 2018 - Independence Visitor Center
1PM
Flaghouse Chapter NSDAR’s Children’s Naturalization Ceremony at the Betsy Ross House
July 4, 2018
1:30PM
Concerts:
Concerts at Independence Mall
July 1, 2018 at 7PM
Gospel on Independence
July 2, 2018 at 7PM
Kimmel Center’s Broadway Philadelphia on Independence
July 3, 2018 at 7PM
Philly POPS on Independence
