Bucks County July 4th Fireworks, Parades and More: 2018 Guide

Where can you celebrate July 4 in Bucks County? There are fireworks, parades, and celebrations happening in the area in honor of Independence Day, which in 2018 falls on a Wednesday. The forecast for Wednesday in the Philadelphia area is calling for a slight chance of showers (20 percent).

FIREWORKS

There will be two fireworks shows at Sesame Place, 100 Sesame Rd, Langhorne. Shows are scheduled on July 3 and July 4 at 9:45 p.m., immediately following the 9 p.m. evening performance of the Neighborhood Street Party Night Parade. Entry into Sesame Place will be limited five minutes prior to the start of fireworks, according to the park. Admission fees apply. Click here for details.

The Southampton Days celebration will be held July 2 through July 7 at the ballfields between Tamanend Park and Klinger Middle School, off 2nd Street Pike. There is a parade and fireworks on July 4, as well as a fair and amusements throughout the week. Click here for more information on that event.

Quakertown Community Day on July 4 will feature fireworks. A concert by the Quakertown Band at 7 p.m. will be followed by fireworks at 9:30 p.m. The event is held at Memorial Park, 600 W. Mill Street. Click here for more information.

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If you want to go into Philadelphia, there will be a fireworks show and concert in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on July 4 as part of Wawa's annual Welcome America Festival. The Welcome America Festival runs from Thursday, June 28 to Wednesday, July 4, with the Party on the Parkway that night from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Click here for more information on that event.

On July 6, there will be Friday night fireworks in New Hope along the Delaware River. The show starts at 9:30 p.m. Click here for details.

A fireworks display will conclude a day of fun and activities at the annual Pennridge Community Day, to be held on Sunday, July 8. The fireworks are scheduled to go off at 9:15 p.m. at Lenape Park, Rt. 152, Perkasie. Click here for more details.

There will be a concert and fireworks on Sunday, July 15 as part of the Doylestown Township Bicentennial celebration. Bigg Romeo will perform a concert at 7 p.m., followed by fireworks at Central Park, 425 Wells Road. The cost to park is $5 a car.

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PARADES

Middletown Township will host a July 4 parade. It starts at 9 a.m. with a short ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Park, 700 Veterans Hwy., Levittown. The route is from the Veterans Memorial Park on Veterans Highway to Trenton Road. The parade follows Trenton Road to Twin Oaks Park. There is no activity at Twin Oaks Park. Bleachers will be set up at the Community Center, 2140 Trenton Road, and at Statesman Health & Rehabilitation Center, 2629 Trenton Road. Businesses along the route often set up hospitality tents for people to be able to watch the parade, according to the township. Click here for more details.

Lower Southampton will host a parade on July 4. The parade starts at Second Street and Bustleton Pike at 1 p.m.

The New Britain parade starts at 9:30 a.m. at the Town Center Shopping Center, Rte 202, New Britain Borough. It ends at North Branch Park, 207 Park Ave, New Britain Township. The parade route will take approximately an hour to an hour and 15 minutes. Participants should be at the Town Center Shopping Center by 8:30 on July 4. Click here for details.

CELEBRATIONS

A series of events will be held from July 1 to July 4 at Washington Crossing Historic Park, including a car show, a free concert, and a reading of the Declaration of Independence. Click here for more details

Font Hill's Old-Fashioned 4th of July Celebration will be held in Doylestown from noon to 4 p.m. The day features old fashioned games, food, entertainment and more. There will be watermelon eating contests, sack races, tug-o-war, bucket brigade relays, town ball (19th century baseball) and the popular cakewalk. The event kicks off with the Children’s Decorated Bike Parade at 12:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults ($3 if you're a member). Kids 15 and under are free. Click here for more details.

The 38th Annual Revolutionary Run will be held morning of July 4 at Washington Crossing Historic Park. Registration opens at 6.30 am and the first race is at 8 am. There is a 1 mile fun run, 5K and 10K. All the profits go back to the community for scholarships, the Sunshine Fund and emergency services in the area. More information can be found at www.revrunpa.com.