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The Fourth on the Parkway: Concert & Fireworks

Sat, Jul 4 · 3:00pm–12:30am

Parkway / Logan Square·outdoor

The biggest fireworks Philly has ever done, for America's 250th.

At a glance

Ages
All ages
Location
Parkway / Logan Square
Setting
outdoor
Time
~5 hours
Effort
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Free but a whole production. Block party from 3 PM, fireworks around midnight. Come early, bring water, and plan how you are getting home late.

What to know

  • The city's biggest-ever fireworks display, over the Art Museum
  • Free One Philly Unity Concert: Christina Aguilera, Jill Scott, The Roots, Will Smith & DJ Jazzy Jeff
  • Block party gates open at 20th Street by Logan Circle at 3 PM
  • Food trucks, vendors, games, wellness activities, and a beer garden
  • Fireworks go up around midnight, the grand finale of America's 250th

Our experience

If you are doing fireworks, this is the fireworks. The city's biggest display ever caps America's 250th over the Art Museum on Saturday night, after a free concert on the Parkway with Christina Aguilera, Jill Scott, The Roots, and a Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff reunion. The block party gates open at 20th Street by Logan Circle at 3 PM with food trucks, games, and a beer garden, the concert starts at 5, and the fireworks go up around midnight. That is late for little kids, so the honest play is to come for the afternoon block party, or watch the fireworks from higher ground or along the river away from the crush. Whatever you do, bring water, it is going to be a hot one.