Communities plan July 4th celebrations
Many local communities are planning celebrations for the upcoming Independence Day holiday.
The following is a list of events scheduled in the area, including fireworks displays, parades and other holiday events:
• Pottstown
Pottstown will be celebrating the 4th of July with their annual GoFourth! Festival. The festival will begin at 11:30 a.m. following the Fourth of July Parade scheduled to begin at 10:15 a.m. down East High Street. The daylong event will feature a variety of entertainment at Memorial Park including the annual Duck Race on Manatawny Creek held by the Pottstown Rotary Club, lots of food vendors, rides on the Colebrookdale Railroad, a hot air balloon launch and a fireworks display at after 9 p.m.
• Skippack
Historic Skippack Village will begin its Fourth of July celebrations at 11 a.m. with their 4th of July parade on Route 73 and a barbecue at Parc Bistro beginning at 3 p.m. Fireworks at Palmer Park will begin at dusk.
• Lower Providence
Lower Providence Township will begin July 4 with a concert and fireworks in Eagleville Park.
The live music is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. and fireworks will start at dusk.
• Limerick
Waltz Golf Farm, 303 W. Ridge Pike, will be holding its annual fireworks display on July 4. Live music will be featured leading up to a fireworks display that will begin as soon as it gets dark.
• Phoenixville
Phoenixville will be holding a fireworks display to celebrate Independence Day. The public is invited to view the event on the natural amphitheater at Friendship Field, Fillmore & Franklin Avenue, or from Reservoir Park. Visitors may park in the lot behind the reservoir, at Franklin Commons, the Santa Anna Club, and at the Bethel Baptist Church on Fairview Street. The fireworks show will begin at approximately 9:15 p.m. The rain date is July 5, and will begin at the same scheduled time.
• Valley Forge
The park will be hosting its annual community picnic with food, music and other activities. The day will feature historic re-enactors, trolley tours, ranger walks, games, crafts and kids programs. The holiday festivities will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• North Coventry
The annual Norco Fire Company Fair will be held beginning on Monday, July 2, and continue through Saturday, July 7. The payone-price ride specials will be on Monday, July 2, through Saturday, July 7. For one price, patrons can ride from 6 p.m. until closing for $17 with the exception of Wednesday, July 4, and Saturday, July 7, when fair-goers can ride from 3 p.m. until closing for $20. A fireworks display will take place on July 6 at 10:30 p.m. The rain date will be Saturday July 7. All proceeds from the fair will go towards the support of the new Norco Fire Company and to help make payments on the company’s new Pierce Pumper Tanker and the new Pierce Rescue Pumper.
• King of Prussia
The annual July 4 celebration will begin at 3 p.m. in Heuser Park, 694 W. Beidler Road, King of Prussia. The day will include a carnival and concert as well as a fireworks display slated to begin at dusk. The rain date for the fireworks is scheduled for July 5.
• Conshohocken
On July 3, Conshohocken will host its annual fireworks display at Sutcliffe Park beginning at 9 p.m. On July 4, the 67th Soap Box Derby will take place on Fayette Street from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Norristown
Norristown’s Fourth of July parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. with a new parade route. The parade will begin at the State Hospital Grounds and continue to Main Street. New this year, a block party will also take place from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Main Street. The event will feature live music, local vendors, food trucks, a beer garden and kid-friendly activities. To finish off the day, a concert and fireworks will be held at Elmwood Park.