Philadelphia Fireworks 2021

Memorial Day Fireworks

• May

  31

  Memorial Day Fireworks

  Tentative date: Monday May 31st 2021

  Location TBD

• Online Memorial Day Fireworks

  See our simple virtual Memorial Day fireworks animation

July 4th Fireworks in Philadelphia

Philadelphia’s breathtaking 4th of July fireworks display would have made Benjamin Franklin proud.

• July

  4

  Wawa Welcome America

  The city’s famous Wawa Welcome America is back in 2021. The traditional concert this year will be held this year, before the pyrotechnics show, at the The Mann Center.

  Sunday July 4th 2021. Fireworks at 9:30 p.m.

  Free

  Where: Over the Philadelphia Museum of Art

  Best places to watch the Philadelphia fireworks:

  • - Benjamin Franklin Parkway
  • - Schuylkill Banks and Boardwalk
  • - Paine's Park
  • - Kelly Drive
  • - Lemon Hill
  • - Martin Luther King Drive
  • - Belmont Plateau
  • - Sister Cities Park
  • - Girard Avenue Bridge
  • - Drexel Park
• July

  4

  Sesame's Fourth of July Fireworks

  Presented by DASANI®. Join Elmo, Cookie Monster and the gang for a family-fun fireworks show.

  Sunday July 4th 2021. Fireworks at 9:00 p.m.

  Event information and on-site tickets

  Where: At the Sesame Place theme park. 100 Sesame Rd, Langhorne, PA.

  Best places to watch the Sesame fireworks within the site:

  • - Sesame Plaza
  • - Carousel Area
  • - Lower Neighborhood
  • - Cookie’s Monster Land
  • - Elmo’s World
• July

  4

  Pershing’s Own Concert & Fireworks (UNCONFIRMED)

  Tentative date: Saturday 3rd or Sunday July 4th 2021

  Penn’s Landing

• Online July 4th Fireworks

  See our simple virtual July of 4th fireworks animation

Other Philadelphia Fireworks

• July

  22

  Tchaikovsky Spectacular

  A concert by The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Erina Yashima, followed by fireworks.

  When: Thursday July 22nd 2021 at 8 p.m. (concert time)

  Where: TD Pavilion at the Mann, Philadelphia, PA

  Tickets: $25 to $55 (+ $5 if bought on concert date). Free parking.

  Event website

• Aug

  26

  An Evening of Vocal Fireworks: Amici e Rivali

  Opera Philadelphia presents a concert starring two of opera’s most thrilling tenors, Lawrence Brownlee and Michael Spyres, for an evening of vocal pyrotechnics, picnics under the stars, and a dazzling fireworks display! Part of the Mann’s Summer Picnic Series.

  When: Thursday, August 26, 2021, 7 p.m. (concert time)

  Where: The Mann Center for the Performing Arts

  Tickets: $25 to $100

  Event website

Labor Day Fireworks 2021

• Sep

  5

  Sesame Place Labor Day Fireworks

  End a day of festivities with a spectacular fireworks display at Seasame Place.

  When: After 8 p.m. Exact time TBD.

  Price: Entrance tickets.

New Year's Eve Fireworks

• Dec

  31
  Friday December 31st 2021 at midnight

  TBD