20 places to see fireworks in Tampa Bay this Fourth of July

There’s no shortage of Fourth of July celebrations around, but one of the biggest happens in downtown St. Petersburg where fireworks will be visible from the entire waterfront.

Across the Bay, Tampa goes even harder with the city’s original hot dog eating competition in Ybor City, and the return of the city’s Boom By the Bay fireworks show at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park (complete with an apple pie throwdown).

Tampa’s entire riverwalk will be activated, too, from Heights District Fourth of July Celebration at Armature Works on the north end, and Star Spangled Sparkman (complete with water ski show) on the southern tip of the 2.6-mile span.
That’s fireworks from three different locations in downtown Tampa alone, if you’re keeping score.

See our big list of Tampa Bay Fourth of July fireworks celebrations—which kick off Saturday, June 29—below.

Nightly

• 4th of July Celebration at Busch Gardens Summer Nights (Busch Gardens, Tampa)

Saturday, June 29

• 9th Annual Zephyrhills Summerfest (Zephyr Park, Zephyrhills)
• 4th of July Hometown Extravaganza (Sims Park, New Port Richey)

Wednesday, July 3

• Hometown USA (TD Ballpark, Dunedin)
• Independence Day Fireworks Celebration (Madeira Beach Recreation Department, Madeira Beach)

Thursday, July 4

• 4th of July Concert & Fireworks (Horan Park, St. Pete Beach)
• Boom By the Bay: Gwan Massive (Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park, Tampa)
• Burn and Boom Tampa Bay (Smokey Jones, Tampa)
• Clearwater Celebrates America (Coachman Park, Clearwater)
• Fourth of July Celebration (Avalon Park, Wesley Chapel)
• Fourth of July Celebration (Hugh Gilbert Strickland American Legion Post 138, Tampa)
• The Fourth at the St. Pete Pier (St. Pete Pier, St. Petersburg)
• Gulfport 4th of July Celebration (Downtown Waterfront District, Gulfport)
• Heights District Fourth of July Celebration (Armature Works, Tampa)
• Independence Day Celebration (Waterfront Park, Safety Harbor)
• Largo Celebrates 4th of July (Largo Central Park, Largo)
• Star Spangled Sparkman (Sparkman Wharf, Tampa)
• Treasure Island 4th of July Fireworks (Gulf Front Park Lot, Treasure Island)
• Temple Terrace Independence Day Parade and Celebration (The Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club)

Friday, July 5

• Spectacular Fireworks Show (Innisbrook Resort, Palm Harbor)

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This article appears in Jun 27 – Jul 3, 2024.