Welcome America! 4th of July
The Sunoco Welcome America! festival continues all week with events leading up to the big July 4 concert and fireworks. Check the schedule and find out when fireworks will blast off near you this holiday.
Fireworks over the Ben Franklin Bridge during a display at Penn's Landing. (TOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer)
Welcome America climaxes the night of the Fourth with fireworks on the Parkway and a concert featuring Sheryl Crow.
- Full Welcome America coverage
- Before you go, check our Shore Guide
- Tops in tap: A Philadelphia festival hopes to click with beloved dance form
Philadelphia's Welcome America celebration continues through Sunday. A highlight on Friday: the Super Scooper Ice Cream Festival, from noon to 5 p.m. on Penn's Landing.
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EVENTS
July 3
- Independence Day Ceremony & Parade: Independence National Historical Park
- Feel the Freedom Festival: National Constitution Center
- Betsy's Independence Day Bash: Betsy Ross House
- Fam Jams Penn's Landing
- Party on the Parkway: Benjamin Franklin Parkway
- Bell Tapping Ceremony: Liberty Bell Center
- Happy Birthday America: Independence Visitor Center
July 4
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Three years after the Nov. 20, 2006, discovery, the killings of Kim Raffo, Molly Jean Dilts, Barbara Breidor, and Tracy Ann Roberts remain unsolved. Some advocates say that because the victims were prostitutes, their deaths are being forgotten by society and officials.
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