Philly Releases Details On 'Welcome America' July 4 Festival, Concert

PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Philadelphia is planning a huge party for 4th of July again this year, and the actual holiday of Independence Day is only the culmination of the celebration.

Events will take place for a week leading up to the holiday, beginning on June 27 with free museum days, outdoor movies, and other cultural and historical free public programs.

Fireworks will take place on three different occasions: on July 1 and July 2 at the Delaware River Waterfront, and on July 4 at 10 p.m. at the Art Museum.

A "Historic Philadelphia Block Party" will take place on July 3 from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Independence Hall.

The 4th of July "Party of the Parkway" will begin at noon and run until 10 p.m. Music, food, games, and other entertainment will take over Benjamin Franklin Parkway, which is closed to traffic.

The main concert begins at 5 p.m. and will feature performances from Bucks County's Christina Perri, The O'Jays, Harold Melviln's Blue Notes, and Yazz the Greatest, among others.

A full schedule is included below:

June 27

Free Museum Day - Ben Franklin Museum

Finding Nemo at Franklin Square - 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Go 4th and Learn about Science Behind Pixar - Franklin Square, 7 p.m.

June 28

The Good Dinosaur at Xfinity Live - 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Free Museum Day -Rodin Musuem

Free movie: Rocky, at the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

June 30

Free museum day - National Constitution Center

Go 4th and learn about history - 10 a.m. to noon

Wawa Hoagie Day - noon to 5 p.m., Independence Visitor's Center, featuring a 5-ton hoagie salute

July 1

Free museum day - African American Museum

Go 4th and learn about fitness - Smith Memorial Playground, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Philadelphia Orchestra Neighborhood Concert at Penn’s Landing - 8 p.m.

Fireworks at Penn’s Landing - 9 p.m.

July 2

Citywide reading - libraries across Philadelphia

Free museum day - National Constitution Center

Pershing’s Own Concert at Penn’s Landing - 8 p.m.

Welcome America! Fireworks - 9:30 p.m.

July 3

Free Museum Day - Philadelphia Museum of Art

Free Museum Day- Barnes Museum

Historic Philadelphia Block Party- 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Independence Hall

POPS! on Independence at Independence Hall- 8 p.m. at Independence Hall

July 4

Free Museum Day – National Museum of Jewish American History

Celebration of Freedom Ceremony- 10 a.m. at Independence Hall

Independence Day Parade-5th and Chestnut to Front and Market, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Party on the Parkway - noon to 10 p.m., Benjamin Franklin Parkway

POPS! on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway - 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Concert - 5 p.m.

Fireworks - 10 p.m.