America's Biggest Birthday Party Is Philadelphia's Wawa Welcome America, June 29 Through July 4

The 2017 Wawa Welcome America six-day festival begins Thursday, June 29 and runs through Tuesday, July 4. More than 50 free, citywide events highlight America’s Independence and will celebrate everything Philadelphia—from history to entertainment. Events include performances by the Philly POPS, five fireworks shows and a major headliner concert by global superstar Mary J. Blige on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway to cap off the Fourth of July. Wawa Welcome America is one of the nation’s most inclusive, free, family-friendly Independence Day celebrations honoring America’s birthday in America’s birthplace. www.welcomeamerica.com