The City of Holyoke’s July 4th Fireworks Celebration will take place on the beautiful grounds of Holyoke Community College, at 303 Homestead Avenue. Raindate: Sunday June 30.

The community is invited to enjoy entertainment, food, vendors, and activities for children at Holyoke Community College beginning at 6 p.m. The fireworks display will begin at dusk.

The day commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the 13 former British colonies on July 4, 1776.

Massachusetts became the first state to recognize the Fourth of July as a statewide holiday in 1781.