An 8-year-old girl was fatally struck by illegal fireworks on July 4th, according to the Buena Park Police Department.

The annual Fourth of July fireworks show on the San Francisco waterfront will be held at 9:30 p.m. on Friday. The fireworks will be launched from two barges on San Francisco Bay, one located at Pier 39 and another located at Aquatic Park.

"Disturbing roosting migratory birds at night can result in mass deaths," says Bateman. "Disturbing breeding birds can result in colony collapses. Seals and sea lions leave [affected] areas and expend energy swimming away during fireworks."

Fourth of July fireworks and festivities are being held in plenty of New Jersey locations in 2025. See our town-by-town listing.

Independence Day is always filled with festivities, and one of the many 4th of July traditions that always hold true is fireworks.

The Fourth of July is about all things American: parades, cookouts, cold beer and of course, fireworks. Those pyrotechnics remain at the center of Independence Day, a holiday 247 years in the making.