Wawa Welcome America is Philadelphia’s premier summer festival that celebrates freedom and independence from Juneteenth to July 4th! As the nation’s largest July 4th celebration and one of the largest free festivals in the country, Wawa Welcome America offers sixteen days of free, family-friendly programs that celebrate the lives, voices, and experiences of all Americans through art, culture, wellness, and history.
As the United States of America marks its 250th anniversary, the 2026 Wawa Welcome America will be a significant cultural, historical, and civic celebration in the place where it happened. This once-in-a-generation experience will feature events that Philadelphians have come to know and love, just bigger and better, including concerts on Independence Mall, firework displays, block parties, Wawa Hoagie Day, a parade representing all states and territories, and more to be announced!
