Getting ready for the Fourth of July
Candle illumination along the stream, the crowning of the Queen of Candles from the band shell, the baby parade and fireworks over the park — here's what to expect this year.
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Candles on the water, a band in the shell, and the whole town out.
Lititz Springs Park has held a Fourth of July celebration since 1818 — and it’s open dawn to dusk, free, every other day of the year. Come for the concert, stay for the trout stream.
Dawn – dusk
open daily, no admission
Since 1818
Fourth of July in the park
$0 public
funding — donors keep it going
Photo: Ava Ren · 24 N Broad St, Lititz PA
Park hours
Dawn – dusk, every day
Welcome Center
Mon–Sat 10–4 · Sun 12–3
Find us
Welcome Center phone
The season
Traditions worth planning around
July 4
Fourth of July Celebration
Candle illumination along the stream, the Queen of Candles, baby parade and fireworks — held here every year since 1818.
Memorial Day – Labor Day
Snack stand open
The stand at Reedy Pavilion serves the park through the summer, weather and volunteers permitting.
Summer evenings
Concerts at the Beck Band Shell
Community bands, church services and theater groups book the shell all season. Dates are posted as they are confirmed.
Date announced yearly
Rotary Craft Show
The park fills with vendors for the day. The Welcome Center closes for this one, so plan questions ahead.
What's here
Bring lunch. Stay the afternoon.
Spring water runs the length of the park, the Beck Band Shell sits at the heart of it, and seven pavilions and gazebos are scattered under the trees. None of it costs anything to enjoy.
Playground
Two play areas near Bortz Pavilion
Picnic tables
Throughout the park, first come
Barbecue grills
Charcoal only, in marked spots
Swings
Under the trees by the stream
Trout stream
Spring-fed, runs the park's length
Restrooms
Open seasonally, near Reedy Pavilion
Since 1818
The Fourth of July, unbroken
The springs have drawn people here since the Moravians laid out the town. In 1818 the congregation held the first Fourth of July celebration on this ground, and it has been held every year since — one of the longest-running Independence Day celebrations in the country.
The park is still owned by the Lititz Moravian Congregation and maintained by the Churches of Lititz for public use.
Park news
What happens when the stream rises — and how you can help with the cleanup.
Grounds
Several trees came down this year. Here is what the arborists found.
Safety
For the safety of visitors and staff, the road through the park is closed to traffic.
Calendar
A few beloved community events are no longer held in the park — the reasons why.
From the park
Latest news
About the removal of some events
A few beloved community events are no longer held in the park — here are the reasons why.
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The thru-road is closed
For the safety of visitors and staff, the road through the park is closed to traffic.
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Lititz Springs Park receives no tax dollars. Donations cover mowing and tree work, the Fourth of July Celebration, and upkeep of the Welcome Center, the park buildings and Lititz Memorial Square.
Rentals at a glance
Harnley Pavilion · 50
$100
Boy Scout Pavilion · 60
$125
Reedy Pavilion · 160
$150
Bortz Pavilion · 300
$200
Oehme Gazebo · weddings
$300
Beck Band Shell · concerts
$350
Per day. See rental facilities for locations and capacities.