SOUTHAMPTON, NY — Independence Day is fast approaching, so it's time to find out where you can celebrate in and around Southampton. Area events include fireworks, festivals and other fun Fourth of July events.
To help you fit it all into your 4th of July calendar, Patch has put together a guide to what's on around Southampton and the surrounding areas.
4th of July celebrations for 2024
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What: Westhampton Country Club Fireworks
This is a private event held at the Westhampton Country Club on Potunk Lane, but the entire community enjoys the spectacle of Grucci's dazzlers each year, who line the streets to watch.
Where: Westhampton Country Club
When: July 4, 9 p.m. A rain date is scheduled for July 5th.
Southampton
What: 78th Annual North Sea Fire Service Carnival
Where: North Sea Volunteer Fire Department, 149 Noyack Road, Southampton
When: The carnival runs from Tuesday, July 2 to Saturday, July 6 from 6 p.m. until 11 p.m. Fireworks on July 4 and July 6 at dark.
What: Southampton Village Independence Day Parade
The Veterans Patriotic Events Committee holds the annual Independence Day Parade in Southampton Village. The parade leaves Railroad Plaza and proceeds down North Main, Main Street and Jobs Lane in Southampton Village.
Where: Southampton Village
When: July 4 at 10 a.m
What: Sag Harbor Yacht Club's John A. Ward Fireworks
Where: Marine Park. Watch the fireworks from your boat, deck, car or beach. Tune in to WLNG 92.1 FM and enjoy the music to the fireworks provided by Grucci.
When: Saturday, July 6 at 9:30 p.m
What: Southampton Fresh Air Home's 37th Annual American Fireworks Picnic by Grucci
The fireworks will be launched from a barge in the dark and will be visible over Shinnecock Bay.
When: Friday, July 12 at 7 p.m
Where: Southampton Fresh Air Home, 36 Barkers Island Rd, Southampton
East Hampton
What: Stars Over Montauk 4th of July Fireworks by Grucci Independence Day Celebration
Fireworks best seen from locations around the city. This year, the Montauk Chamber of Commerce and Visit Montauk are presenting a July 4th Fireworks Cruise. For additional information, click here.
Where: Kirk Park Beach, 95 S Emerson Ave, Montauk
When: July 4, 9 p.m
What: Devon Yacht Club Fireworks
Where: Watch from Fresh Pond Beach.
When: Saturday, July 6 at 9:30 p.m
What: The Clamshell Foundation Fireworks Over 3 Mile Harbor
The Clamshell Foundation's fireworks display over 3 Mile Harbor raises funds for children in the community. funds will be raised for scholarships and to sponsor children at camp. The event is funded entirely by public contributions.
Where: 3 Mile Harbor
When: Saturday, July 13, 9:30 p.m
What: Fireworks by the East Hampton Fire Department over Main Beach
The East Hampton Fire Department's fireworks display is a beloved tradition.
Where: Central Beach
When: Saturday, August 10 at dark. Rain date, August 11th
North Fork and Riverhead
North Fork
What: Greenport Fire Department's Relief Hose and Phenix Hook & Ladder Co. Annual Carnival.
Where: Moore's Lane, Greenport
When: The carnival will be held from July 2 to July 6, with fireworks on July 3 and July 6 at 10 p.m
What: 26th Annual Southold Village Merchants Parade on July 4th
Southold Village's 26th Annual Fourth of July Merchant Parade begins on Main Street in Southold and winds its way from Boisseau Avenue to Tuckers Lane in a burst of patriotic red, white and blue
Where: Main Road, Southold
When: Thursday, July 4 at noon.
What: Orient Harbor Fireworks
This 4th of July celebration is funded entirely by private donations. Come down to Orient Harbor on Saturday July 6th to enjoy what will be another great show from Fireworks by Grucci.
Where: Orient Harbor
When: July 6 in the dark. Rain date, July 7th.
What: Shelter Island Fireworks
Fireworks are a favorite annual tradition.
Where: Crescent Beach
When: July 13, 9 p.m. Rain date July 14th.
Riverhead
What: Riverhead Raceway Fireworks
The spectacular fireworks show is a family favorite.
Where: Riverhead Raceway, 1797 Old Country Road, Riverhead
When: Saturday 29 June, 21:00
What: Live on the 25th
The Alive on 25 summer street festival in Downtown Riverhead features live music on multiple stages, local craft beverages, outdoor dining, Long Island artists, performers and street vendors.
Where: East Main Street
When: July 5. The event starts at 5:30 p.m., with fireworkat 9 in the evening
Today, Americans celebrate the birth of a new nation with fireworks, parades, concerts and family gatherings and barbecues. The celebrations, however, predate Independence Day's designation as a federal holiday by centuries, which didn't happen until 1941.
During the pivotal summer of 1776, pre-revolutionary celebrations for King George III's birthday were replaced with mock funerals as a symbolic break from the crown.
It was an exciting time in Philadelphia—the Continental Congress voted to secede from the crown and, two days later, on July 4, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the original 13 colonies—New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland. Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia — to adopt the Declaration of Independence.
The nation's first annual celebration of independence was in Philadelphia on July 4, 1777, while the Revolutionary War was underway. Fireworks have been a part of Fourth of July celebrations since the first celebration in Philadelphia.
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