2026 July 4 Fireworks Guide For Nyack-Piermont

NYACK-PIERMONT, NY — Fourth of July activities in Rockland County could have extra sparkle in 2026, the 250th anniversary, or semiquincentennial, of the Declaration of Independence.

The holiday falls on a Saturday in the middle of a three-day weekend, July 3-5. To help you fit it all in on your 4th of July calendar, Patch has put together a guide to fireworks and other celebrations in Rockland County.

America 250 and July 4th highlights

Town of Clarkstown Fireworks

• Where: Felix Festa Middle School Pool, 30 Parrott Rd, West Nyack, NY, 10994
• When: July 1, festivities start at 6:30 p.m.

Town of Haverstraw Independence Day Fireworks Celebration at Bowline Point Park

• Where: Bowline Road, Haverstraw
• When: July 1, 9:30 p.m.

Nyack Celebrates 250 (July 2 & July 3)

• When/Where: July 2, 6 p.m-9 p.m., Main Street
  • Classic Car Cruise, DJ Don's Radio Show, "Cars" Outdoor Movie
• When/Where: July 3. Memorial Park, 51 Piermont Ave.
  • Reading of the Declaration of Independence, Time Capsule, Kids' Freedom Zone featuring bounce houses, games & treats, Big Swing Time Band at 7 p.m., Fireworks around 9:15 p.m.

New York Boulders Independence Day Celebration

• Where: Phil Tisi Wy, Pomona, NY, 10970
• When: Fireworks displays are planned after the game July 3, 4.

Orangetown Celebrates 250 Parade/Festival

• When/Where: July 4, 10 a.m. Steps off from William O. Schaefer Elementary School. See route here. Festival is from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. in German Masonic Park. Live music, food trucks, vendors, inflatables.

Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site

• Where: 44 Battlefield Road, Stony Point
• When: July 4 & July 5, from 1:30-4 p.m. Historical lecture, public reading of the Declaration of Independence, musket firings.

Village of Spring Valley Fireworks Celebration

• When: July 5 (Rain date July 6); fireworks at 10 p.m.
• Where: Memorial Park

Town of Clarkstown Drone Show

• Where: Felix Festa Middle School Pool, 30 Parrott Rd, West Nyack, NY, 10994
• When: July 9, 6:30 p.m.

Stony Point 250th Birthday Carnival

• Where: Patriot Hills Drive
• When: July 8/9/10/11, from 6 p.m.-10 p.m.

Celebrations around the country recall not only the events leading up to the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, but also look forward and aim to make the 4th of July weekend a massive, multigenerational cultural moment focused on community connections and charitable giving.

America's Block Party, an unprecedented coast-to-coast initiative, is one of the signature events of America 250, the congressionally chartered nonprofit overseeing the semiquincentennial celebration.

A Times Square Ball Drop, a rolling series of ball drops, timed to occur at midnight on July 3 in every U.S. time zone from Guam to American Samoa, is part of the "Giving 4th Broadcast Benefit Show," creating a nearly 24-hour celebration of the 250th anniversary. It's part of the broader "Giving 4th" initiative that aims to make and establish Independence Day as the biggest annual day of giving.

A time capsule will be buried in Philadelphia to be opened in 2276 on July 4. It contains a carefully curated collection of letters and artifacts reflecting the leadership, institutions, and communities that shape the country today. It will include contributions from all three branches of the U.S. federal government and submissions from each of the 50 states, Washington D.C., and five territories.

Separately, the White House's Freedom 250's biggest spectacles are the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, running June 25 to July 10; the July 4 Salute to America Fireworks, also on the National Mall; "Sail 4th 250," billed as the largest-ever flotilla of tall ships from around the world in New York Harbor; and Rushmore 250, an iconic 4th of July fireworks on July 3 alongside military concerts and live presidential reenactors.