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Thursday, July 2

20 events
Extreme heat (~103°F) & a Heat Health Emergency. Beat it with air-conditioned, indoor things to do →

Philadelphia 8

10:00 PM – 10:13 PM New for 2026
festival Free

Independence Illumination Drone Show

📍 Independence Mall · Old City, Philadelphia

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5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
family Free

Float Fest — Parade Float Sneak Peek

📍 Independence Mall · Old City, Philadelphia

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12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
exhibit Free

Wawa Welcome America Free Museum Day — ICA (University of Pennsylvania)

📍 Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania · University City, Philadelphia

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10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
exhibit Free

National Constitution Center — To-Do programming

📍 National Constitution Center · Old City, Philadelphia

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11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
parade Free

Pomp & Parade (red-wagon float parade)

📍 National Constitution Center → Old City · Old City, Philadelphia

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7:00 AM – 10:15 PM Daylong; drone show 10 PM
festival Free ★

Red, White & Blue To-Do (Historic District)

📍 Independence Mall & the Historic District · Old City, Philadelphia

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8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
concert Free

Salute to Service Concert — U.S. Army Field Band, with Queen Latifah

📍 Independence Mall (near the Visitor Center) · Old City, Philadelphia

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10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Tours on the half hour; last tour 3pm; reservation required
tour Free

Wawa Welcome America Free Museum Day — Stenton

📍 Stenton (James Logan's 1730 house) · Germantown, Philadelphia

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Bucks & Montgomery (PA) 2

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Declaration read by local officials
ceremony Free

Celebrate America's 250th Birthday on July 2nd! — Doylestown

📍 Covenant Church · Doylestown, PA

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6:00 PM – 10:00 PM Fireworks at dusk (rain date Jul 3)
fair Free (rides extra)

Ambler Kiwanis Carnival & Fireworks

📍 Wissahickon High School · Ambler, PA (Montgomery Co.)

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Central New Jersey 10

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Also Jul 3 at 3pm
concert $35

"The Crossing" — A Revolutionary New Musical (concert presentation)

📍 Mill Hill Playhouse (Passage Theatre) · Trenton, NJ

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3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Ages 4–12; registration required
family Free

America 250 Birthday Bash — Hickory Corner Branch Library

📍 Hickory Corner Branch, Mercer County Library System · East Windsor, NJ

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1:00 PM Registration required
family Free

America250: Family Recipe Swap & Tasting (+ Hamilton screening)

📍 Ewing Branch Library · Ewing, NJ

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3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Registration required
family Free

America 250 Patriotic Suncatcher — Ewing Branch Library

📍 Ewing Branch Library · Ewing, NJ

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6:00 PM – 9:30 PM POSTPONED to Fri July 10 due to extreme heat — see the July 10 listing.
fireworks Free

Franklin Township Independence Day Celebration & Fireworks

📍 Franklin Township Municipal Complex · Somerset (Franklin Township)

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10:30 AM – 11:15 AM Ages 3–8; registration required
family Free

250th Birthday Bash with Stage a Story — Hamilton Library

📍 Hamilton Township Public Library · Hamilton, NJ

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7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Tickets required
lecture Free

Supplying the Continental Army (1775–1782) — Hunterdon County Library

📍 Hunterdon County Library Headquarters · Flemington, NJ

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3:00 PM – 10:00 PM Festival 3–9 pm; drone show ~9:15 pm; fireworks ~9:30 pm. Rain date July 3.
fireworks Free

Perth Amboy 'Celebrate Our Stars & Stripes' Drone & Fireworks Show

📍 Raritan Bay Waterfront / Sadowski Parkway · Perth Amboy

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3:00 PM – 10:00 PM End time approx; fireworks finale
festival Free (ticketed; max 4 per address) ★

Rev White & Blue — NJ's Official America250 Kickoff (Nick Jonas)

📍 SHI Stadium, Rutgers University · Piscataway, NJ

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4:00 PM – 10:00 PM 4–10 pm; rain date July 3.
fireworks Free

Woodbridge (Sewaren) Independence Day Celebration & Fireworks

📍 Alvin P. Williams Memorial Park · Woodbridge (Sewaren)

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