Things to do 2026-07-04 — America250 weekend | America250

Patriotic Pet Show (4th Annual) — Betsy Ross House

📍 Betsy Ross House courtyard · Old City, Philadelphia

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM 2026 performers to be re-confirmed

ceremony Free ★

Celebration of Freedom Ceremony

📍 Independence Hall / Independence Square · Old City, Philadelphia

12:00 AM Time per prior-year pattern — confirm

Chestnut Hill Fourth of July Bike Parade + 'Wheels in the Window'

📍 Water Tower Recreation Center · Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia

concert Ticketed (price unconfirmed)

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

'Echoes of Independence: Bells, Organ, and Revolution' — Christ Church

📍 Christ Church · Old City, Philadelphia

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

tour Free

Cliveden Free Museum Day / Grounds Open

📍 Cliveden of the National Trust · Germantown, Philadelphia

12:00 PM Hours vary on match days; registration required

festival Free (registration)

FIFA Fan Festival (World Cup 26)

📍 Lemon Hill, East Fairmount Park · Fairmount Park, Philadelphia

Time TBA Fireworks at dusk

Freedom Festival & Fireworks — Pleasant Hill Park

📍 Pleasant Hill Park (NE Philadelphia) · Northeast Philadelphia

Time TBA Time TBA — confirm

Historic Germantown Independence Day Celebration

📍 Concord Schoolhouse & Upper Burying Ground · Germantown, Philadelphia

5:00 PM

tour $145/person

Independence After Hours

📍 Independence Visitor Center → Independence Hall · Old City, Philadelphia

2:00 PM The only federally-mandated July 4 ceremony

'Let Freedom Ring' — Liberty Bell Tapping Ceremony

📍 Liberty Bell Center · Old City, Philadelphia

12:00 AM 9am sharp; then church picnics

Independence Day Parade of Churches and Sunday Schools (Manayunk/Roxborough)

📍 Manayunk Ave & Lyceum Ave → Ridge Ave · Manayunk/Roxborough, Philadelphia

12:00 AM – 7:00 PM Extended hours Jul 1–4; plaza musician 1–3pm (free)

exhibit Ticketed (plaza musician free)

Fourth of July Weekend at the Museum of the American Revolution

📍 Museum of the American Revolution · Old City, Philadelphia

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Reservations recommended

family Free ★

Independence Day: America's 250th Birthday at the NCC

📍 National Constitution Center · Old City, Philadelphia

5:00 PM – 11:59 PM Gates 3pm; fireworks ~11:45pm

concert Free ★

One Philly: Unity Concert for America + Fireworks

📍 Benjamin Franklin Parkway (in front of the Art Museum) · Parkway, Philadelphia

exhibit $25 (admission incl.)

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Exhibition Tour — 'A Nation of Artists' — PAFA

📍 PAFA Historic Landmark Building · Center City, Philadelphia

11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

tour Free

Powel House Free Museum Day

📍 Powel House (PhilaLandmarks) · Society Hill, Philadelphia

12:00 AM Time approx — confirm

America's Time Capsule Dedication & Burial

📍 Independence National Historical Park (near Independence Hall) · Old City, Philadelphia

11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Museum open 10am–5pm; registration encouraged

4th of July Family Day — Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

📍 Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History · Old City, Philadelphia

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Bike parade 12:30pm

Bucks & Montgomery (PA) 28

family $3–$7

Fonthill Castle 4th of July

📍 Fonthill Castle (Mercer Museum) · Doylestown, PA

10:00 AM Children's program 10am; parade 4pm; band 8pm; fireworks after dark

Glenside Grand, Glorious, Patriotic Parade + Children's Program

📍 Renninger Memorial Park / Abington Senior HS · Glenside / Abington, PA (Montgomery Co.)

Time TBA Time unconfirmed in source

ceremony Unconfirmed

Reading of the Declaration — Union Library Company of Hatborough

📍 Union Library Company of Hatborough · Hatboro, PA (Montgomery Co.)

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Recurring annual — route/time unconfirmed

Lower Southampton 4th of July Parade (America's 250th)

📍 Lower Southampton Township · Feasterville / Trevose, PA

2:00 PM – 10:00 PM Pub crawl 2pm; bands 4–10pm

festival Free to attend

New Hope & Lambertville 250th — Pub Crawl + Concerts

📍 American Legion lot, New Hope (crawl from Lambertville) · New Hope, PA / Lambertville, NJ

Time TBA 2026 start time unconfirmed

North Wales Borough 250 — Parade, Declaration Reading & Picnic

📍 Main Street parade → Weingartner Park · North Wales, PA (Montgomery Co.)

12:00 PM – 6:00 PM Open Jul 4 & 5 noon–6pm; Jul 3 4–6pm

tour $15

Parry Mansion Museum — Open for America's 250th (250th weekend tours)

📍 Parry Mansion Museum · New Hope, PA

festival Free (pay-as-you-go food)

11:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Red, White & Blueberries BBQ Bash — Peddler's Village

📍 Peddler's Village · Lahaska, PA

exhibit Standard admission

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Pennsbury Manor — Open for Independence Day

📍 Pennsbury Manor · Morrisville, PA

Time TBA Daytime fair; fireworks 9:30pm

fair Free

Quakertown Community Day & Fireworks

📍 Memorial Park · Quakertown, PA

Time TBA Fireworks 9pm (Jul 4 only)

fireworks Park admission + add-ons

July 4 Fest at Sesame Place

📍 Sesame Place Philadelphia · Langhorne, PA

12:00 AM – 10:30 PM Parade 9:30am; fireworks 9:35pm

fair Free parade; evening fair $5

Southampton Days Country Fair — July 4th (parade + fireworks)

📍 Tamanend Park · Southampton, PA

12:00 AM – 11:00 AM Recurring annual — 2026 time likely-but-unconfirmed

Tri-Municipal 4th of July Parade (America's 250th)

📍 Chalfont / New Britain → North Branch Park · New Britain / Chalfont, PA

4:00 PM – 9:30 PM Living history 4–8pm; concert + fireworks 8–9:30pm

reenactment Living history $6–$10 (family $30); evening fireworks free ★

Independence Day Celebration — Washington Crossing Historic Park

📍 Washington Crossing Historic Park · Washington Crossing, PA

9:00 PM Fireworks 9pm

Abington Township Fireworks

📍 Abington Junior/Senior High School · Abington, PA (Montgomery Co.)

11:00 AM Readings 11am, 1pm, 3pm

exhibit Included with admission

Houses of Declaration — American Treasure Tour Museum

📍 American Treasure Tour Museum · Oaks, PA (Montgomery Co.)

Time TBA Free w/ advance registration; Declaration reading on-site

family Free (register in advance)

Elmwood Park Zoo — Free Admission for the 250th

📍 Elmwood Park Zoo · Norristown, PA (Montgomery Co.)

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

America 250 4th of July & Declaration Reading — Graeme Park

📍 Graeme Park (Keith House) · Horsham, PA (Montgomery Co.)

All day ~20 sites, Jul 3–5 (times posting)

Houses of Declaration — countywide Declaration readings

📍 ~20 historic sites across Montgomery County · Montgomery County, PA

9:15 PM Fireworks 9:15pm

Upper Merion Fireworks — Heuser Park (King of Prussia)

📍 Heuser Park · King of Prussia, PA (Montgomery Co.)

Time TBA Fireworks at dusk

Lower Providence Fireworks — Eagleville Park

📍 Eagleville Park · Eagleville, PA (Montgomery Co.)

9:30 PM Fireworks 9:30pm

Narberth Fireworks

📍 Narberth Playground / Park · Narberth, PA (Montgomery Co.)

12:00 AM – 9:30 PM Declaration reading 6:30pm (German & English); fireworks after

Houses of Declaration — New Goschenhoppen Park (+ fireworks)

📍 New Goschenhoppen Park · East Greenville, PA (Montgomery Co.)

9:30 PM Fireworks 9:30pm

Elmwood Park Fireworks — Norristown

📍 Elmwood Park · Norristown, PA (Montgomery Co.)

Time TBA Fireworks 9:30pm

GoFourth! Festival & Fireworks — Pottstown

📍 Pottstown Memorial Park · Pottstown, PA (Montgomery Co.)

Time TBA Fireworks at dusk

Skippack Fireworks — Palmer Park

📍 Palmer Park · Skippack, PA (Montgomery Co.)

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Balcony Declaration reading 10:30am

Independence Day at Historic Trappe (Speaker's & Muhlenberg Houses)

📍 The Speaker's House & Muhlenberg House · Trappe, PA (Montgomery Co.)

12:00 AM – 5:00 PM Declaration readings 10am, 12:30pm, 3pm; shuttle every 10 min

reenactment Free ★

Retreat to Valley Forge — 50/250 Celebration (July 4)

📍 Valley Forge National Historical Park · King of Prussia, PA (Montgomery Co.)

8:00 PM – 9:15 PM Before the fireworks over the Delaware

Central New Jersey 17

concert Unconfirmed

The Blawenburg Band Concert — Washington Crossing State Park (NJ)

📍 Visitor Center amphitheater, Washington Crossing State Park (NJ) · Titusville, NJ

All day Neighborhoods statewide, Jul 3–4

America's Block Party (host-your-own, statewide)

📍 Your neighborhood · Statewide

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Free shuttle to Cornelius Low House

A Revolutionary Celebration: Independence Day on the Raritan — East Jersey Old Town Village

📍 East Jersey Old Town Village · Piscataway, NJ (Middlesex Co.)

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Open weekends 1–4pm — confirm holiday hours

tour $5 suggested donation

James Marshall House Museum & Lambertville walking tours

📍 James Marshall House Museum (Lambertville Historical Society) · Lambertville, NJ

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

ceremony Unconfirmed

Middlebrook Encampment 'Washington Camp Ground' July 4th Celebration

📍 Middlebrook Encampment & Cantonment (Washington Camp Ground) · Bridgewater, NJ (Somerset Co.)

10:30 AM – 3:30 PM Cannon firings 11:30am/12:30pm/2:30pm; Declaration reading + salute 1pm

Commemoration of Independence Day (America 250) — Monmouth Battlefield

📍 Monmouth Battlefield State Park · Manalapan, NJ (Monmouth Co.)

12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Fourth of July Jubilee at Morven Museum & Garden

📍 Morven Museum & Garden · Princeton, NJ

Time TBA Time unconfirmed

family Ticketed

Somerset 'Semiquincentennials' (Game 2)

📍 TD Bank Ballpark · Bridgewater, NJ

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Liberty Tree duo 10:30am

exhibit Admission (price unconfirmed)

Old Barracks Museum — 250th Grand Reopening

📍 Old Barracks Museum · Trenton, NJ

family Members free; drop-in price unconfirmed

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

July 4th Open Play — Celebrating America's 250th Birthday (Pickleball)

📍 Pickleball Kingdom Hamilton · Hamilton, NJ

1:00 PM Declaration readings 1pm & 3:30pm

Fourth of July at Princeton Battlefield — Declaration Readings & Living History

📍 Princeton Battlefield State Park · Princeton, NJ

12:30 PM Road closes 10am; ceremony 11am; parade 12:30pm

Titusville Community 4th of July Parade (250th edition)

📍 River Drive, Titusville · Titusville, NJ

11:30 AM – 6:00 PM Parade noon; wreath-laying 1pm; festival to 6pm

parade Free ★

Trenton 'E Pluribus Unum' Heritage Parade & Festival

📍 Trenton City Hall → Mill Hill Park · Trenton, NJ

6:00 PM Time conflict (6pm vs 7:05pm) — confirm

fireworks Ticketed (~$10–11 advance, unconfirmed)

Trenton Thunder — July 4 Game + Post-Game Fireworks

📍 ARM & HAMMER Park · Trenton, NJ

12:00 AM – 10:30 AM

tour Free

July 4th Continental Lane Hike — Washington Crossing State Park (NJ)

📍 Nature Center, Washington Crossing State Park (NJ) · Titusville, NJ

4:00 PM – 9:30 PM NJ-side end time unconfirmed

reenactment Free ★

Independence Day at Washington Crossing State Park (NJ)

📍 Washington Crossing State Park (NJ) · Titusville, NJ

12:00 AM

Woolsey Park Pavilion Groundbreaking Ceremony

📍 Woolsey Park · Titusville, NJ