July 4th 2025 Fireworks, Events Around Orange, Dutchess, Ulster Counties

MID-HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Independence Day falls on a Friday in 2025, kicking off a star-spangled three-day weekend packed with fireworks, festivals and other Fourth of July fun in and around town.

To help you fit it all in your 4th of July calendar, Patch has put together a guide to what's going on throughout Orange, Dutchess, and Ulster Counties.

July 4 Festivities for 2025

Orange County

Circleville: 4th of July Parade, Circleville Park, Line up at 9 a.m. Step off at 10 a.m.

Cornwall: 75th Annual Independence Day celebration. July 4. See schedule here.

Goshen: LEGOLAND Red, White and Boom, July 4, 6 p.m. Fireworks at 9:15 p.m. LEGOLAND New York Resort, 1 Legoland Way; More information here.

Greenwood Lake: July 5, 6 p.m. Summer Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. Independence Day Fireworks at dusk. Thomas P. Morahan Waterfront Park.

Highland Falls: Events include a social reception, bed races, a Little Miss & Mister 4th of July Dress Up Contest, a concert in the park, a barbeque and karaoke, a stroller/bike/scooter decorating contest, a Firecracker 5k Race & a Children's Fun Run, a 4th of July Parade, and 4th of July Fireworks. See information here.

City of Middletown: Stars & Stripes Celebration, July 2. Fancher Davidge Park, 130 Lake Ave. Entertainment starts at 7 p.m. with DJ Echo. Fireworks at dusk, around 9:30 p.m. Updated info about traffic and parking here.

Monroe: Summer Concert Series and Fireworks, July 3.

City of Newburgh: Independence Day Fireworks Display, July 4. 1 Washington Street (People's Waterfront Park). The show will begin at at 9 p.m.

Town of Newburgh: Community Day, Independence Day Fireworks Celebration. July 3, 6 p.m.-10 p.m.

Port Jervis: Food Truck Fireworks Festival, July 3, 5 p.m.-10 p.m. More information here.

Town of Wallkill: Fireworks & Drones. July 3, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Town of Wallkill Golf Course, 40 Sands Road, Circleville

Warwick: Warwick Fire Department Carnival will have fireworks on June 28, 10 p.m. (Rain date June 29.)

Washingtonville: Food, Fire & Fun Festival. July 5. 5 p.m. L. Vern Allen Park.

West Point: West Point Independence Day Celebration Honoring 250 Years of Army Heritage. July 4, 7 p.m. Trophy Point, West Point.

Dutchess County

Amenia: Four Brothers Drive-In Annual 4th of July Fireworks Show. July 4, 10:30 p.m.-11 p.m. More information here.

City of Beacon: Fireworks, Memorial Park, July 5, 8:30 p.m.-10 p.m.

Hopewell Junction: Summer 2025 Concert Series. Fireworks on July 5, 9:15 p.m., Hopewell Recreation Field. Find more information here.

Poughkeepsie: Walkway Over The Hudson Fireworks Spectacular, July 4, 6 p.m.-10 p.m., Tickets. Viewing from Waryas Park Promenade is free.

Poughkeepsie: Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum Independence Day Celebration. July 4, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Covered picnic space, view of fireworks. Tickets.

Wappingers Falls: Hudson Renegades July 4th Stars and Stripes Spectacular, Heritage Financial Park, 1500 NY-9D, July 4, 5.

Ulster County

Accord: 4th of July Accord Speedway Fireworks Extravaganza. June 27, Pit Gates Open at 3:30 p.m. Fireworks at dusk. 299 Whitefield Road.

Ellenville: July 4th Parade, Center Street. Parade kicks off at noon, downtown. Fireworks at 9:30 p.m. at the Joseph Y. Resnick airport.

Highland: Old Fashion Fireworks. July 5, 6 p.m.-10p.m., Town Field, 39 Main Street

Kingston: 4th of July Festivities. See details here.

New Paltz: Mohonk Mountain House Fourth of July Celebration. July 3-6. More information here.

Saugerties:

• July 4th Parade 11 a.m.; Fireworks at 10 p.m. Cantine Field. More information here.
• Summer Music Series, July 4, 6:30 p.m. Waterfront Park.

Independence Day commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. In that document, the 13 original colonies declared their independence from Great Britain.

During the pivotal summer of 1776, the pre-Revolutionary celebrations honoring 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 break 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 first annual commemoration of the nation’s independence was in Philadelphia on July 4, 1777, while the Revolutionary War was ongoing. Fireworks have been part of Fourth of July festivities since the first celebration in Philadelphia.

Today, Americans celebrate with fireworks, parades, concerts, and family gatherings and barbecues. Celebrations, though, predate by centuries the designation of Independence Day as a federal holiday, which didn’t happen until 1941.

Did we miss any July 4 events? Send an email to Jeff.Edwards@patch.com.