July 4th 2025 Fireworks, Events Around Peekskill, Cortlandt

PEEKSKILL/CORTLANDT, 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 Westchester County.

July 4 Festivities for 2025

Peekskill: Fourth of July schedule, July 4. Kickoff at 10:30 a.m. Peekskill Volunteer Fire Association in downtown Peekskill. Parade route is Crompond Road to South Division Street, First Street, Union Ave., South Street, North Division, Main Street, North Broad Street, ending at the Central Fire House. More information here. Riverfront Summer Concert Series with "Ladies of the '80s" will be followed by fireworks display at 9:15 p.m. Find more information here.

Croton-on-Hudson: Revolutionary War Re-enactment. July 4, 10 a.m. - noon. Van Cortlandt Manor, 525 S. Riverside Ave. Find more information here.

Dobbs Ferry: July 4, Thomas Cullen Picnic in the Park. Starts at 3 p.m. Fireworks at 9 p.m. More information here.

Harrison: July 2, Oakland Ave. downtown. Fireworks at 9:15 p.m. (Rain date for fireworks is July 6.)

Irvington: July 4, 9 p.m., Fireworks at Matthiessen Park (rain date is July 5); More information here.

Katonah: July 4, 8 p.m. Caramoor's Pops & Patriots. Westchester Symphonic Winds annual tribute with program including Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, and Sousa's The Stars and Stripes Forever. Fireworks at end. Find out more here. In case of rain, concert will still be held on July 4 with fireworks on July 5, at 9 p.m.

Larchmont: Concert on July 4, at 7 p.m. in Manor Park. Fireworks will be visible around 9 p.m. all along the Long Island Sound. No food/drinks allowed.

Lewisboro:

• 25th Annual Fireworks Spectacular on June 28 at Onatru Farm Park. Rain date is July 1. Festivities begin at 6 p.m. $25 per car. Find more information here.
• Lewisboro Town Pool Celebration, July 4, 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. Free for pool members. Residents can pay the daily fee at the gate. Find more information here.

Village of Mamaroneck: Independence Day Celebration at Harbor Island Park. July 4. Firemen's Carnival at 4 p.m. Live music starting at 5:30 p.m. Fireworks over the LI Sound around 9:15 p.m. Find more information here. Rain date for fireworks will be July 5.

Mount Vernon: July 4, 10:30 a.m. St. Paul's Church. The annual Independence Day celebration, featuring a reading of the Declaration of Independence and tolling, 13 times, of the historic St. Paul's church bell. Refreshments, talks, music. Find more information here.

New Rochelle: Celebrate the July 4th holiday with a viewing of the grand fireworks display at the New Rochelle waterfront. Produced and sponsored by the famous Grucci family, the City of New Rochelle's annual "Spark the Sound" extravaganza will start at 9:30 p.m., rain or shine. Optimum viewing from Hudson Park.

Ossining: RiverJam 2025 Fireworks Night on July 3. The A.M. Band & DJ Johnny G at 5 p.m., followed by fireworks at sundown. Food trucks and vendors. Louis Engel Waterfront Park. Find more information here.

Port Chester: The 2025 Fireworks Celebration on July 4 will take place at Port Chester H.S. Doors will open for performance at 7 p.m. Skydive exhibition at 8:30 p.m. Fireworks at 9 p.m.

Pound Ridge: Pound Ridge will have fireworks on June 28 in the Town Park at 199 Westchester Ave. Activities kick off at 4:30 p.m. with live music and food trucks. Parking permits can be obtained from the Pound Ridge Police Department, during business hours. Permits are free for Pound Ridge residents and $30 for non-residents. Parking is limited. A shuttle from PRES will be available. Find more information here.

Rye:

• July 4th Beach Party at the Barley Beach House. 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. Bring a beach chair or blanket to watch fireworks from the beach. There will also be live music, a chicken roast, a cash bar, an island buffet, Hawaiian dancers and a fireshow. Find out more information and buy tickets here.
• Playland fireworks will return July 4 over the Long Island Sound, and continue every Friday night through August 29.

Scarsdale: Village of Scarsdale's Annual Fireworks on July 2, 9:15 p.m. at the Scarsdale Pool Complex. Westchester Band at 7:30 p.m. Fireworks show around 9:15 p.m. $10 fee for non-pool members starting at 5 p.m. $10 for everyone after 8 p.m. No alcohol, no glass containers, no smoking.

Somers: Independence Day Celebration for Somers residents & guests. July 3. 5 p.m. until fireworks at end. Live band: Pork Chop Express. Basketball tournament, hot dog eating contest, Somers Lions bbq, concession stand, activities for kids and adults, food trucks. Reis Park, 82 Primrose St., Katonah. More information here.

Tarrytown: July 4th Celebration at Pierson Park, July 4. Live music will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., with KickStart Charlie. Fireworks will begin after dark, and may be seen from any of the village parks in Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown. Heavy traffic is expected and parking is limited.

Valhalla: The Westchester County Music Fest and Fireworks, Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla, July 3. Pre-concert entertainment starts at 5 p.m.; guest DJ followed by the the Naked Soul Band at 7 p.m. Fireworks around 9 p.m. Kids Zone at Clove Road Field from 6 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Find more information here.

White Plains: Independence Day Celebration, July 2, 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at White Plains High School. Fireworks 9:15 p.m. Music, rides, and food. More information here.

Yonkers: 4th of July Fireworks by Grucci on the downtown waterfront. Music at 7 p.m. Fireworks at 9 p.m.

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.