These Are the Best Holiday Events in NYC

Holiday events in NYC

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Friday July 4, 2025

10 am – 5 pm

Independence Day Bar-B-COOL

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Attractions
Holiday

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

10 am – noon

Port Jefferson Independence Day Parade

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Community
Festivals

Port Jefferson Independence Day ParadePort Jefferson

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10 am – 7 pm

Fourth of July Celebration

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Animals
Attractions

Harbes Family FarmMattituck

11 am – 4 pm

Independence Day Celebration

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Holiday

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

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11 am – 4 pm

Ocean Beach Children’s 4th of July Parade

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Caribbean
Free

Ocean Beach FirehouseOcean Beach

11 am – 2 pm

4th of July Celebration

New-York Historical SocietyManhattan

Noon – 8 pm

Stars, Stripes and Staten Sights

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Holiday

Empire OutletsSaint George

Noon

Celebrating The 4th of July at Sagamore Hill

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Caribbean
Free

Sagamore Hill National Historic SiteOyster Bay

12:30 pm

115th Travis 4th of July

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Free
Holiday

Independence ParkStaten Island

2 – 6 pm

Party in the USA

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Caribbean
Holiday

United Skates of AmericaSeaford

6:30 – 7:30 pm

The Staten Island Philharmonic 4th of July

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Caribbean
Free

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenStaten Island

6:40 pm

Fourth of July with the Brooklyn Cyclones

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Caribbean
Holiday

Maimonides ParkBrooklyn

7 pm

Ferryhawks 4th of July

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Caribbean
Holiday

Staten Island University Hospital Community ParkStaten Island

8 pm

49th Annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks

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Attractions
Free

Macy’s 4th of July FireworksManhattan

Cyclone 2

8 pm

4th of July Fireworks Viewing from Luna Park

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Free
Holiday

Luna ParkBrooklyn

9:30 pm

Jones Beach July 4 – Fireworks Spectacular

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Attractions
Free

Jones Beach Central MallWantagh

9:30 pm

Jenkinson’s 4th of July Fireworks

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Holiday

Jenkinson’s BoardwalksPoint Pleasant

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