Fourth of July Events

FRI 4
Celebration
PHILIPSTOWN
10 a.m. Mekeel’s Corners Chapel
321 Route 301
putnamhistorymuseum.org
The annual event in the 19th-century chapel includes readings of founding documents and music. 

FRI 4
Reading of the Declaration of Independence
BEACON
11 a.m. City Hall
1 Municipal Plaza
Join elected officials and community members for the annual reading of the nation’s founding document.

FRI 4
Fireworks
POUGHKEEPSIE
6 p.m. Walkway Over the Hudson
Parker Avenue | walkway.org
Watch the fireworks from the pedestrian bridge over the river. Advance tickets required. Cost: $25 ($20 seniors, veterans; free for ages 12 and younger) 

FRI 4
Concert and Fireworks
WEST POINT
7 p.m. Trophy Point
westpointband.com
The concert band will perform before fireworks at dusk celebrating the Army’s 250th birthday. Free

FRI 4
Concert
PHILIPSTOWN
7 p.m. Boscobel
1601 Route 9D
845-265-3638 | boscobel.org
The Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra will perform before the West Point fireworks. Cost: $59 ($28 ages 4 to 18, free ages 4 and younger) 

SAT 5
Fireworks
BEACON
8:30 p.m. Memorial Park
Robert Cahill Drive | beaconny.gov
Come early and enjoy food and entertainment before the fireworks at dusk.