From Sparklers to Spectacles: Your 2025 Upstate NY July 4th Game Plan

Get ready to celebrate Independence Day in full swing! Across Albany and its surrounding towns, 2025’s Fourth of July brings a dazzling blend of hometown parades, live concerts, and firework spectacles. Here’s your ultimate guide to the region’s patriotic extravaganzas

🎆 Thursday, July 3

⭐️ Cohoes – Independence Day Celebration

• 🎉 7:30p Food, Ice Cream and festivities at Lansing Park

• ⏰ Fireworks at dusk

⭐️ Rotterdam Junction – 4th on the Third Mabee Farm Independence Celebration

• 🎉 Historic site event with food, games, and fireworks

• ⏰ 5 PM–9 PM, fireworks after dark

• 📍 Mabee Farm Historic Site

⭐️ Stillwater – Saratoga Lake Fireworks at Brown’s Beach

• 🎆 Waterfront display, visible from multiple points

• ⏰ Fireworks begin at dusk around 9:15–9:30 PM

⭐️ Fort Plain – 4th on the Third Celebration

• 🎉 Family Fun at Fort Plain Museum with food, games, and music 12 - 8p

• ⏰ Fireworks begin at dusk at Wiles Park 

⭐️ Glens Falls – Concert & Fireworks

• 🎉 Glens Falls Symphony presents the annual Summer Pops Concert at 7:30p

• ⏰ Fireworks begin at dusk 

•  📍 Crandall Park

⭐️ Greenwich – Independence Day Celebration & Fireworks 

• 🎉 Live Music and food vendors at 3:30p

• ⏰ Fireworks begin at dusk 

•  📍 Washington County Fairgrounds

🎆 Friday, July 4 - Happy Fourth of July!

⭐️ Albany – Empire State Plaza Celebration

• 🎤 Live music featuring Chris Kirkpatrick (NSYNC), O-Town, Ryan Cabrera & LFO

• ⏰ Fun starts 5-10PM, fireworks at 9:15 PM

• 📍 Empire State Plaza

⭐️ Clifton Park – Parade & Family Fun

• 🎇 Parade at noon, all-day activities, fireworks at night

• 📍 Clifton Common

⭐️ Saratoga Springs – All-American Celebration

• 🏃‍♀️ Firecracker 4 Road Race (9 AM), parade, concerts, fireworks

• 🎇 Fireworks at 9 PM from City Center Parking Garage

⭐️ Lake George – Shepard Park Fireworks

• 🎆 Beautiful lakefront setting

• ⏰ Fireworks at sundown (around 9:30 PM)

• 📍 Shepard Park

⭐️ Waterford – Live Music & Fireworks

• 🎉Live music 5 - 9p with Johnny Rabb and His Big Band

• 🎇 Fireworks at dark 

• 📍Hurst Harbor Center

⭐️ Bethlehem – Fourth of July Family Day Celebration

• 🎉 Town festival with fireworks

• ⏰ Fireworks around 9 PM

• 📍 Elm Avenue Pool Complex

⭐️ Bolton Landing – Music & Fireworks Display

• 🎉 Live music and magic starting at 11:00a

• 🎇 Fireworks at 9:30 PM

• 📍 Rogers Park

🎆 Saturday, July 5

⭐️ Corinth - Fireworks

• 🎇 Fireworks at dusk

• 📍 Corinth Bridge

🎆 Saturday, July 12

⭐️ Mechanicville – 48th Annual Family Day

• 🎈 Family event with food, games, and fireworks

• 📍 Tallmadge Park

• ⏰ Festival  at 8a and continues daylong

• 🎇 Fireworks at dusk

From the grandeur of Albany’s Empire State Plaza to small‑town charm in Clifton Park and Lake George, the Capital District lights the night sky with stellar fireworks—and most places host lively parades and family-friendly events. Whether you're after rockin’ concerts, themed races, or peaceful waterfront vistas, this Fourth of July region has it all.