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Fireworks Near Me: Oyster Bay July 4th 2024 Events
Your guide to fireworks, parades and other July 4 celebrations in and around Oyster Bay.
OYSTER BAY, NY — The Independence Day holiday is upon us so it's time to find out where you can celebrate in and around Oyster Bay. Area events include fireworks, festivals and other Fourth of July fun.
To help you fit it all in on your 4th of July calendar, Patch has put together a guide to what’s going on in Oyster Bay and the surrounding areas.
July 4 Festivities For 2024
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Oyster Bay AmVets Independence Day Parade
- Where: Oyster Bay Community Center, 59 Church St, Oyster Bay, NY, 11771
- When: 9:30 a.m. July 4
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- Where: Tobay Beach in Massapequa
- When: July 9
Glen Cove Children's Parade, Concert, Fireworks
- Where: Parade starts at 9:30 a.m. at Robert Finley Middle School. Concert starts at 7:30 at Morgan Memorial Park
- When: July 4
4th of July Fireworks at Jones Beach
Where: Wantagh
When: July 4
Today, Americans celebrate the birth of a new nation 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.
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.
(Feel like taking a road trip? Try the 245th Anniversary of the Battle of Stony Point on July 13. Many reenactors will be on hand including the 2nd NY Regiment, Lamb's Artillery, and Spencer's Regiment. Artillery and musket demonstrations will be held throughout the day. Visit with the soldiers and ladies to learn about life during the American Revolution.)
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