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Brownsville: July 3, dusk. Astuney Outdoors, 449 Ski Tow Road.
Claremont: July 3, 9:30 p.m., Monadnock Park, 190 Broad St. (Rain date: July 11)
Fairlee: July 4, around 9 p.m., over Lake Morey.
Grafton: July 12, around 9:15 p.m., Williams Recreation Field, 37 Prescott Hill Road.
Hartford/Wilder: July 4, around 9 p.m., Kilowatt South Park, 61 Passumpsic Ave.
Hartland: July 4, 9 p.m., Hartland Recreation Center, 9 Route 12.
New London: June 28, 9:30 p.m., Pleasant Lake.
Randolph: July 3, around 9 p.m., Farrs Hill, Elm Street.
Sunapee: July 5, around 9:15 p.m., Sunapee Harbor.
Vershire: July 5, 9 p.m., Vershire Town Center, 27 Vershire Center Road.
Woodstock: July 6, around 9:15 p.m., Woodstock Union High School.
Woodsville/Wells River: July 4, 10 p.m., Woodsville Community Field, 28 Connecticut St.
Thursday, July 3
Celebration at Mount Ascutney: 6 p.m., Astuney Outdoors, 449 Ski Tow Road. Live music and food available for purchase. Fireworks at dusk. facebook.com/IndependenceDayBrownsville or BrownsvileIDC@gmail.com.
Friday, July 4
Fourth of July festivities: Events are centered around Brownsville Village, Brownsville-Hartland Road. Community breakfast and live music, 8:30 to 10 a.m. Food, music and crafts, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Line dancing, 10:30 a.m. to noon. Parade at 1 p.m. Theme is โAdventures Await on Ascutney Mountain โ Celebrating 10 Years of Ascutney Outdoors.โ facebook.com/IndependenceDayBrownsville or BrownsvileIDC@gmail.com.
Friday, July 4
Fourth of July Parade and Barbecue: Parade with theme of โStars, Stripes, Good Old Timesโ begins at 10 a.m. at the north end of Village Road in East Corinthย and proceeds toward the Fairgrounds at 301 Fairground Road. East Corinth Congregational Church will host a chicken barbecue featuring half a chicken, coleslaw, mostaccioli, rolls, and dessert for $7 to $15 per person. There will also be a silent auction, live music and childrenโs activities. eastcorinth-ucc.org/ or 802-439-5417.
Thursday, July 3
Independence Day Celebration: Festivities begin at 6 p.m. at Monadnock Park, 190 Broad St. Includes food and craft vendors, music from MV19, and 50/50 raffle. Fireworks, 9:30 p.m. Rain date: July 11. claremontparks.com/special-events/holiday-celebrations/independence-day-celebration.
Friday, July 4
Boat Parade on Mascoma Lake: 3 p.m. Boats should gather near the rail trail/rope swing in the north end of the lake for a counter-clockwise parade around the north end, through the bridge. That will be followed by a clockwise parade around the south end on the lake. Festive decorations and costumes encouraged. All boats welcome. Rain date: July 5. Hosted by the Mascoma Lake Association. mascomalakeassociation.org.
Friday, July 4
Fourth of July Celebration: Parade with theme of โCelebrate the Red, White & Blueโ starts at 11 a.m. on Route 25A in Orford, then travels along Route 10 across the bridge to Route 5 in Fairlee and ends at the field south of Wingโs Market. Followed by takeout-only chicken barbecue on Fairlee Town Common and pie and ice cream at the Fairlee Community Church. Fireworks over Lake Morey around 9 p.m. 802-333-4363
Saturday, July 12
Grafton Independence Celebration:ย Festivities take place 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Williams Recreation Field, 37 Prescott Hill Road. Hosted by the Grafton NH Recreation Committee. Flea & craft market, and Grafton Library book sale, 8 a.m. Parade with โDisneyโ theme, 10 a.m. Wildlife encounters presentation, 11 a.m. Live music by Unkle Knuckles Band, 6 to 9 p.m. Fireworks around 9:15 p.m. Facebook โRecreation Committee of Grafton, NHโ or 603-523-9902.
Friday, July 4
Old Fashioned 4th of July Parade & Celebration: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Downtown Hanover and the Dartmouth Green, 1 E. Wheelock St. Parade starts at Hanover High School and goes through downtown Hanover at 10 a.m., followed by usual patriotic festivities on the Dartmouth Green. Includes live music, pony rides, wagon rides, games, arts and crafts and pie eating contest. This yearโs theme is โHanover in Harmony.โ hanoverrec.com.
Friday, July 4
Independence Day Celebration: Gates open at 6 p.m. at Kilowatt South Park, 61 Passumpsic Ave., Wilder. Limited parking available. Includes food vendors, childrenโs activities and live music from The Conniption Fits. Fireworks start around 9 p.m. 802-295-5036.
Friday, July 4
Old Home Day and Fourth of July Celebration: Events center around Hartland Recreation Center, 19 Route 12. Tractor pull, 8 a.m. Book sale at the Hartland Public Library, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Parade, 10 a.m., followed by vendors and live music. Carlos Ocasio and Frydaddy perform at 7 p.m. Fireworks, 9 p.m. hartlandvt.myrec.com.
Saturday, June 28
Reading: โWhat to the Slave Is Your Fourth of July?โ: noon to 1 p.m. Colburn Park, 51 N. Park St. Listen to a public reading of Frederick Douglassโ 1852 speech, which touches on citizenship, personal freedom and racial justice. Volunteer readers welcome. Hosted by the First Congregational Church of Lebanon. blackheritagetrailnh.org/frederick-douglass-statewide-readings.
Wednesday, July 2
Summer Sing-along: Independence Day Edition: 4 to 5 p.m. Kilton Public Library, 80 Main St. Sing favorite patriotic songs with Upper Valley Music Centerโs Childrenโs Chorus Director Allison Pollard. Designed for elementary-aged children, but open to music lovers and singers of all ages. Offered in collaboration with the Lebanon Libraries. 603-298-8544.
Thursday, July 3
Independence Day festivities: Events take place at Colburn Park, 51 N. Park St. Farmers market, 4 to 7 p.m. Juggling performance, 4 p.m. Live music by The Flames, 6:30 p.m. lebanonnh.gov/1063/Independence-Day.
Friday, July 4
Red, White & Blue 6.2 & Fun Run: 5K and 10K races along Rail Trail and Mill Road, 9 a.m. $23.39 to $28.74. lebanonnh.gov/823/Red-White-Blue-62-and-5K.
Saturday, July 28
โFireworks & Flaresโ show: Viewable from anywhere with good view of Pleasant Lake. Flare show, 9 p.m. Fireworks will be set off from a barge on the lake at 9:30 p.m. plpa.net/events.
Saturday, July 5
Pleasant Lake Boat Parade: Boat parade with theme of โLake Monsters,โ 1:30 p.m. Participants meet off the shore of the Slope & Shore Beach off Pleasant Street and go clockwise around the lake.
Friday, July 4
Fourth of July Parade and Festivities: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Events take place around Plainfield Village Town Hall,ย 1079 Route 12A.ย Includes parade, art show, food, strawberry festival, Cornish Colony exhibition and cake auction. Begins with a pancake breakfast at 7 a.m. Parade starts at 11 a.m.ย plainfieldnh.org.
Friday, July 4
July 4th Birthday Party for America and President Coolidge: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, 3780 Route 100A. Celebrate President Coolidgeโs birthday with cake, music, and wreath laying ceremony. Reading of the Declaration of Independence and moment of reflection in the Union Christian Church, 9 a.m. Processional to the town cemetery led by the Vermont National Guard at noon for a brief commemorative ceremony: A wreath will be laid at the presidentโs grave and readings will be offered by the presidentโs descendants. Orchestra concert, 1 p.m. historicsites.vermont.gov/calendar/month or 802-672-1195.
Thursday, July 3
Fireworks: Around 9 p.m. Farrs Hill, Elm Street. 802-728-5433.
Friday, July 4
Fourth of July Parade and Post Parade Festival: Parade, with theme of โRed, White and Green Mountains!โ begins at 10 a.m. on Main Street and ends at Town Recreation Field, 25 School St. Post Parade Festival includes vendors, activities for children and music through 3 p.m. Free swimming at town pool. Food available for purchase. whiterivervalleychamber.com or facebook.com/whiterivervalleychamber.
Saturday, July 5
Annual 4thย of July Celebration and Parade: Activities center around Strafford Village, Justinย Morrill Memorial Highway. Village road race, 9 a.m., Murray Field. Parade begins at 11:30 a.m. at the Justin Morrill Homestead, 214 Justin Morrill Memorial Highway. Book sale and โMinis for Morrillโ exhibition take place 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.ย Fabulous Frog Jumping Competition, noon. Games, activities and food from noon to 2 p.m. on the Common. Strafford vs South Strafford tug of war, 2 p.m. Strafford Volunteer Fire Departmentโs barbecue dinner โ half-chicken, cream corn, salad, rolls, pie and a drink โ for $15 per meal.ย https://www.straffordvt.org/ย orย 802-765-4411.
Book sale, softball gameย
Thursday, July 3
Watermelon derby: 6 p.m., bottom of Maple Street and River Road.ย 603-763-2212, ext. 1012
Saturday, July 5
Independence Day festivities: Pancake breakfast 7 to 10 a.m., Sunapee Safety Services,ย 9 Sargent Road.ย Abbott Library book sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sherburne Gym, 555 Route 11. Parade, noon to 1 p.m., Central and Main streets. Activities at Veterans Field, 1 to 4 p.m., 565 Route 11. Live music, 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9:30 p.m., Ben Mere Park, Lake Avenue and Burkehaven Hill Road. Fireworks, around 9:15 p.m., Sunapee Harbor.ย town.sunapee.nh.us/recreation-department/page/fourth-july.
Saturday, July 5
Vershire Day: Festivities take place around Vershire Town Center, 27 Vershire Center Road. Fun run, 9 a.m. Energy Efficiency Fair, chicken barbecue, bounce house, dunk tank, live music, Vershire Historical Society Bake Sale, demonstrations, field games, and childrenโs activities, 3 to 6 p.m. Live music and hot dogs and strawberry shortcake sales, 6 to 9 p.m. Fireworks, 9 p.m. 802-685-2227.
Friday, July 4
Fourth of July on the Farm: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Billings Farm & Museum, 69 Old River Road. Includes horse-drawn wagon rides, ice cream making and activities for all ages. Compete in youth and adult spelling bees with a 19th-century twist.รขยยฏ At 2 p.m., step back in time forรขยยฏa friendly, action-packed game of historic โbase ball,โ played by 1860 rules, complete with wood shaving baselines, straw-stuffed canvas bases, ash bat reproductions, and barehanded play. Join the team on the field or cheer from the bleachers. Live music by the Rose Hip Jam Band. Vermont-made ice cream and snacks available for purchase at the Farmhouse Scoop Shop. $18 to $23 billingsfarm.org/events/4th-on-the-farm-2025 or 802-457-2355.
Sunday, July 6
Fourth of July Fireworks: Festivities begin at 6 p.m. Woodstock Union High School, 100 Amsden Way. The Flames perform from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m. Includes touch-a-truck and other activities for children. Food available for purchase. Fireworks around 9;15 p.m. 802-457-3456.
Friday, July 4
Woodsville-Wells River 4th of July Celebration: Activities center around Woodsville Community Field (28 Connecticut St.) Parade with the theme โStars, Stripes and Home Town Vibesโ begins at 11 a.m. Includes flea market, bingo, live music, prizes for kids, raffles and food vendors. Fireworks at 10 p.m. in Wells River. View show from the Community Field in Woodsville. wwr4th.org or facebook.com/wwr4th.