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Fri 04 Jul
Show Your Patriotism
Friday, July 4, 2025 until Sunday, July 6, 2025
Fillmore Glen State Park
Show your patriotism campsite decoration contest. Voting 7/5 in the evening.
Registration: Not required
Sat 05 Jul
Fireworks Display at Canadarago Lake
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Canadarago State Marine Park
Registration: Not required
Sat 05 Jul
Revolutionary Yonkers Walking Tour
Saturday, July 5, 2025 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Join us for this special 2.5 mile urban hike of downtown Yonkers focused on the Revolutionary War! Did you know that George Washington and the Continental Army spent time in Yonkers during the American Revolution? And that British Army General Sir Henry Clinton once used Philipse Manor Hall as his headquarters? Explore the troop movements, skirmishes, and people of the American Revolution in Yonkers on this special themed walking tour of the Albany Post Road and the Yonkers waterfront. Tour will include stops at the Enslaved Africans Rain Garden, St. John's Episcopal Church, and Philipse Manor Hall. $6 for adults, $3 for seniors and students, tickets include museum admission. For more information visit https://www.philipsemanorhall.com/programs-and-events/revolutionary-yonkers-walking-tour-07-05-2025.
Registration: Required
Sat 05 Jul
Mary Jemison and the American Revolution
Saturday, July 5, 2025 01:00 PM - 01:45 PM
Humphrey Nature Center at Letchworth
In celebration of America's Independence Day weekend, learn about Mary Jemison's star-crossed role in the American Revolution and how it ultimately caused her to relocate to the Gardeau Flats of Letchworth. Meet at William Pryor Letchworth Museum.
Registration: Not required
Sat 05 Jul
Mary Jemison and the American Revolution
Saturday, July 5, 2025 01:00 PM - 01:45 PM
Letchworth State Park
In celebration of America's Independence Day weekend, learn about Mary Jemison's star-crossed role in the American Revolution and how it ultimately caused her to relocate to the Gardeau Flats of Letchworth. Meet at William Pryor Letchworth Museum.
Registration: Not required
Sat 05 Jul
The Declaration of Independence
Saturday, July 5, 2025 01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site
1:30 p.m. Lecture: The Development of the Declaration. 2:45 p.m. Reading of the Declaration of Independence by a costumed interpreter.
Registration: Not required
Sat 05 Jul
PATRIOTIC FRAME CRAFT OR PUZZLE
Saturday, July 5, 2025 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Lake Erie State Park

A patriotic frame craft or puzzle for Independence Day weekend.  Meet at the Recreation Hall.

Registration: Not required
Sun 06 Jul
The Declaration of Independence
Sunday, July 6, 2025 01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site
1:30 p.m. Lecture: The Development of the Declaration. 2:45 p.m. Reading of the Declaration of Independence by a costumed interpreter.
Registration: Not required