The following is a list of area celebrations on and around the Fourth of July. There may be some that are not listed, so check with local officials near you.
FireworksALTON 7/3 @ 9:20 pm; Alton Bay
AMHERST 7/3 @ dusk; Souhegan Coop High School
ANDOVER 7/4 @ dusk; Behind the Elementary School
ASHLAND 7/3 @ dusk; Ball field
BRADFORD 7/3 @ dusk; Brown Chaddick Field
BRENTWOOD 7/4 @ dusk; Behind Rockingham County Nursing Home
BRISTOL 7/3 @ dusk; at the foot of Bristol Lake
CANTERBURY 7/4 @ dusk; Elementary School
CENTER HARBOR 7/4 @ 9pm; Center Harbor Bay
CHESTERFIELD 7/10 @ dusk; N. Shore Beach
CLAREMONT 7/4 @ dusk; Manadnock Park
COLEBROOK 7/3 @ dusk; at the Athletic Field
CONCORD 7/4@ dusk; Memorial Field
CONWAY 7/4 @ 9pm.; Schouler Partk
DERRY 7/4 @ dusk; Hood Commons
DOVER 7/4 @ 9pm; Henry Law Park
DUBLIN 7/3 @ Dusk; Dublin Lake
ERROL 7/3 @ dusk; Center of Town
FRANCONIA 7/3 @ dusk; Dow Fields
GILMANTON 7/3 @ dusk; Bristol Lake Park
GORHAM 7/4 @ 10pm; watch at Gorham Common
HAMPTON 7/4 @ 9:30; on Hampton beach behind seashell stage
HANCOCK 7/2 @ dusk; Norway Pond
HARRISVILLE 7/3 @ dusk; over Harrisville Pond
HAVERHILL 7/4 @ 10pm; Woods Community Field
JACKSON 7/5 @ 9pm; Jackson Village
JEFFERSON 7/4 @ dusk; Wombat Golf Course
KEENE 7/3 dusk Alumni Field
LACONIA 7/4@10pm; Downtown, top of parking garage
LEBANON 7/4 @ 9:30; storr's Hill Ski Area, Colburn Park
LINCOLN 7/4@9:30; behind downtown, near Lincoln/Woodstock townline, view anywhere in town
LITTLETON 7/3 @ dusk; Meadow St
MANCHESTER 7/3 @ dusk; Arms Park
MEREDITH 7/4@dusk; Meredith Bay
MERRIMACK 7/4 @ dusk; Merrimack H.S.
NASHUA 7/4@ 9pm;; Holman Stadium
NEW BOSTON 7/4 @ dusk; county fairgrounds
NORTH CONWAY 7/4 @ 9:30; Schouler Park
OSSIPEE 7/4 @ 9:30; Constitution Park
PELHAM 7/3 @ dusk; Pelham Elementary School
PETERBOROUGH 7/4 @ dusk; Conval Athletic Fields
PITTSBURG 7/4 @ dusk; Murphy Dam
PORTSMOUTH 7/3 @ 9:15; Leary Field
ROCHESTER 7/3 @ 9:30; Rochester Fairgounds
RYE 7/4 @ dusk; Parsons Field
SALEM 7/3 & 7/4 @ 9:30; Canobie Lake
SANBORNTON 7/4 @ dusk; Steele Hill Resort
STRAFFORD 7/3 @ dusk; Bow Lake
SUNAPEE 7/3 @ dusk; Sunapee Harbor
WATERVILLE VALLEY 7/4 @ dusk; Town Square
WEIRS BEACH 7/4 @ midnight; Weirs Beach
WHITEFIELD 7/4 @ dusk; Mountain View Grand Resort
WINCHESTER 7/3 @ dusk; Manadnock Speedway
WINDHAM 7/3 @ dusk; Cobbetts Pond
WOLFEBORO 7/4 @ dusk; Wolfeboro Bay
Parades
AMHERST 7/4 @ 10:30am in the Village
ANDOVER 7/4 @ Noon on Main St
ASHLAND 7/3 @ 10am on Main St
BARTLETT 7/3 @ 11am at Bartlett Village
BRADFORD 7/3 @ 2-4pm on Main St
BRENTWOOD 7/4 @ 11am at School, up Rt 111A, one mile loop
BRISTOL 7/3 @ 10am on Pleasant St to N. Main St.
BROOKLINE 7/4 @ 10am on Main St
CANTERBURY 7/4 @ 10:30am through the center of town
CENTER HARBOR 7/4 @ 2pm at Chase Circle
COLERBROOK 7/3 @ 11am on Main St
CONWAY 7/4 @ 2pm at Conway Village
ERROL 7/3 @ 1pm on Main St
FRANCONIA 7/3 @ 1pm on Main St
GILMANTON 7/3 @ 10am at Gilmanton Four Corners
GORHAM 7/3 & 7/4 @ 2pm on Dublin St
GRANTHAM 7/4 @ 11am on Yankee Barn Rd
HANOVER 7/4 @ 10am starting at H.S. Down Main St, Ends at the green
HAVERHILL 7/4 @ 11am
LACONIA 7/4 @ 4pm from Wayatt Park to City Hall
LANCASTER 7/3 @ 10am from Elementary School into Town
LINCOLN 7/4 @ 2pm on Main St. In Woodstock, down 112 into Lincoln
MERRIMACK 7/4 @ 1pm from Tractor Supply/Commons parking lot to O'Gara Dr.
MOULTONBOROUGH 7/4 @ Noon from Blake Rd to Lions Club
NEW BOSTON 7/4 @ 10am Downtown
OSSIPEE 7/4 @ 11:30 am at Dorr's Corner
RAYMOND 7/4 @ 9:30am @ Rt 27 to Epping St
SUNAPEE 7/3 @ noon on Central St
WATERVILLE VALLEY 7/4 @ 11:30 at the Town Square
WOLFEBORO 7/4 @ 1pm, Downtown
Special Events
Bradford - Independence Day Fair - July 3 - First Baptist
Church of Bradford, 88 Main Street. Fair will feature a handmade quilt
raffle, silent auction, many outside vendors, coffee, donuts and baked
goods, "Kids Fun Run", children's activities, family and musical
entertainment including the "Kearsarge Community Band", family scavenger
hunt, luncheon, huge barn sale and more. In conjunction with
Bradford's all day Independence Day celebration.
Gorham - A weekend-long celebration on the Town Common -
Celebration of our great country with a midway carnival, fantastic live
music, a chili and chowder cook-off, horseshoe tournament, a duck race,
parades, classic car show, and fireworks. Lots of fun for the entire
family from June 30th through July 4th!
Hopkinton - Fourth of July Celebration - Family Fun Day - July
4, 12:30 p.m. - Kids' parade, Independence Day parade, face painting,
games, 5K Fun Run, bake sale, live music, wagon rides and more.
Lincoln/Woodstock: - July 4 - Fourth of July Celebration
starts off with Family Games at the Kancamagus Recreation Area. Make
sure to arrive on time as the games begin promptly at 10 a.m. and are
immediately followed by a BBQ lunch that you won't want to miss out on.
At 2 p.m. there will be a Patriotic Parade starting in N. Woodstock and
continuing on Rt. 112 through Lincoln. Free concert at 7 p.m. by the
St. Johnsbury Band at Woodstock Common followed by fireworks in Lincoln
on Main Street at dusk.
Ossipee - July 4, Community Fair - 11:30 a.m., downtown
parade, giant yard sale, crafts, pony rides, children's games, horseshow
pitching, Citizen of the Year award, food and more!
Pittsburg: dusk, Murphy Dam. Come check out the flea market,
crafters and artists. Visit with some friends, and let the kids enjoy a
pony ride. The Kids Fishing Derby is held at the Kids Pond. Watch a
ballgame in the afternoon, and enjoy a BBQ and live music.
Portsmouth - 12-5 p.m., Strawbery Banke - An American Celebration - Celebrate four centuries
of American history with a real old-fashioned fabulous 4th of July!
Complete with a children's decorated bike and wagon parade, traditional
games and crafts for all ages, demonstratons of barrel making, 18th
century hearth cooking demonstrations, revolutionary and civil war
re-enactors, a 1940s candy counter, spinning & weaving
demonstrations, giant kite flying, historic garden tours, live music,
living history exhibits, food and fun for all.
Rochester: - "Night Before the Fouth" - The Journey Church will
host the "Night before the 4th" Fireworks display in Rochester.
Rochester Fair Grounds. Held in association with the Rochester Fair
Association. Gates will open at 1 p.m. The day will host a variety of
exhibit areas, food vendors, arts & crafts, games, live
entertainment. Opening Ceremonies, at 7 p.m., will include many patriot
organizations, and if weather permits a parachute jump by Skydive New
England. The fireworks should begin at 9:30 p.m. Admission to the event
is free, however, we are asking for non-perishable food as donation to
the local food pantry.
Waterville Valley - "Independence Day Family Festival" — Fourth of July
fun sponsored by the Recreation Department but happening in Town Square
- games, T-shirt tie-dying, 100' obstacle course, Fireman's BBQ, bounce
house, live music, dunk tank, and more. Also, a free evening concert in
Town Square. Schedule subject to change.