4th of July Events & Where to See Fireworks

July 4th and the days leading up to it is a great time to be in the Adirondacks. Several small towns in the area host mostly free events that are open to all.  

June 30^th

• 9am-1pm: Saranac Lake Farm Stand & Elizabethtown Farmer’s Market
• 8-11pm – Ticonderoga Parking Lot Party – Street Music and Dance Party (part of Ticonderoga “Best 4th in the North” activities)

July 1st

• Fireworks at Dusk in Keene/Keene Valley (Ausable Club, 137 Ausable Road, St. Huberts, NY)
• 9am-2pm: Saranac Lake Farmer’s Market 
• 11am: Annual Strawberry Shortcake Sale (Raquette Lake Fire Hall; to go orders available)
• Fort Ticonderoga - daily activities
• 4-10pm: Ticonderoga “Best 4th in the North” Food, Vendors & Rides In Bicentennial Park

July 2^nd

• Local Farmer’s Markets - Keene (9:30AM - 2 PM) & Saranac (not Saranac Lake) (10am-1pm)
• Fort Ticonderoga - daily activities
• Ticonderoga “Best 4th in the North” activities
• 4-10PM: Food, Vendors & Rides In Bicentennial Park
• 6-9PM: Patriotic Bash - Dance In The Park w/ DJ Cruz In Bicentennial Park

July 3rd 

• Fireworks in Tupper Lake at dusk, around 9:00pm (Tupper Lake Municipal Park, Demars Boulevard, Tupper Lake, New York) 
• Fort Ticonderoga - daily activities
• Ticonderoga “Best 4th in the North” activities
• 4-10:30PM: Food, Vendors & Rides In Bicentennial Park 
• 4-7PM: Fire Fighter Competition - area fire fighters come together to compete in the “Fire Fighter Games”

July 4th – several events, arranged by town

Lake Placid – parade, concert & fireworks

• 5pm - 4th of July Parade
• 7-9pm - Live Entertainment in Mid’s Park (Songs at Mirror Lake concert series)
• 9:30pm - Fireworks over Mirror Lake with Set the Night to Music, a choreographed accompaniment of the fireworks to music broadcast on local radio station 93.3 FM WSLP

Long Lake – hometown, day long celebration

• 10am: 4th of July Games - Long Lake ball field (kids games, prizes for everyone, ice cream; egg toss, hula hoop, sack races, scavenger hunt)
• 4pm: July 4th  BBQ - Long Lake Town Beach
• 6pm: Grit N Grace: LIVE IN CONCERT - Long Lake Town Beach; if raining, Mt. Sabattis Pavilion (great view of the fireworks)
• Fireworks at Dusk

Saranac Lake - parade and fireworks

• 10 a.m. kid’s Parade (begins in the St. Bernards School parking lot and ends in Riverside Park)
• Dusk: Fireworks at dusk over Lake Flower

St. Regis Falls - 

• 11am - parade
• 12:30-4:30pm: chicken BBQ with live music
• 5:30pm: DJ word of mouth
• Dusk: fireworks

Ticonderoga –

• Fort Ticonderoga - daily activities
• Ticonderoga “Best 4th in the North” activities
• 10:30am-11PM: Food, Vendors & Rides In Bicentennial Park
• 1:45 PM: Annual Montcalm Mile road race for all ages
• 2PM: Fourth of July Parade - Montcalm Street, Downtown
• 7:30- 11:30PM: Joe McGinness - Live Music - Country, Rock, and Original Music
• 9:45 PM/Dusk - Grand Fireworks Display