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The Town of Germantown will hold its annual Independence Day Celebration with fireworks on July 2, 2016 at 50 Palatine Park Road in Germantown, NY.
Following two years of success, the Independence Day Committee is expecting over 3,000 participants of all ages to attend this years afternoon and evening event. Families throughout the Hudson Valley will be able to enjoy food sold by local non-profit and for-profit organizations while listening to live music, with beer sold by the Germantown Independence Day Committee. Again this year, additional children’s activities have been added to the event schedule. Activities include educational talks on “Birds of Prey” with live raptors, safety demonstrations, bounce houses, free entertainment by clowns, a magician, traveling zoo and other various free performances. |
Gates open at 4:00pm with fireworks at 9:30pm.
Admission is $3 for walkers, free for children 3 and younger or a flat rate of $15 if parking your car at the event grounds.
Admission is $3 for walkers, free for children 3 and younger or a flat rate of $15 if parking your car at the event grounds.
germantown, NY
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Nestled on the east bank of the Hudson River 100 miles north of New York City and 40 miles south of Albany, over 2,000 Germantown residents enjoy a quiet, family-centered life-style in the country with easy access to the river for boating, fishing and viewing spectacular sunsets behind the Catskill Mountains.
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History of
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Independence Day, also referred to as Fourth of July or July Fourth, is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, by the Continental Congress declaring that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as a new nation, the United States of America, and no longer part of the British Empire. Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions, and political speeches and ceremonies, in addition to various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States. Independence Day is the National Day of the United States.
Source: Wikipedia |