Fourth of July Fireworks and Celebrations

Rhode Island

Bristol

• Fireworks: Friday, July 3, at 9:30 p.m. at Bristol Harbor.
• Parade: Saturday, July 4, at 10:30 a.m. The Military, Civic and Firemen’s Parade begins at Chestnut and Hope streets.

Block Island

• Fireworks: Wednesday, July 1, at 9 p.m. Fireworks will be launched from a barge in Block Island Sound and visible from anywhere on the island.
• Parade: Saturday, July 4, at 11 a.m. as part of the Double Ender Celebration.

Coventry

• Fireworks: Saturday, July 4, at 9:30 p.m. hosted by the Johnson’s Pond Civic Association.

East Providence

• Celebration: Friday, July 3, starting at 6 p.m. at Pierce Memorial Field.
• Event: 250th Independence Day Fireworks & Concert Celebration.

Glocester

• Fireworks and Festivities: Friday, June 26, beginning at 6 p.m.
• Road Race: Saturday, July 4, at 9 a.m.
• Parade: Saturday, July 4, at 4 p.m. The town’s 100th Ancients and Horribles Independence Day Parade.

Jamestown

• Fireworks and Music Celebration: Monday, July 6, at 7 p.m. at East Ferry Wharf.

Narragansett

• Independence Day Celebration: Friday, July 3, at dusk at Narragansett Town Beach.

Newport

• Fireworks: Saturday, July 4, at 9:15 p.m. over Newport Harbor.
• Best Viewing: Westward-facing spots along Newport Harbor.

North Kingstown

• Festivities: Saturday, July 4, at the Town Beach Complex.
• Parade of Sail: 11:30 a.m.
• Live Music: 4:30 p.m.
• Fireworks: At dark.

North Providence

• Celebration: Friday, July 3, beginning at 6 p.m.
• Fireworks: 9 p.m.

Pawtucket

• Fireworks: Saturday, July 4, following the Rhode Island FC match at Centreville Bank Stadium.
• Official Independence Day Show: The fireworks are part of Pawtucket’s official Independence Day celebration.

Portsmouth

• Fireworks: Saturday, July 4, at 9 p.m. at Escobar Farm.
• Best Viewing: The back area of the Middle Road property.

Providence

• Celebration: Sunday, July 5, at 7 p.m. at India Point Park.
• Fireworks: Expected from 8:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Scituate

• Celebration: Friday, July 3, at the Hope & Jackson Fire Company.
• Food and Activities: Begin at 5 p.m.
• Fireworks: To follow.

Smithfield

• Fireworks Extravaganza: Wednesday, July 1, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Deerfield Park.
• Details: Includes live music and more than 30 food trucks.

South Kingstown

• Fourth of July Celebration: Saturday, July 4, at 5 p.m. at Old Mountain Field, 831 Kingstown Road in Wakefield.

Warwick

• Fireworks: Friday, July 3, at dusk from Oakland Beach.
• Viewing Location: Warwick City Park on Asylum Road will be open for viewing.

Woonsocket

• Celebration: Friday, July 3, at World War II Veterans Memorial Park.
• Festivities: Begin at 4 p.m.
• Fireworks: 9 p.m.

Massachusetts

Attleboro

• Fireworks Celebration: Friday, July 3, at Attleboro High School.
• Gates Open: 5 p.m.
• Fireworks: 9 p.m.

Fall River

• Fireworks Display: Saturday, July 4.
• Festivities: Begin at 5 p.m.
• Fireworks: 9 p.m.
• Best Viewing: Heritage State Park, Senator Thomas Norton City Pier and Veterans Memorial Bicentennial Park.

Foxboro

• Status: Patriot Place has canceled its annual Patriotic Fireworks Spectacular for 2026 due to festivities surrounding the World Cup.

Freetown

• Fireworks: Friday, July 3, at Hathaway Park.
• Parade: Saturday, July 4, in Assonet Village.

New Bedford

• Independence Day Celebration: Friday, July 3.
• Concert: 6 p.m. on Purchase Street.
• Fireworks: 9 p.m. over New Bedford Harbor.
• Best Viewing: Lower Union Street.

Seekonk

• Independence Day Thrill Show & Fireworks Display: Saturday, July 4, at 5 p.m. at Seekonk Speedway.
• Details: The event includes a variety of races and ends with a fireworks display.
• Tickets: Presale tickets are available online. Adults are $25, kids are $12 and children under 5 are free.