Happy 4th of July!

Travel Safe - Tips and Information

The Village of Tarrytown is hosting its annual Independence Day fireworks, featuring a special display to celebrate America's 250th anniversary! Fireworks are set to begin at dark and will be launched from a barge on the river. The day will kick off with Live Jazz taking the stage at 1:00pm, food trucks will begin at 5:00pm and KickStart Charlie will start at 7:30pm, with a Kids Fun Zone in between.

TAKE THE TRAIN AND AVOID TRAFFIC!

It is STRONGLY recommended that you take the train into Tarrytown due to expected HEAVY traffic with thousands of spectators. Please check the MTA Metro North schedules here. Once the H-bridge closes down which will be approximately 6:30pm (or earlier if the lots fill up), cars will NOT be permitted to exit until the H-bridge opens again. The estimated time of reopening is between 10:30pm - 11:00pm, contingent upon pedestrian traffic clearing up after the fireworks conclude.

If you live within walking distance, it is highly recommended that you walk to the park. If visiting from outside of Tarrytown, taking the train is the best way to get to Pierson Park due to limited parking and traffic congestion in the immediate area. Vehicular access to our riverfront will be limited from approximately 6:00pm through the conclusion of the fireworks display.

Please note that there is a scheduled Yankee game that night too and parking will be even more limited. Please be sure to follow all posted parking regulations.

In the event of rain, we will only be postponing the fireworks display if there are unsafe thunder and lightning conditions at the time of expected launch. Please check the Village homepage if there are any questions.

PRE-FIREWORKS EVENTS

From your Harbor Master, Kevin Lustik: At approximately 7:30pm, the Washington Irving Boat Club Volunteers will appear in the Tarrytown Harbor in a workboat dressed as a English Revolutionary warship armed with a presentation cannon that will fire blank 10 gauge shells. It will fire their Cannon at an American ship, with infantryman firing back at them with replica non firing rifles. A Capture of the English boat will conclude the event. The enemy vessel will fly the Union Jack and the American vessel will fly the 13 star flag that was approved in 1777. Be sure to turn your eyes to the harbor!

Village Offices Closed/No Sanitation

Friday, July 3rd

Village offices will be closed Friday, July 3rd in observance of the holiday. There will be no sanitation services on Friday which includes garbage and bulk metal/trash pickup.

Historic Exhibition Featuring Westchester County Government's Holt Brigade

Mayor Brown was present as Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins, the Neuberger Museum of Art and SUNY Purchase unveiled Westchester County’s Holt Broadside, which is featured in the exhibition, The Declaration Distributed: Westchester County’s Holt Broadside of 1776. The special exhibition, centered on New York State’s historic adoption and distribution of the Declaration of Independence, will feature Westchester County Government’s Holt Broadside edition of the Declaration of Independence. This edition is believed to be the document that was read in White Plains shortly after the Declaration was adopted.

The Declaration Distributed will mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and highlight Westchester County’s critical role in that founding. It will offer visitors a rare opportunity to view the document that helped bring the Declaration’s words to New York in 1776. The exhibition will open to the public on July 4, 2026.

About the Holt Broadside

The Holt Broadside is one of the earliest state printed editions of the Declaration of Independence. Printed by John Holt in New York City and dated July 9, 1776, the document reflects the rapid spread of the Declaration throughout the colonies during the earliest days of the American Revolution. The Westchester County edition is believed to have been the one that was publicly read in White Plains on July 11, 1776 on the steps of the Court House. The Holt Broadside was preserved for generations by the White Plains Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution before being donated to Westchester County in the mid-20th century. Following conservation and restoration efforts, the historic document was permanently transferred to the Westchester County Archives in 1991 by County Executive Andrew P. O’Rourke. Today, the Holt Broadside stands as one of Westchester County’s most significant Revolutionary-era artifacts connecting the County directly to the founding of the United States and the enduring ideals of liberty, democracy and self-governance.

About the Exhibition

The story told in The Declaration Distributed: Westchester County’s Holt Broadside of 1776 is the story of a revolution in progress and a revolution unfinished. It is the story of the ways in which those revolutionary ideas spread through New York State by way of the Holt Broadside. The exhibition focuses on the document, its printer and the role of printing during the Revolution, the first reader of the document in New York State who lived on the land where Purchase College now stands, its whereabouts over the last 250 years, and current preservation efforts so that it will be with us for another 250 years. The Declaration Distributed: Westchester County’s Holt Broadside of 1776 at the Neuberger Museum of Art, SUNY Purchase, is made possible by Westchester County Government. Support for the project has been provided by the Friends of the Neuberger Museum of Art.

Please be sure to watch the Press Conference here.

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