After several communities canceled their Fourth of July celebrations in 2020 due to the pandemic, some are bringing them back in 2021. Here’s a roundup of some of the parades and fireworks displays in Portsmouth and around the Seacoast.
Brentwood
Fourth of July Parade
Swasey Central School
July 4, 11 a.m.
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Dover
Fireworks Display
Garrison Hill Park
July 4, dusk
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Exeter
Fireworks Display
Swasey Parkway
July 10, 8 p.m.
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Hampton
Fireworks Display
Hampton Beach
July 4, 9:30 p.m.
Details
Kittery
Independence Day Celebration
Thresher Memorial Park
June 26, 9 a.m.
Details
Portsmouth
Fireworks Celebration
Leary Field
July 5, 9:15 p.m.
(originally scheduled for July 3 but postponed due to weather)
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Rochester
Night Before the 4th
Rochester Community Center
July 10, 9:30 p.m.
(originally scheduled for July 3 but postponed due to weather)
Details
York
Fireworks Display
York Harbor Beach
July 3, 9 p.m.
Details
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Short Sands Beach
July 4, 9:30 p.m.
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See the full calendar for more local events.