Independence Day is approaching fast and this year’s holiday weekend is loaded with great events for all three nights, including; parades, fireworks, concerts, festivals and fairs. Don’t miss out on any of the festivities! Check out the KDHamptons Official Fourth of July Guide below to plot out your weekend before the mad rush of tourists arrive.  Plan a date, party with your friends or hit the parade for some traditional family fun.  Suit up in some red, white, and blue and celebrate our independence. KDHamptons shares THIRTEEN different ways to do it: 

1. Stars Over Montauk – Fireworks at Umbrella Beach – FREE!
Old Montauk Highway, Montauk, NY 11954
631-668-2428
Saturday, July 4th
Free Event

2. Fourth of July Parade and Post Party at The Southampton Arts Center, Parade Starts at 10AM
25 Jobs Lane, Southampton, NY 11968
631-283-0967
Saturday, July 4th 1 PM – 3 PM
Price Upon Registering
Enjoy a post-parade party with hot dogs, live music, face-painting and lots more entertainment for the entire family! Register ahead of time.

3. Sag Harbor Yacht Club’s Annual Independence Day Celebration
27 Bay Street, Sag Harbor, NY 11963
631-725-0567
Saturday, July 4th at 9:30 PM
Please Call for Pricing. This year, the event will honor John A. Ward, one of the club’s most beloved members. Enjoy a spectacular fireworks display, created by the Grucci’s!

4. Amagansett Fine Arts Festival at the American Legion Amagansett – FREE!
15 Montauk Highway, Amagansett, NY 11937
610-486-6393
Friday, July 3rd – Sunday, July 5th 10 AM – 6 PM
Free Event
Don’t miss out on this festival of independent artists which will feature fine art paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, jewelry and non-functional crafts.

5. ArtHamptons 2015 at Private Grounds
Lumber Lane & Scuttle Hole Road, Bridgehampton, NY 11932;
 631-283-5505
Thursday, July 2nd – Sunday, July 5th, $20+
Don’t miss out on the “Fine Arts Fair of the Hamptons” which will feature about 70 international fine art galleries who will be showcasing post-war and contemporary artists, accompanied by a major Fourth of July celebration!

6. Season Spectacular: The Beach Boys at Guild Hall
158 Main Street, East Hampton, NY 11937
631-324-0806
Friday, July 3rd at 7 PM
$145- & Up
Enjoy a live concert by The Beach Boys! Benefit tickets include dinner immediately following at a private residence to be announced.

7. David Crosby at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
76 Main Street, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978
631-288-1500
Friday, July 3rd 8 PM – 10 PM
$96 – $161
Enjoy a live performance by singer-songwriter, author, and social justice activist David Crosby, who also is an inductee in the Songwriters Hall of Fame and a two time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer!

8. The Parrish Museum Hosts a Talk, Book Signing, and Sampling of Dishes from Dinner with Jackson Pollock: Recipes, Art & Nature. Author and Photographer Robyn Lea will Present Her New Book on Saturday, July 4, 11am.  Location: 279 Montauk Hwy, Water Mill, NY 11976

9. Manhattan’s newest hotspot Lazy Point is proud to announce its partnership with Montauk’s Ciao by the Beach for Lazy Point Saturdays at Ciao, beginning Saturday, July 4th from 6pm – 4am and continuing every Saturday until Labor Day. The first night of Lazy Point Saturdays at Ciao will begin on Saturday, July 4th at 6pm with a live performance until 10pm, then DJ Mel Debarge spinning until 4am. Ciao by the Beach is located at 250 Fort Pond Rd in Montauk, NY 11954.

10. Lexington Clothing Company Celebrates their collaboration with Anthony Baratta at their Southampton store, July 2nd, 6-8pm, 46 Main St, Southampton, NY 11968; (631) 204-5803

11. Southampton Fresh Air Home’s Annual American Picnic with Fireworks by Grucci on July 3, at 1030 Meadow Lane, Southampton. There’s no better way to celebrate Independence Day than by watching the fireworks display by the Grucci family, who have been making fireworks in Long Island since the 1850s.

12. Comedy Night at Southampton Arts Center on July 5 at 25 Jobs Lane, Southampton. Get ready for a night full of laughs as Hamptons comedians Seth Herzog, Karen Bergreen and Jon Fisch take the stage. Tickets from $25.

13. Jim Breuer at Bay Street Theater on July 6 at 1 Bay St., Sag Harbor. Enjoy family-friendly comedy from this former SNL cast member, known for his Joe Pesci impression and “Goat Boy” skits, and one of Comedy Central’s 100 greatest stand-ups of all time. Tickets from $75.