The Rivah Visitor's Guide
to Independence Day 2026
on Virginia's Middle Peninsula

       EVENTS     

      Thursday, July 2      

Courthouse Players Crickets on a Hill, 7 p.m. Harry M. Ward Auditorium, Mathews High School, 9889 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews. Musical play blending humor, music, and Revolutionary-era history. Adults $10, Students $5. Tickets: Courthouseplayers.org

       Friday, July 3      

• Courthouse Players Crickets on a Hill, 7 p.m. Harry M. Ward Auditorium, Mathews High School, 9889 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews. Musical play blending humor, music, and Revolutionary-era history. Adults $10, Students $5. Tickets: Courthouseplayers.org

  Full story here: “Crickets on a Hill” returns to the stage for America’s 250th Anniversary.  

       Saturday, July 4      

• Kids Fun Run, 7:15 a.m. Deltaville Community Association building, 17147 General Puller Highway, Deltaville. Info: Visit www.dvl5K.com.

• Deltaville 5K, 7:30 a.m. Deltaville Community Association building, 17147 General Puller Highway, Deltaville. Info: Visit www.dvl5K.com.

  Full story here: Lace up for the 2026 Deltaville 5K  

• Patriotic parade, 10 a.m. Water and Main streets, Yorktown. 757-890-5900.
• Patriotic bicycle rally, 10 a.m. Taber Park, 425 Bonner Street, Urbanna. Bikes decorated in patriotic themes will assemble, then pedal around the park for all to see. Also pie-eating contest and golf cart rally, times TBA. 725-8506.
• Free face painting for children by Artfully Yours Face Painting, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Taber Park, 425 Bonner Street, Urbanna. 725-8506.
• Family games and children’s activities, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Riverwalk Landing, 331 Water Street, Yorktown. 757-890-5900.
• Water View Independence Day-themed parade and celebration, 11:30 a.m. 4583 Water View Road in downtown Water View off U.S. 17 in northwest Middlesex County. Parade registration not required, just show up by 11:30 a.m. Parade is at noon. Free hot dogs, hamburgers and soft drinks available after the parade. 758-5200.
• Hot Dog Eating Contest / Cupcake Decorating Contest, 1 p.m. Riverwalk Landing, 331 Water Street, Yorktown. 757-890-5900.
• Balloon Artist, 2-6 p.m. Riverwalk Landing, 331 Water Street, Yorktown. 757-890-5900.
• Yorktown Event Parking Opens, 4 p.m. Corner of Cook Road and Ballard Street.
• Deltaville Deltas-Norfolk Benchwarmers Baseball Game, 6 p.m. Deltaville Ballpark, 100 Ball Park Road, Deltaville. Game will sell out before first pitch, no advance tickets are available. Info: Visit https://deltavillefireworks.com/.
• Reading of the Declaration of Independence, 6:30 p.m. Riverwalk Landing, 331 Water Street, Yorktown. 757-890-5900.

  Fireworks Show, 9-9:15 p.m. Deltaville Ballpark, 100 Ball Park Road, Deltaville. Follows Deltaville Deltas-Norfolk Benchwarmers baseball game. After the game, the gates will open for anyone who would like to sit on the infield. Info: Visit https://deltavillefireworks.com/.  

  Fireworks Display over York River, 9:15 p.m. Gloucester Point Beach, 1255 Greate Road, Gloucester Point, Gloucester. View Yorktown fireworks from Gloucester. 642-9474.  

  Fireworks show, 9-9:15 p.m. Wind Vineyards, 854 Dunbrooke Road, Tappahannock. 238-5544.  

       Sunday, July 5      

• Courthouse Players Crickets on a Hill, 3 p.m. Harry M. Ward Auditorium, Mathews High School, 9889 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews. Musical play blending humor, music, and Revolutionary-era history. Adults $10, Students $5. Tickets: Courthouseplayers.org

  Fireworks show, dusk, Williams Wharf, 1039  Williams Wharf Road, Mathews. Organizer: Mathews Volunteer Fire Department. 725-2119 or 725-9685.  

  Fireworks show, 9 p.m. Essex High School, 833 High School Circle, Tappahannock. 443-4301.  

The Rivah Visitor's Guide
to Independence Day 2026
on Virginia's Middle Peninsula

       MUSIC     

       Friday, July 3      

Army’s 29th Division Band, 6-7 p.m. Taber Park, 425 Bonner Street, Urbanna. Free patriotic concert band, including fife and drum, and jazz performances. 758-2613 or 725-8506.

  Full story here: Town of Urbanna announces July 4-themed celebrations  

Radio Riot, 6:30-9:30 p.m. 325 Eighth Street, West Point. Part of Jammin’ on the Point concert series. 843-4620.

       Saturday, July 4      

Fifes and Drums of Yorktown, 11 a.m. Victory Monument, 803 Main Street, Yorktown. 757-890-5900.

Sweet Justice, 5-8 p.m. Taber Park, 425 Bonner Street, Urbanna. 758-2613 or 725-8506.

Urbanna Firehouse Bluegrass Concert, Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) Auxiliary fundraiser, 6:30 p.m. MVFD, 335 Virginia Street, Urbanna. Features Water View Bluegrass Band and additional bluegrass musicians. Admission is free, but donations to MVFD Auxiliary are welcome. 758-2640.

Fifes and Drums of Yorktown and Liberty Bell Ringing Ceremony, 6:30 p.m. Victory Monument, 803 Main Street, Yorktown. 757-890-5900.

Good Shot Judy, 7:30 p.m. Riverwalk Landing, 331 Water Street, Yorktown. 757-890-5900.

The Rivah Visitor's Guide
to Independence Day 2026
on Virginia's Northern Neck

       FIREWORKS     

      Friday, July 3      

  Fireworks, about 9 p.m. Potomac River, Town Pier, Boardwalk, Colonial Beach.  

       Saturday, July 4      

Independence Celebration-Reedville. Firecracker 5K, 8-10:30 a.m. begins at Festival Halle, 177 Main Street, Reedville, advance registration at rfmuseum.org/independence-day-events.; children’s activities, 10 a.m.-noon, Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street, Reedville; food and beverages, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. RFM; trains running, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., RFM; Fairfields Volunteer Fire Department “Hose Down” 10:45 a.m. behind Bethany UMC, 454 Main Street, Reedville; Main Street Parade, 3 p.m.; fireworks at the Morris-Fisher Stack, edge of dark-around 9 p.m., view from Reedville or Cockrell Creek.

  Full story here: RFM announces Independence Day ‘weekend’ events  

  Kinsale 4th of July Celebration, 5-10 p.m. The Slips, 285 Kinsale Road, Kinsale. Music, food, drinks, fireworks at 9:15 p.m. over the Yeocomico River  

The Rivah Visitor's Guide
to Independence Day 2026
on Virginia's Northern Neck

       EVENTS     

      Thursday, July 2      

Patriotic Readings, 4-5 p.m. Historic Christ Church & Museum, 420 Christ Church Road, Weems. Public reading of The Declaration Of Independence and the Virginia Declaration of Rights. With the Cobbs Hall Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Richard Henry Lee Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.

       Friday, July 3      

• Music In The Memorial House, 10 a.m. George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 1732 Popes Creek Road, Colonial Beach. 10 a.m.-noon, English country dance music. 1-3 p.m. Ampersand, Music of the New Nation. www.nps.gov/gewa, 804-224-1732×227.
• Patriotic-decorated Boat Parade, 2-3:30 p.m. Carter Creek, Irvington. Sponsored: Rappahannock River Yacht Club. Details: RRYC.org.

  Full story here: Celebrate America’s 250th with boat parade and concert  

• Patriotic-decorated Golf Cart Parade & Competition, 4:45 p.m. line up, 5:30 p.m. parade begins from Festival Halle, 177 Main Street, Reedville, and proceeds along Main Street. Registration fee, $10. Register at rfmuseum.org/independence-day-events.
• S’more Campfire-DCR 100, 6-7 p.m. Amphitheater, Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road, Lancaster. Ranger-led campfire, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation 100-year history talk and s’mores. Parking fee applies. 462-5030.
• Party Under The Pavilion, 6-8:30 p.m. Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street, Reedville. Music by DJ George; hamburgers, hot dogs, beverages available for purchase.
• Sunset Guided Kayak Tour, 7 p.m. Visitor Center, Menokin, 4037 Menokin Road, Warsaw. $25 per person, two hours, includes kayak, life jacket, paddle, seat. Menokin Bay/Cat Point Creek. Register at menokin.org.

       Saturday, July 4      

Independence Celebration-Reedville. Firecracker 5K, 8-10:30 a.m. begins at Festival Halle, 177 Main Street, Reedville, advance registration at rfmuseum.org/independence-day-events.; children’s activities, 10 a.m.-noon, Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street, Reedville; food and beverages, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. RFM; trains running, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., RFM; Fairfields Volunteer Fire Department “Hose Down” 10:45 a.m. behind Bethany UMC, 454 Main Street, Reedville; Main Street Parade, 3 p.m.; fireworks at the Morris-Fisher Stack, edge of dark-around 9 p.m., view from Reedville or Cockrell Creek.

  Full story here: RFM announces Independence Day ‘weekend’ events  

• Salute At Burnt House Field, 8:30 a.m. Burnt House Field, Mt. Pleasant Road, Coles Point. Site of Richard Henry Lee’s grave. Sponsors: Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society, Cople Episcopal Parish. James Monroe Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution.
• Patriotic Service Of Thanksgiving, 9:15-9:45 a.m. Yeocomico Church, 1219 Old Yeocomico Road, Kinsale. Sponsors: Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society, Cople Episcopal Parish.
• Fourth Of July Discount Day, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Stratford Hall, 483 Great House Road, Stratford. Explore the Great House, gardens, nature trails, Potomac River beachfront. $5 admission, free for ages 5 and younger. Tickets at stratfordhall.org, or the gate.
• Morattico Celebration, Parade & Picnic, 11 a.m. Village of Morattico, Morattico Waterfront Museum, 6584 Morattico Road, Morattico. Parade participants lineup: 10:30 a.m., 5863 Morattico Road, contact John Henry, 794-0704. Picnic: grilled hot dogs, barbecue sliders, chips, drinks provided; beer and wine for purchase; kids games; contact Trish Pohanka, 773-497-5116.

  Full story here: Morattico festivities to include community parade and picnic July 4  

• Irvington Hometown Parade, 3 p.m. King Carter Drive, Irvington.

  Kinsale 4th of July Celebration, 5-10 p.m. The Slips, 285 Kinsale Road, Kinsale. Music, food, drinks, fireworks at 9:15 p.m. over the Yeocomico River  

       Sunday, July 5      

• Freedom, Equality And The American People, 3 p.m. Festival Halle, 177 Main Street, Reedville. USA250/VA250 celebration sponsored by Reedville Fishermen’s Museum. Student art and essay display and awards presentation, concert by Reedville Festival Chorale.

The Rivah Visitor's Guide
to Independence Day 2026
on Virginia's Northern Neck

       MUSIC      

      Thursday, July 2      

• Chauncey Fortune, 5:30 p.m. Northern Neck Brewing Company, Northern Neck Brewing, 15804 Kings Highway, Montross.
• Music Of The New Nation-Ampersand, 7-8:30 p.m. Lebanon Baptist Church, 20 Alfonso Road, Alfonso. Sponsor: Lancaster Virginia Historical Society. $10.

       Friday, July 3      

• English country Dance Music, 10 a.m.-noon. Music In The Memorial House, George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 1732 Popes Creek Road, Colonial Beach. www.nps.gov/gewa.
• Music Of The New Nation-Ampersand, 10 a.m.-noon. Music In The Memorial House, George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 1732 Popes Creek Road, Colonial Beach. www.nps.gov/gewa, 804-224-1732×227.
• Jon Cresswell, 2 p.m. Dockside Restaurant & Tiki Bar, 1787 Castlewood Drive Colonial Beach.
• Hard To Tell, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wine Down, Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Road, Kilmarnock. 435-1416.
• Crain Brothers, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Band on the Barge, Carter Creek. Sponsored by H&G Marine Construction and Rappahannock River Yacht Club. Details: Details: RRYC.org.
• Girl Crush, 6 p.m. Dockside Restaurant & Tiki Bar, 1787 Castlewood Drive Colonial Beach.
• Anthony Rosano & the Conqueroos, 6 p.m. Coles Point Marina, 5693 Coles Point Road, Hague.
• Brass Wind Band, 6 p.m. gates open, 7-9:30 p.m. show. Music on the Half Shell, Town Centre Park, 150 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. $10 at www.kilmarnockva.com, or $15 at the gate.
• Full Moon Fever, 6 p.m. doors open, 7 p.m. show. Oyster Shoals Music Hall, 187 Main Street, Warsaw. $20. Purchase tickets at www.oystershoals.com.
• Soul Patch, 6-10 p.m. Tiki Windmill, 56 Windjammer Lane, White Stone.
• Stiffler’s Mom, 7 p.m. High Tides on the Potomac & The Black Pearl Tiki Bar, 205 Taylor Street, Colonial Beach.
• Cougar Flash, 8-11 p.m. Coles Point Tavern, 850 Salisbury Park Road, Coles Point.

       Saturday, July 4      

• Zen Mojo, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Irvington Farmers Market, Irvington Commons, 98 King Carter Drive, Irvington.

Rockfish & the Rivermen, 1-4 p.m. On the porch of the Steamboat Era Museum, Irvington Commons, Irvington. 

  Full story here: Rockfish & the Rivermen to join Irvington July 4 lineup.  

• Cameron Ashton, 1 p.m. Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Road, Kilmarnock. 435-1416.
• Tyler Nichols, 1-5 p.m. High Tides on the Potomac & The Black Pearl Tiki Bar, 205 Taylor Street, Colonial Beach.
• Spike Burton, 3 p.m. Dockside Restaurant & Tiki Bar, 1787 Castlewood Drive Colonial Beach.
• Curtis Knocking, 3-6 p.m. The Beach, Yankee Point Marina, 1303 Oak Hill Road, Lancaster. Food truck, Boat Bar.

Chauncey Fortune & Friends, 7-10 p.m. Colonial Beach Brewing, 215C Washington Avenue, Colonial Beach.  410-2005.

• Double Down, 7-11 p.m. Tiki Windmill, 56 Windjammer Lane, White Stone.
• The Dundies, 7 p.m. Dockside Restaurant & Tiki Bar, 1787 Castlewood Drive Colonial Beach.
• Social, 7 p.m. High Tides on the Potomac & The Black Pearl Tiki Bar, 205 Taylor Street, Colonial Beach.

       Sunday, July 5      

• Bart & Bobby, 11 a.m. Dockside Restaurant & Tiki Bar, 1787 Castlewood Drive Colonial Beach.
• Brian Harrell, 1-5 p.m. Tiki Windmill, 56 Windjammer Lane, White Stone.
• Felicia Hoyos, 1 p.m. Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Road, Kilmarnock. 435-1416.
• Deadrise, 1 p.m. Yopp’s Cove, off Carter Creek, White Stone. Come by boat. Special Guest: Wes Charlton.
• Sally & Brian, 2-5 p.m. Ingleside Vineyards, 5872 Leedstown Road, Oak Grove. inglesidevineyards.com.
• Scenic Roots, 2-5 p.m. Colonial Beach Brewing, 215C Washington Avenue, Colonial Beach. 410-2005.
• Festival Chorale, 3 p.m. Festival Halle, 177 Main Street, Reedville.
• HydraFX, 3 p.m. Dockside Restaurant & Tiki Bar, 1787 Castlewood Drive Colonial Beach.
• Low Riders, 3 p.m. High Tides on the Potomac & The Black Pearl Tiki Bar, 205 Taylor Street, Colonial Beach.