Port Jeff won’t forget Founding Fathers on July 4
Village ready to kick off parade and fireworks on July 4
Port Jefferson is going to be a sea of red, white and blue on Saturday, July 4.
To kick off the day, the Port Jefferson Fire Department will hold its annual Independence Day parade, rain or shine.
The event will start at 10 a.m., with participants marching down Main Street from the Infant Jesus Church at Myrtle Avenue to the harbor, turning left on West Broadway toward Barnum Avenue, and then finishing at the firehouse on Maple Place.
According to the PJFD, roads along the parade route and participant lineup areas will be closed at 8:15 a.m. that day, including Main Street going as far south as North Country Road; Reeves Road; and High Street between Main and Stony Hill Road. Detour signs will direct drivers to the ferry and downtown area.
Later in the day, weather permitting, Port Jefferson Village will continue its annual tradition of setting off fireworks between its East and West beaches in a salute to the nation’s freedom and its Founding Fathers.
The free fireworks show will kick off at 9 p.m.
A resident parking sticker is required to park at the village beaches.
The fireworks are also visible from the neighboring Cedar Beach on Mount Sinai Harbor.
