July 4th Parade and Fireworks
Each 4th of July, Saugerties puts on a parade and a fireworks display - both on a grand scale. The parade is organized and run by the Saugerties Fire Department, and is always a fun and highly popular Saugerties tradition. And each year, generous donors always step up, so that young and old can take in an awesome fireworks display, at the end of what is always an exciting and tiring day.
The tradition is that the parade lines up at 10 a.m. and the parade steps off at 11 a.m. sharp.
A special treat, for this U.S. 250th anniversary, is that after the parade, the Kiwanis Club of Saugerties is treating the first 1,300 people or so who are at Cantine Field to a free slice of cake. "Happy Birthday to the USA" will be sung as well.
Traditionally, there is a Saugerties Stallions game scheduled at Cantine Field on July 4th as well. Starting time is around 6:15 p.m.
And after the parade and before the game, many of the great Village and Town shops and restaurants are open and waiting to give you a 4th of July welcome.
The fireworks begin at 10 p.m.
For more information on the parade (including a map of the route) and the fireworks, please read on.
2026 Parade Line-Up
Escort Division
E1 Police Departments
E2 AmerScot
E3 Saugerties Fire Dept
E4 Grand Marshal Bill Morgan
E5 Saugerties Mum Court
E6 Boys & Girls Club
E7 Saugerties Stallions
E8 Saugerties Dutchmen
E9 Saugerties Town Board
E10 Comptroller March Gallagher
E11 Congressman Pat Ryan
Military Divison
M1 Saugerties VFW Post 5034/Saugerties Legion Post 72
M2 Saugerties Honor Guard
M3 Military Veterans
M4 Saugerties Legion Auxiliary & Poppy Girl
M5 Martha & George Washington/Betsy Ross
M6 Saugerties Legion Boys State
M7 Ulster County Honor Guard
M8 Kingston Legion Post 150 & Poppy Girl
M9 Wreaths Across America
M10 Marine Corps League Honor Guard
M11 Purple Heart Veterans
M12 Kingston VA Clinic Nurses
M13 Daughters of the American Revolution
M14 Catskill Legion Post 110
M15 Athens Legion Post 187
M16 Woodstock Legion Post 1026
M17 Hurley VFW Post 5086
M18 Ulster County Disabled Veterans
M19 Kingston Veterans Association
M20 HV National Center for Veterans Reintegration
M21 Ulster County Veterans Bus
M22 Military Vehicles
First Division
D1-1 Kingston High School Marching Band
D1-2 Glasco Fire Dept.
D1-3 O'Brien & Sons Construction
D1-4 Knights of Columbus & Columbiettes #4536
D1-5 Saugerties Youth Hockey/Skating Club
D1-6 Saugerties Lion's Club
D1-7 Mt. Marion Fire. Dept.
D1-8 Sawyer Motors
D1-9 Palenville Fire Dept.
D1-10 Cats-Kill Musicians
D1-11 Saugerties Brickmakers Vintage Baseball Club
D1-12 Farmhouse Feed & Co. & Montano's Equipment
D1-13 Ulster County AOH Pipe Band
D1-14 Ulster Hose Co. #5
D1-15 Kiwanis Club
D1-16 John LaLima Monster Truck
D1-17 Ulster County Agricultural Society
Second Division
D2-1 Centerville Cedar Grove Fire Dept.
D2-2 The Reis Group
D2-3 Kingston Point BMX
D2-4 Ulster County SPCA
D2-5 Saugerties Vintage Tractor Club
D2-6 A Slice of Italy
D2-7 Woodstock Fire Dept.
D2-8 Saugerties Outlaws Youth Football & Cheer
D2-9 Ruby Fire Dept.
D2-10 Saugerties Democratic Committee
D2-11 Esposito's Antique Auto Restoration
D2-12 Gym Stars Gymnastics
D2-13 Sawkill Fire Dept.
D2-14 Wittenberg Sportsmen's Club
D2-15 R. Boughton & Sons
D2-16 Archtop Fiber
D2-17 Saugerties Sonics Softball
D2-18 Speckled Frog Playcare
Third Division
D3-1 Saxton Fire Dept
D3-2 Sauer Farm
D3-3 Malden Fire Dept.
D3-4 Blue Mountain Reformed Church
D3-5 Port Ewen Fire Dept.
D3-6 TenBroeck& Saugerties Early Childhood Learning Center
D3-7 Golden Hill Nursing & Rehabiltaton
D3-8 East Kingston Fire Dept.
D3-9 Kaaterskill Kahncrete
D3-10 Daystar Motors
D3-11 Noah's Ark Nursery School
D3-12 Miss Queen City of the Hudson Pageant
D3-13 J&D Backyard BBQ
D3-14 Saugerties NFL Flag Football
D3-15 Rat's Nest Run In Hot Rod Festival
D3-16 Saugerties Independence Day 5K Participants
D3-17 Oz Farm & Cody Edwards Excavation
D3-18 5th Alarm Fiber
2026 Parade Sponsors
Parade Route
A downloadable/printable PDF of the parade route is available below under "Documents".
The 2026 Saugerties Fire Department 4th of July Parade Grand Marshal is to be announced.
The 2025 Parade Grand Marshal was Tom Brennan. Tom has been an active member of the Centerville Fire Company for 68 years. He has held positions from Centerville District Chief to primary company driver. His only time away from Centerville was his four year service in the US Navy. Tom represents community dedication and selflessness. Please join us in congratulating Tom!
The 2024 Parade Grand Marshall is bestowed in honor of the family of the late Roger H. C. Donlon, a Saugerties native son and the first American soldier to be awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Vietnam War. For more information on Roger, please click here.
The 2 Grand Marshalls of the 2023 parade were Joe Defino and Tom Hallion.
Parade Lineup 2026
Fireworks
The Saugerties 4th of July tradition includes fireworks at Cantine Field. They are always a big hit.
The fireworks begin at 10 p.m.
The Saugerties Stallions have a tradition of playing a ballgame on the fourth of July. To avoid any problematic delay in the fireworks, they have begun starting this game earlier than usual, so as to avoid any delay in the start of the fireworks.
WE TRULY HOPE THAT ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE 4TH OF JULY!