Independence Day: July 4, 2025

A man rides a paddleboard holding a cooler and other items on the Allegheny River as boats in the background surround Point State Park for Pittsburgh’s 2025 July 4 celebration. (Samuel Long/Post-Gazette)

Fort Pitt Bridge looms in the background as boats gather around Point State Park for Pittsburgh’s 2025 July 4 celebration. (Samuel Long/Post-Gazette)

A man pets his dog, and ducks gather around a boat on the Allegheny River on July 4, 2025. Many individuals were posted on the river with drinks and snacks as they prepared for Pittsburgh’s Independence Day celebration. (Samuel Long/Post-Gazette)

Canon-McMillan Marching Band performs for the huge crowd during the Canonsburg 4th of July Parade along Pike Street in Canonsburg on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Justin Guido/Post-Gazette)

A Veteran with Canonsburg VFW Post 191 waves a flag during the Canonsburg 4th of July Parade along Pike Street in Canonsburg on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Justin Guido/Post-Gazette)

A military helicopter flies over during the Canonsburg 4th of July Parade along Pike Street in Canonsburg on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Justin Guido/Post-Gazette)

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary put an Uncle Sam Impersonator on the front of their float during the Canonsburg 4th of July Parade along Pike Street in Canonsburg on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Justin Guido/Post-Gazette)

Bubbles float into the crowd during the Canonsburg 4th of July Parade along Pike Street in Canonsburg on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Justin Guido/Post-Gazette)

Grandpa Joe’s Candy Store float was a Chicken Coop during the Canonsburg 4th of July Parade along Pike Street in Canonsburg on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Justin Guido/Post-Gazette)

A Patriotic Parade Goer takes a photo during the Canonsburg 4th of July Parade along Pike Street in Canonsburg on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Justin Guido/Post-Gazette)

Spiderman gives out high-fives during the Canonsburg 4th of July Parade along Pike Street in Canonsburg on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Justin Guido/Post-Gazette)

A member of the PA 31st Wing, Civil Air Patrol, rides in a little jet during the Canonsburg 4th of July Parade along Pike Street in Canonsburg on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Justin Guido/Post-Gazette)

Members of the Veterans for Foreign War Auxiliary wave flags and dispense bubbles during the Canonsburg 4th of July Parade along Pike Street in Canonsburg on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Justin Guido/Post-Gazette)

Roman White, holding the flag and his sister Viola, ride in a vintage car during the Canonsburg 4th of July Parade along Pike Street in Canonsburg on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Justin Guido/Post-Gazette)

Accordion players play on the Valencia Bros. & Friends float during the Canonsburg 4th of July Parade along Pike Street in Canonsburg on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Justin Guido/Post-Gazette)

A member of the Aladdin Shriners goes on two wheels during the Canonsburg 4th of July Parade along Pike Street in Canonsburg on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Justin Guido/Post-Gazette)

Kids wait for the start of the parade during the Canonsburg 4th of July Parade along Pike Street in Canonsburg on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Justin Guido/Post-Gazette)

A volunteer walks around the parade, squirting people with water on a rather warm day during the Canonsburg 4th of July Parade along Pike Street in Canonsburg on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Justin Guido/Post-Gazette)

Eileen Rosleck (center) stands on the porch of her house on Brownsville Road watching the Brentwood parade on July 4, 2025. (Samuel Long/Post-Gazette)

A Humvee and a man donning an army green march down Brownsville Road for the Brentwood Independence Day parade on July 4, 2025. (Samuel Long/Post-Gazette)

Fireworks burst over Point State Park and the Ohio River on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Giuseppe LoPiccolo/Post-Gazette)

(Giuseppe LoPiccolo/Post-Gazette)