PATRIOTICPOETRY—5 p.m. “Village Verses: America250.” Monthly multi-generational poetry appreciation group. All welcome. Cooperstown Elementary School Library, 21 Walnut Street, Cooperstown. aviva330@gmail.com.…
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INDEPENDENCE DAY—Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. springfield.july4@gmail.com or https://www.facebook.com/SpringfieldParade/ • 11 a.m. Annual 4th of July parade along Route 20 in Springfield Center. • Noon. Food, music and more at the Springfield Community Center, 129 County Road 29A, Springfield Center. • 7:30-10 p.m. Evening concert and fireworks display. Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 County Highway 31, Cooperstown.…
CONCERT & MORE—Concert and America250 Celebration. Lakefront Park, Cooperstown. https://www.facebook.com/events/lake-front-park/america-250-celebration-cooperstown-lakefront-concert-with-food-trucks-fireworks/1429024285658561/ • 5 p.m. Face painting, food trucks and more. • 6 p.m. Cooperstown Community Concert Band. • 6:30 p.m. Free Stewart’s Ice Cream. • 8 p.m. Classic rock favorites performed by Steel Rail. • Dusk. Fireworks.…
LIVE MUSIC—6:30-8 p.m. Laurens Summer Concert Series: Small Town Big Band. Celebrate America250 with patriotic tunes and songs from the American Songbook in the big-band style. Free. Knapp Park, Corner of Main Street and County Highway 11A, Laurens. (607) 441-5431.…
ARTS & CULTURE—2-5 p.m. Exhibit openings, demonstrations and live music. info@bvartscenter.org or bvartscenter.org • “Working Hands” exhibit opening. Butternut Valley Arts and Crafts Center, 124 Main Street, Morris. • “A New Settlement, A New Nation.” Artists will be on hand to discuss their work and its place in the retelling of the birth of a nation. Morris Historical Society Museum, 89 South Broad Street, Morris.…
HISTORY—6:30 p.m. “Otsego County During the American Revolution.” Presented by Robert Parmeter, historian for the Town of Maryland. Hosted by the Otsego County Historical Association at Kinney Memorial Library, 3140 County Road 11, Hartwick. (607) 547-8070 or https://www.facebook.com/OtsegoCountyHistorical…
The Community Foundation of Otsego County 2026 spring awards cycle is dedicated to civics education, historic preservation, and community service projects related to Otsego County history.…
The Springfield Fourth of July Committee is gearing up for a special celebration of the 250th anniversary of America’s Declaration of Independence on Saturday, July 4.…
CONCERT—2 p.m. “Fair Winds Trio.” Binghamton area woodwind ensemble presents a celebration of 250 years of America and American composers. Presented by the Otsego Music Trail. Free. Schuyler Lake United Methodist Church, 128 Church Street, Schuyler Lake.…
As the nation approaches its 250th anniversary, the festival’s 2026 season explores America’s evolving identity through grand musical theater, opera classics, contemporary works and reinterpretations...…
