Members of the First New Hampshire Regiment fire a musket volley during the 2026 July 4th parade in Amherst, New Hampshire. Dan Splaine / Nashua Independent
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On Saturday the town of Amherst held is 57th July Fourth parade in celebration of the 250th birthday of America. The parade was followed with activities, entailment and speakers on the Village Green in the classically New England celebration.
Despite high temperatures in the upper 90s a large crowd lined the streets of the parade route and filled the Village Green to enjoy the festivities. Kids with bikes festooned with patriotic decorations lead the main procession alongside classic cars, marching bands, civic groups and politicians.
Here is a selection of photographs from the parade.
Some of the kids and their decorated bikes that led the July 4th parade in Amherst. Dan Splaine / Nashua Independent.The American Legion Post 48 band of Hudson, N.H., led by music director Tom Seniow, performs on the Village Green during the July Fourth festivities in Amherst, N.H. Dan Splaine / The Nashua IndependentAntique fire truck in the 2026 July 4th parade in Amherst, New Hampshire. Dan Splaine / Nashua IndependentThe New Hampshire Police Association Pipes & Drums, a law enforcement bagpipe and drum band marching in the 2026 July 4th parade in Amherst, New Hampshire. Dan Splaine / Nashua IndependentThe Amherst Garden club marches in the 2026 July 4th parade in Amherst, New Hampshire. Dan Splaine / Nashua IndependentThe Union Civil War reenactor unit the Fifth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers, Company A marching in the Amherst, NH Fourth of July parade. Dan Splaine / Nashua IndependentNew Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte in the 2026 July 4th parade in Amherst, New Hampshire. Dan Splaine / Nashua IndependentUS Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) handing out flags to the crowd at the 2026 July 4th parade in Amherst, New Hampshire. Dan Splaine / Nashua IndependentU.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-N.H., hands a flag to a young girl at the 2026 July 4 parade in Amherst, N.H. Dan Splaine/Nashua IndependentLily Tang Wiliams, a candidate in the Republican primary for New Hampshire 2nd congressional district in the 2026 July 4 parade in Amherst, N.H. Dan Splaine/Nashua IndependentCinde Warmington, a candidate in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire’s governor, marches in the 2026 July 4 parade in Amherst, N.H. Dan Splaine/Nashua Independent
Families packed Holman Stadium on Saturday as Nashua hosted its annual Independence Day celebration with an evening of music, carnival rides and fireworks. The festivities began in the afternoon with carnival rides for children and food trucks set up around the stadium.
Thunderstorms rolled through briefly, cooling things down but
Events listed by town
Amherst, NH
July 2 – America 250 Fireworks & Community Night
· What: Family event with food vendors, music/entertainment, activities, local businesses and community orgs, ending with fireworks in honor of America 250.
· When: Event begins at 5:00 p.m.; fireworks at 9:30 p.m.
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