Jones Seashore FourLeaf Air Present shifting to Fourth of July weekend for 2026 to honor US nation’s 250th birthday
WANTAGH, Nassau County (WABC) — There will probably be a brand new solution to have a good time the Fourth of July subsequent 12 months, because the Jones Seashore FourLeaf Air Present is shifting from Memorial Day weekend to Independence Day weekend.
In 2026, the annual FourLeaf Air Present at Jones Seashore will happen on Sunday, July 5 and Monday, July 6 in celebration of the nation’s 250th birthday. There can even be an Independence Day fireworks present on the Fourth of July.
“To have a good time our nation’s 250th birthday, we’re excited to carry the FourLeaf Air Present at Jones Seashore over Fourth of July Weekend to be a part of an incredible semiquincentennial celebration in New York,” Gov. Kathy Hochul stated. “The air present is a well-liked summer season custom that thousands and thousands of New Yorkers and guests alike have loved all through its historical past. I encourage all to get offline, get exterior and benefit from these alternatives to take pleasure in all of the distinctive leisure actions that New York has to supply.”
The USA Navy Blue Angels have introduced that they are going to headline the air present in 2026 as a part of the celebration and it’s anticipated that there will probably be many further army performers, in addition to internationally identified civilian aerobatic performers.
Though the air present won’t happen on Memorial Day weekend subsequent 12 months, Jones Seashore State Park says it is going to nonetheless host occasions that weekend to proceed the custom of honoring all army personnel who died in service to our nation.
Over 300,000 individuals attended this 12 months’s air present regardless of overcast and cooler temperatures. Occasion organizers say the present generated about $36 million in financial influence, which highlights the celebration’s influence on the native economic system and regional tourism.
The air present will return to its conventional celebration on Memorial Day weekend in 2027.
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