Tall Ships return to Sandy Hook for America’s 250th Anniversary

Tamara Walker, Asbury Park PressSun, May 10, 2026 at 8:45 AM UTC

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Tall Ships return to Sandy Hook for America’s 250th Anniversary

A celebration is on the horizon.

Marked by fireworks, festivals, parades and a Times Square ball drop, America is preparing for a big anniversary — her 250th birthday. This year, July Fourth signifies a historic milestone that commemorates and celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the journey of our nation’s past, and honors the contributions of all Americans.

To celebrate this moment, Sail250 kicks off America’s 250th Anniversary Maritime Celebration on Friday, July 3.

The semiquincentennial celebration will feature the largest international maritime gathering in modern American history. Sailors will come together and international fleets will arrive in grand style and spend a week in the heart of the nation's first capitol in the universal fellowship of freedom, according to the event's website.

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The Sail4th 250 Parade of Class B ships from around the world will sail throught the port of New York and New Jersey, which includes the East River from Hell Gate Bridge to Sandy Hook. The ship parade will feature 60 international tall ships from more than 20 nations, more than 40 naval vessels, and 117 aircraft led by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels.

The multi-day celebration will feature:

An international parade of tall ships, anchoring in Sandy Hook Bay before proceeding toward the Statue of Liberty

A display by the Blue Angels

Fireworks, food festivals and an exhibition of historical documents

Free public access to the vessels at multiple locations

For more information and a complete schedule, visit sail4th.org.

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: America’s 250th Anniversary: How to celebrate in New Jersey

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