Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The major heat wave has certainly impacted events for the nation's 250th anniversary locally, including today's parade and yesterday's Salute to Service concert with Queen Latifah.

But this isn't just a Philly thing.

Dozens of parades, celebrations, and fireworks shows have been postponed, re-imagined, or cancelled entirely because of the dangerous heat conditions.

That's according to Newsweek, which is keeping a list of the rolling cancellations, which stretch from Delaware to Southern Colorado so far.

The extreme weather is pushing temperatures of over 100 degrees across the Northeast throughout the long holiday weekend.

Head to the link in our bio for live updates on the city’s celebrations.

📝 by Emily Bloch / Staff
📹 by Gabe Coffey / Staff

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