Sail4th 250 Grand Review of Tall Ships at Governors Island

Amer­i­ca wel­comes the tall ships of the world to the Port of New York and New Jer­sey for a uni­ver­sal cel­e­bra­tion of Amer­i­ca’s 250^th anniversary!

On July 4^th, 2026, cel­e­brate Amer­i­ca’s 250^th anniver­sary with the largest-ever flotil­la of tall ships from around the world, cre­at­ing a majes­tic nau­ti­cal spec­ta­cle and an unfor­get­table once-in-a-gen­er­a­tion event on land, sea, and air. Across the region, includ­ing right here on Gov­er­nors Island, a rich tapes­try of events, fes­tiv­i­ties, and cel­e­bra­tions will unfold — hon­or­ing our shared his­to­ry while edu­cat­ing, enter­tain­ing, and unit­ing communities.

Please note: Gov­er­nors Island is open to the pub­lic dai­ly year-round, includ­ing on July 4, 2026. Hours and fer­ry sched­ules sub­ject to change; click here for the lat­est vis­i­tor infor­ma­tion. This event list­ing and the tick­et link below are for the view­ing area expe­ri­ence orga­nized by Sail4th 250. You may still vis­it Gov­er­nors Island on July 4, 2026, with­out a tick­et for the view­ing area expe­ri­ence orga­nized by Sail4th 250.