Brooklyn Bringing Out the Big Boats for A Flotilla on the 4th #4thOfJuly #Sail4th

In honor of America’s 250th anniversary, New York is hosting tall ships from around the world. This will be the largest-ever flotilla of tall ships! Events are scheduled from the 3rd through the 8th.

The tall ship Elissa; U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Roadell Hickman via Wikipedia

From Brooklyn Bridge Parents:

NYC celebrates America’s 250th anniversary with the largest-ever flotilla of tall ships from around the world from July 3 to 7. The class B fleet of tall ships will be visible from most of the Brooklyn waterfront on July 3. The class A fleet of tall ships will be visible from Governors Island on July 4.  Some of these ships will be docked at Brooklyn Bridge Park with free tours on July 5, 6 and 7.

More from Governors Island (which will be a great place to watch):

On July 4th, 2026, cel­e­brate Amer­i­ca’s 250th 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.

Full details from Sail4th250