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What is celebrated on July 4?

See the observances and verified observance-history milestones attached to July 4. Each observance keeps its own source and date details.

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2025
Later action

International Coffee Day

Added formal FAO Conference recognition of International Coffee Day before General Assembly action.

2009
First observance

International Drive Your Studebaker Day

A January 2009 SDC meet report announced Drive Your Studebaker Day for 4 July 2009; an SDC-affiliated Australian club records participation on that date.

1952
First observance

National Day of Prayer

President Truman’s Proclamation 2978 designated July 4, 1952 as the National Day of Prayer under the new law.

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6 observances

Each observance is shown once in this view, with its own source and scope details available on the guide page.

0 repeat predictably

0 use a fixed annual date and 0 follow a reusable calendar rule.

0 are edition-specific

These dates are shown only for the year or edition that has been confirmed.

3 have a country-specific scope

Country-specific observances are not presented as worldwide events.

6 have in-depth guides

These pages include reviewed meaning, history, activities, facts and FAQs.

Curated global anchors

Major global guides on July 4

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A reviewed starting point drawn from prominent global observances with strong institutional or organizer sources. Each observance keeps its own documented status and scope.

Reviewed depth

Other in-depth guides on July 4

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

CARICOM Day / anniversary of the Caribbean Community

4 July; CARICOM established by treaty signed 4 July 1973 · Caribbean Community (CARICOM) / regional institutional observance

CARICOM’s treaty record dates the Treaty Establishing the Caribbean Community to 4 July 1973, and CARICOM anniversary materials use 4 July for the Community’s anniversary/CARICOM Day.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

HM Queen Sonja’s birthday — Norwegian official flag day

4 July under the cited Norwegian flag regulation · Norway official flag-day calendar

Norway’s current flag regulations list 4 July, HM Queen Sonja’s birthday, as an official flag day; Lovdata preserves the 1968 regulation that added the then Crown Princess’s 4 July birthday…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Independence Day (Fourth of July)

4 July; federal observed workday can shift when the date falls on a weekend · United States federal holiday

U.S. Office of Personnel Management / 5 U.S.C. 6103

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Caesar Salad Day

4 July · United States / informal food observance

National Day Calendar consistently places National Caesar Salad Day on July 4 and explicitly states that it has not identified the observance founder.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Republic Day (Philippines; July 4 historical statutory commemoration)

4 July · Philippines / historical statutory and current advocacy-calendar context

Republic Act No. 4166 declared July 4 Philippine Republic Day in 1964, and the current DILG Aurora advocacy calendar still lists July 4 as Republic Day while later holiday frameworks mean i…

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Topics represented on July 4

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Civic, Remembrance & History 3Community, Causes & Advocacy 2Food, Drink & Hospitality 1
6 observances

All observances on this date

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

CARICOM Day / anniversary of the Caribbean Community

4 July; CARICOM established by treaty signed 4 July 1973 · Caribbean Community (CARICOM) / regional institutional observance

CARICOM’s treaty record dates the Treaty Establishing the Caribbean Community to 4 July 1973, and CARICOM anniversary materials use 4 July for the Community’s anniversary/CARICOM Day.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

HM Queen Sonja’s birthday — Norwegian official flag day

4 July under the cited Norwegian flag regulation · Norway official flag-day calendar

Norway’s current flag regulations list 4 July, HM Queen Sonja’s birthday, as an official flag day; Lovdata preserves the 1968 regulation that added the then Crown Princess’s 4 July birthday…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Independence Day (Fourth of July)

4 July; federal observed workday can shift when the date falls on a weekend · United States federal holiday

U.S. Office of Personnel Management / 5 U.S.C. 6103

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Caesar Salad Day

4 July · United States / informal food observance

National Day Calendar consistently places National Caesar Salad Day on July 4 and explicitly states that it has not identified the observance founder.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Republic Day (Philippines; July 4 historical statutory commemoration)

4 July · Philippines / historical statutory and current advocacy-calendar context

Republic Act No. 4166 declared July 4 Philippine Republic Day in 1964, and the current DILG Aurora advocacy calendar still lists July 4 as Republic Day while later holiday frameworks mean i…

How dates are selected

This page combines fixed annual dates, reusable calendar rules and year-specific dates confirmed for 2026. Variable or historical dates are included only when they are clearly supported.

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