Philadelphia canceled its Friday's Fourth of July parade over concerns about high temperatures, and other holiday events in other communities are being canceled or rescheduled. 

Temperatures reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit in Philadelphia on Friday, and the organizers of the city's Salute to Semiquincentennial Parade said that their responsibility toward the safety of expected crowds comes first, CBS News reported. 

"As much as this decision pains everyone inside our organization, we simply cannot host an event of this size and scale under these dangerous heat conditions," Wawa Welcome America President and CEO Michael DelBene said in a statement.

In Washington, D.C. the U.S. Capitol Police issued a notice on Thursday that a rehearsal concert at the U.S. Capitol was closed to the public after consultations with the Office of Attending Physician, and officials shut down the Great American State Fair on the National Mall of Friday until 5 p.m.

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A digital sign at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall warns visitors that an event was postponed on July 3, 2026.

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Other communities in Pennsylvania are also canceling or rescheduling events. Lower Windsor Township rescheduled its America 250 event for July 8, and Norristown canceled a parade scheduled for Saturday, the Associated Press reported. 

Middletown, Connecticut, has postponed its America 250 All-County Parade for Labor Day, the city government said on its Facebook page.