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Today is Independence Day, and millions of Americans will celebrate the holiday by sitting around the BBQ. But if you’re not one of them—or simply want to nibble on something while the main course is on the grill—you should know that some of America’s largest fast-food chains are offering freebies on July 4.

Here’s how you can get a free donut, shake, and sandwich today.

Grab a free donut at Krispy Kreme

If you have a sweet tooth, you’ll want to head to your local Krispy Kreme today. That’s because the donut chain is offering a free donut at its U.S. branches in celebration of Independence Day.

And yes, it’s completely free—no purchase necessary.

To get your free Krispy Kreme donut on July 4, simply go into any Krispy Kreme wearing red, white, and blue, and you’ll get a free Original Glazed doughnut on the spot. 

Full details of the offer can be found here.

Sip a free shake at Sonic

If you purchase something from Sonic today, you can get a free shake, notes Newsweek.

The deal isn’t specifically for the Fourth of July, but rather part of Sonic’s Live Free Fridays summer promotion.

But hey, it’s a free shake on July 4th, and a great way to beat the heat. Full details of Sonic’s Live Free Fridays can be found here.

Get a free sandwich at Jimmy John’s

If you’re looking for something a little more savory than a donut or shake, you’ll want to swing by Jimmy John’s, where you can get a free sandwich today with select purchases.

As noted by the IndyStar, between July 3 and July 6, Jimmy John’s rewards members can buy an à la carte Chicken Caesar, Kickin’ Ranch Chicken, or Tuscan Italian Wrap, and they’ll get a free a la carte Ultimate Italian, Chicken Bacon Ranch, or Roast Beef Cheddar Toasted Sandwich.

You can find out about the Jimmy John’s rewards program here.

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Fast Facts:

  • In 2025, July 4th falls on a Friday.
  • Most major businesses, including nationwide and regional grocery and retail stores (e.g., Best Buy, Home Depot, Target, Walmart, etc.), will be open.
  • Costco will be closed.
  • Most state and city governments, post offices, banks, and libraries will be closed.
  • Financial markets like the NYSE and Nasdaq will be closed.
  • A record number of Americans are forecast to travel during the holiday period.

This year marks the 249th year of America’s independence, and this time around, the Fourth of July falls on a Friday, giving many a true, three-day weekend to celebrate. Many businesses, government offices, and financial markets will be closed as Americans take the day off and mark the summer season with barbecues and outdoor activities.

As with every federal holiday, there is always some confusion about what will be closed and what will remain open.

People who work in an office generally have the Fourth of July off to spend with their families. But consumer-facing businesses often choose how and when to operate—smaller shops may close entirely, while large chains often shoulder the costs of employee holiday pay to remain open, either for their typical hours or for reduced holiday hours.

Here’s everything you need to know about what’s open and what’s closed this Independence Day. 

Related: The best gas grills under $250, ranked by Consumer Reports data

What is closed on the 4th of July, 2025?

As a federal holiday, public and private institutions—including schools, post offices, libraries, and federal offices—are typically closed.

Financial markets will also be closed, and there will be no trading on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq stock market. Cryptocurrency will still be tradable. 

USPS mail will not be delivered to homes and businesses. But shipping companies such as UPS and FedEx will keep at least some hours—check with your local office before heading over, and keep in mind that anything you may need to send is likely to take longer.

The Federal Reserve observes the holiday, and as almost all banks will be shuttered, any last-minute cash needs will likely require an ATM (most will be functioning, but if there is a problem, reaching a staff member may not be possible).

Related: Stock market holidays & half days 2025: A complete list

When it comes to smaller institutions like one’s religious organization or the local library, it’s best to check directly with the branch—sometimes by calling ahead as not all will be diligent about updating hours online.

In most cities, trash collection will move to the following workday.

In terms of retail, big-box warehouse club Costco will be closed, although most other large retailers will remain open. 


More info for consumers: 


What is open on the 4th of July, 2025?

While Costco closes its warehouses on the Fourth of July, Sam’s Club will remain open. Other food retailers, such as Walmart and Target, will remain open, but some locations may have shorter operating hours.

As the schedule is set by each store, it’s best to look up your local branch’s hours online or call ahead to ask a representative. Be sure to get there early to get what you need for your picnic or barbecue, as there might be a run on popular items like hot dog buns.

As Americans take to the streets in towns and cities that have parades, small businesses such as restaurants and bars are likely to be open.

Other retailers & restaurants that are open on Independence Day

Those with special projects at home will be glad to know that home improvement retailers Home Depot and Lowe’s will be open during normal business hours. Other large retailers such as Best Buy will also be open and amping up the holiday marketing with decorations and Fourth-of-July sales and promotions.

To reach those hungry and thirsty crowds, most national food chains, including Starbucks, McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Taco Bell, will be open in major cities but may be short-staffed in smaller towns.

The larger the chain, the more likely it is to remain open as well as to keep normal hours.

Public transportation will be available in most major cities and suburbs but may be running on a special holiday schedule (often the same as a typical Sunday schedule). Wherever the holiday takes you, it’s a good idea to check for closures or abbreviated hours (and leave more time for travel) to be safe.

Related: TSA issues travel alert for 4th of July weekend

Washington, D.C., and cities and towns across the United States will have their own festivities to celebrate the Fourth of July.

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Record travel predicted over the July 4th holiday period

Celebrating the day that the U.S. adopted the Declaration of Independence is, for many, a time to attend a local parade, have a family barbecue, and finish up with something sweet while watching fireworks. That being said, it’s also a big travel holiday.

Authorities are expecting a record-breaking period of travel as the holiday falls on a Friday, giving many Americans the opportunity to plan their trips around the extended weekend holiday.

Altogether, a record 72.2 million Americans are forecast to travel at least 50 miles from their home from June 28 to July 6, and the overwhelming majority—61.6 million people—would travel by car, according to the Automobile Association of America (AAA).

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has its own forecast, and it estimates screening more than 18.5 million travelers across the nation’s airport security checkpoints from July 1 through July 7. About 2.9 million people are expected to be screened on Sunday, July 6, alone. 

Travel advisory

Americans are cautioned about potential terrorist threats within the country due to tensions with Iran. The Department of Homeland Security on June 22 issued an advisory, saying that “the ongoing Iran conflict is causing a heightened threat environment in the United States,” and it is in effect until September 22, 2025. 

Related: The 10 most reliable car brands in 2025 according to Consumer Reports

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The best 4th of July desserts take advantage of an auspicious bit of timing: The US celebrates its Independence Day just as fresh berries—blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, and raspberries—are approaching their sweetest, juiciest, and most colorful. Coincidence? Who’s to say? But these desserts make the most of summer’s bounty in an extraordinarily festive fashion. There are American flag cakes; frozen treats including icebox cakes and homemade ice cream sandwiches; and classics like strawberry shortcake, raspberry cheesecake, and many-a-fruit-studded pie.

Read on for our coolest, creamiest, sweetest, flakiest, and all-around most celebratory sweets. (And don’t forget to peruse our 4th of July dinner ideas. You’ll probably need some summer drinks too.)

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Today is the 4th of July (or it will be soon, depending on what day you read this).

It’s Independence Day in the US, the anniversary of the day in 1776 when the Founding Fathers signed The Declaration of Independence and established The United States as an independent nation, free from British rule.

So in today’s post I’d like to share 101 of the most powerful, positive, funny and inspirational 4th of July quotes on freedom from people all across time and the world.

I hope you’ll find something helpful here for your celebrations but also something inspiring that you can use beyond this day to find more freedom for yourself to live the life you deep down want.

Inspirational 4th of July Quotes on Freedom

“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.”
– Abraham Lincoln

“Where liberty dwells, there is my country.”
– Benjamin Franklin

“In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.”
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

“The function of freedom is to free someone else.”
– Toni Morrison

“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.”
– Elmer Davis

“I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.”
– Bob Dylan

“We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.”
– William Faulkner

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”
– Nelson Mandela

“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.”
– Thomas Paine

“Freedom is never granted. It is earned by each generation.”
– Hillary Clinton

“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.”
– Mahatma Gandhi

“Freedom lies in being bold.”
– Robert Frost

“The history of free men is never really written by chance but by choice; their choice!”
– Dwight D. Eisenhower

“If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”
– George Washington

“I know but one freedom and that is the freedom of the mind.”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupery

“In the face of impossible odds, people who love their country can change it.”
– Barack Obama

“True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what’s right.”
– Brigham Young

“The best freedom is being yourself.”
– Jim Morrison

“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
– Benjamin Franklin

“The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.”
– James Madison

“Give me liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.”
– John Milton

“If you assume that there is an instinct for freedom, there are opportunities to change things, there’s a chance you may contribute to making a better world. The choice is yours.”
– Noam Chomsky

“A free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wing in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky.”
– Maya Angelou

“The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.”
– John F. Kennedy

Positive and Uplifting Quotes on Freedom

“The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage.”
– Carrie Jones

“Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.”
– Frank Tyger

“Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people.”
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Freedom is what we do with what is done to us.”
– Jean-Paul Sartre

“May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.”
– Peter Marshall

“Liberty has been planted here; and the more it is attacked, the more it grows and flourishes.”
– Samuel Sherwood

“Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.”
– Albert Camus

“America is another name for opportunity.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

“I’ve found that there is always some beauty left – in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you.”
– Anne Frank

“Just living is not enough, one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.”
– Hans Christian Andersen

“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.”
– Virginia Woolf

“America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.”
– Harry S. Truman

“Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance.”
– Woodrow Wilson

“I believe in America because we have great dreams, and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true.”
– Wendell L. Wilkie

“It will be celebrated with pomp and parade, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other.”
– John Adams

“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.”
– Charlotte Brontë

“We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid because freedom is priceless.”
– Lech Walesa

“Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.”
– Aung San Suu Kyi

“The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.”
– Aung San Suu Kyi

“Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.”
– Herbert Hoover

“Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have.”
– Harry Emerson Fosdick

“Dreams are the foundation of America.”
– Lupita Nyong’o

“All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.”
– Winston Churchill

Funny 4th of July Quotes and Freedom Sayings

“You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4th, not with a parade of guns, tanks and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism.”
– Erma Bombeck

“When you’re born, you get a ticket to the freak show. When you’re born in America, you get a front-row seat.”
– George Carlin

“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.”
– George Bernard Shaw

“I always have the most fun on the Fourth of July. You don’t have to exchange any gifts. You just go to the beach and watch fireworks. It’s always fun.”
– James Lafferty

“You get to cook outside, blow stuff up, wear shorts. Easter should be taking notes!”
– Jay Pritchett from Modern Family

“Laughter is America’s most important export.”
– Walt Disney

“It’s Fourth of July weekend, or, as I call it, Exploding Christmas.”
– Stephen Colbert

“America’s a family. We all yell at each other. It all works out.”
– Louis C.K.

“The United States is the only country with a known birthday.”
– James G. Blaine

“If our Founding Fathers wanted us to care about the rest of the world, they wouldn’t have declared their independence from it.”
– Stephen Colbert

“A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works.”
– Bill Vaughan

“If summer had one defining scent, it’d definitely be the smell of barbecue.”
– Katie Lee

“All great change in America begins at the dinner table.”
– Ronald Reagan

“You wonder sometimes how our government puts on its pants in the morning.”
– Jon Stewart

“Oh my God! You look like the Fourth of July. Makes me want a hot dog real bad.”
– Paulette from Legally Blonde 2

“Thanksgiving without turkey is like Fourth of July with no apple pie, or Friday with no two pizzas.”
– Joey (from the TV-show Friends)

“It’s a party in the U.S.A.”
– Miley Cyrus

“History began on July 4th, 1776. Everything before that was a mistake.”
– Ron Swanson (from the TV-show Parks & Recreations)

“Happy 4th of July! Drink until you see stars… and stripes!”
– Unknown

Inspirational 4th of July Quotes on Family and Friendship

“What was important wasn’t the fireworks, it was that we were together this evening, together in this place, looking up into the sky at the same time.”
– Banana Yoshimoto

“America is a tune. It must be sung together.”
– Gerald Stanley Lee

“Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.”
– John Dickinson

“The Fourth of July should be celebrated with big hearts.”
– Camila Alves

“People in power are trying to convince us that the villain in our American story is each other. But that is not our story. That is not who we are. That’s not our America. Our United States of America is not about us versus them. It’s about we the people!”
– Camila Alves

“One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, one nation, evermore!”
– Oliver Wendell Holmes

“We shall go wild with fireworks… and they will plunge into the sky and shatter the darkness.”
– Natsuki Takaya

“Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.”
– Abraham Lincoln

“No one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone. That is the true experience of freedom: having the most important thing in the world without owning it.”
– Paulo Coelho

“America, for me, has been the pursuit and catching of happiness.”
– Aurora Raigne

“When you get to know a lot of people, you make a great discovery… It takes all the people – black and white, Catholic, Jewish and Protestant, recent immigrants and Mayflower descendants – to make up America.”
– Judy Garland

“My favorite thing about the United States? Lots of Americans, one America.”
– Val Saintsbury

“The fact is, with every friendship you make and every bond of trust you establish, you are shaping the image of America projected to the rest of the world.”
– Michelle Obama

Short 4th of July Quotes on Freedom

“She had not known the weight until she felt the freedom!”
– Nathaniel Hawthorne

“You never completely have your rights, one person, until you all have your rights.”
– Marsha P. Johnson

“From every mountainside, let freedom ring.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.

“He who is brave is free.”
– Lucius Annaeus Seneca

“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.”
– Angela Davis

“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”
– George Orwell

“We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.”
– Will Rogers

“He only earns his freedom and his life who takes them every day by storm.”
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Thought is free.”
– William Shakespeare

“I have tasted freedom. I will not give up that which I have tasted.”
– Harvey Milk

“The land of opportunity.”
– Bob Poser

“Freedom, in any case, is only possible by constantly struggling for it.”
– Albert Einstein

“Freedom is never given; it is won.”
– A. Philip Randolph

“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.”
– John F. Kennedy

“Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.

“Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.”
– Kahlil Gibran

“Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.”
– George Washington

“Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself.”
– Gloria Steinem

“Humanity has won its battle. Liberty now has a country.”
– Marquis de Lafayette

“Where freedom is, there is my nation.”
– Benjamin Franklin

“Freedom is the power to say no.”
– James Clear

“Freedom is something that dies unless it’s used.”
– Hunter S. Thompson

Want more inspiration for your summer? Then check out the short July quotes here, these inspirational July quotes, the short summer quotes in this post and the inspirational summer quotes here. Plus, this one with lots of funny summer quotes.

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