--- title: July 4th: See the Best Celebrity Instagram Photos description: Fourth of July provides the perfect opportunity to frolic in the sun and celebrities are far from exempt from enjoying the long weekend. canonical: https://time.com/4393176/july-4th-taylor-swift-celebrities/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-05T15:44:50.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:34:02.005Z og:title: These Celebrities Had a Better Fourth of July Than You og:description: Pics or it didn't happen og:url: https://time.com/4393176/july-4th-taylor-swift-celebrities/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: These Celebrities Had a Better Fourth of July Than You twitter:description: Pics or it didn't happen twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # These Celebrities Had a Better Fourth of July Than You And These Instagrams Are Proof > Sponsored content. 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From [Taylor Swift throwing her annual Fourth of July bash](http://time.com/4390634/taylor-swift-july-4th/) alongside her hyper-photogenic girl gang to [Chrissy Teigen and John Legend](http://time.com/4317983/chrissy-teigen-model-mom/) taking the Hamptons to throw a star-studded pool party, see how celebs spent their Independence day weekend below. Taylor Swift, self-appointed queen of Fourth of July, did not disappoint with her annual star-studded Independence Day bash and requisite group photo, which included Blake Lively, Gigi Hadid, Ruby Rose and more. Chrissy Teigen and John Legend reaffirmed that they are, as always, relationship goals at a party in the Hamptons. Kylie Jenner celebrated Fourth of July by letting us know just what her relationship status was. For Reese Witherspoon, bigger was better for the long weekend. Alicia Keys and Swizz Beats took to the beach to celebrate the Fourth. Meanwhile, Selena Gomez showed us how she throws down for a holiday party. Lucy Hale had a successful foray into festive Pinterest recipes. [Ms. Tina](http://time.com/4385210/beyonce-tina-lawson-bet-awards/) made good use of the long weekend by going to Essence Fest. Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka showed themselves to be grill masters. However, Mindy Kaling took the all-American cake by watching Independence Day fireworks while indulging in McDonald’s. 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