New Jersey July 4th Events, Fireworks, Parades, AND More 2023

There will be fireworks in New Jersey on July 4th!

There will be fireworks in New Jersey on July 4th. There will be and parades, and concerts. There will be all kinds of fun New Jersey July 4th events this year but not just on July 4th, but also in the days leading up to July 4th. We’ve been finding July 4th fireworks scheduled for as early as June 30, 2023 this year.

July 4th in New Jersey

As summer unfolds and NJ beaches and boardwalks fill with local families and visitors, there’s one particular event that gets residents and visitors alike excited. Every year, in the days surrounding Independence Day, the Garden State becomes a canvas of pyrotechnic brilliance, showering its shores, parks, and cities with an awe-inspiring display of light and sound.

The July 4th fireworks in New Jersey have long been an iconic tradition, uniting communities and serving as a testament to the unyielding spirit of patriotism that defines the nation.

From the bustling urban city of Jersey City to the peaceful beach towns along the Jersey Shore, the entire state comes alive with July 4th fireworks, concerts, and community celebrations. Families gather, kids get excited, all eager to witness the breathtaking explosions of color that paint the night sky.

In this comprehensive guide, we visit each of NJ’s regions, counties, and municipailities all in an effort to help you find magnificent New Jersey’s July 4th fireworks near you (and near me ;-) ). Whether you seek the grandeur of an urban extravaganza or the serene charm of a seaside celebration, New Jersey offers a multitude of options to witness fireworks on the Fourth of July.

You love fireworks! We love fireworks!

Last year (2022) nearly 240,000 families turned to Jersey Family Fun for information on where to see fireworks, not just July 4th Fireworks in New Jersey, but for a full schedule of New Jersey events with fireworks throughout the summer. That’s a lot of families that love witnessing the bombs bursting in air with the spectacular colorful glares.

So, grab your picnic blanket, put on your most patriotic attire, and prepare to be captivated by the mesmerizing splendor of New Jersey’s July 4th fireworks. Let’s dive into the magic together and create memories that will illuminate our spirits for years to come.

We are always excited for the Fourth of July in New Jersey! Bike parades, fireworks, barbecues and festivals usher in the official start of Summer in the Garden State.

Families and friends get together and it’s time to get outside whether it’s by the ocean or a lake or your downtown or your backyard. Since this year the holiday falls on a Monday night, you’ll find plenty of events to enjoy on the 4th, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday before July 4th, the week leading up to it, and in the weeks following July 4th. Not all the July 4th events in New Jersey are on July 4th.

You don’t have to look any further than Jersey Family Fun’s event calendar! As always, we have all the information you need to know, the who, what, where, and how much so you can spend more time having FUN!

We find our listings by scouring the internet, keeping our eyes open, and listening as friends talk about their plans – and we bring it all to you in our easy to use events calendar. Below you can find easy links to each of the 21 New Jersey counties and all their 4th of July events. Whether you stay close to home or take a day trip we have you covered!

Some events may require a fee or advanced registration, some have rain dates, and some are for residents only. We provide as much information as we are able to gather, but we recommend following the links or making a phone call for the most up-to-date information. If you have an event that should be listed please use the POST YOUR EVENT button on our New Jersey Calendar of Events. There is no charge to list events that are $5 or less per person to attend.

If you are aware of July 4th events or New Jersey fireworks that aren’t on our calendar, please let us know by commenting below!

Key

• Keep in mind not all July 4th events happen on July 4th.
• Events in italics we are still researching the status of for 2023.
• Events with crossed out lines have been cancelled for 2023.
• Events in regular type are on for 2023 and you can click on the link for the current year’s information.
• If the town name is not clickable, it means we do not have any information for that town at this time.

North Jersey July 4th Events

Visit one of our county pages for a listing of July 4th events in Northern New Jersey. Please click on any July 4th event title for more information.

Bergen County July 4th Events

Click to see all of our Bergen County July 4th Events listings.

Allendale July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

Alpine

Bergenfield

Bogota

Carlstadt

Cliffside Park

Closter

Cresskill July 4th Celebration 2023

Demarest

Dumont

East Rutherford

Edgewater July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

Elmwood Park

Emerson

Englewood July 4th Fireworks 2023

Englewood Cliffs

Fair Lawn July 4th Fireworks and Concert 2023

Fairview

Fort Lee Historic Park 4th of July Celebration

Franklin Lakes

Garfield

Glen Rock July 4th Parade and Celebration 2023

Hackensack July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

Harrington Park

Hasbrouck Heights

Haworth

Hillsdale

Ho-Ho-Kus

Leonia

Little Ferry

Lodi

Lyndhurst July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

Mahwah

Maywood Fourth of July Events

• Maywood July 4th Parade 2023
• Maywood July 4th Concert and Fireworks 2022

Midland Park

Montvale

Moonachie

New Milford

North Arlington

Northvale

Norwood July 4th Fireworks 2022

Oakland

Old Tappan

Oradell Fourth of July Events

• Oradell July 4th Parade 2023
• Oradell July 4th Fireworks 2023

Palisades Park

Park Ridge

Ramsey July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

Ridgefield

Ridgefield Park Fourth of July Events

• Ridgefield Park July 4th Fireworks and Concert 2023
• Ridgefield Park July 4th Parades and Celebration 2023

Ridgewood July 4th Parade 2023

River Edge July 4th Parade and Family Fair 2023

River Vale

Rochelle Park

Rockleigh

Rutherford July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

Saddle Brook July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Saddle River

South Hackensack

Teaneck July 4th Parade 2023

Tenafly July 4th Celebration with fireworks 2023

Teterboro

Upper Saddle River

Waldwick

Wallington

Washington

Westwood

Woodcliff Lake

Wood-Ridge

Wyckoff

Essex County July 4th Events

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Belleville July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

Bloomfield/Montclair July 4th Fireworks and Concert at Brookdale Park 2023

Caldwell Borough

Cedar Grove July 4th Fireworks 2023

City of Orange

East Orange July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Essex Fells

Fairfield

Glen Ridge

Irvington

Livingston July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Maplewood

Millburn – Short Hills July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Montclair July 4th Fireworks, Parade, and Celebration 2023

Newark July 4th Concert and Fireworks 2023

North Caldwell

Nutley July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Roseland

Verona July 4th Fireworks 2023

South Orange Village July 4th Parade and Celebration 2023

West Caldwell July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

West Essex July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

West Orange July 4th Celebration and Food Truck Festival 2023

Hudson County July 4th Events

Click to see all of our Hudson County July 4th Events listings.

Bayonne July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

East Newark

Guttenberg

Harrison

Hoboken

Jersey City July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

Kearny July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

North Bergen

Secaucus July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

Union City July 4th Celebration 2023

Weehawken

West New York

Morris County July 4th Events

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Boonton July 4th Celebration 2022

Boonton Township

Butler

Chatham July 4th Fireworks and Parade 2023

Chatham Township

Chester Borough

Chester Township

Dover Township July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

East Hanover July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Florham Park July 4th Fireworks and Parade Celebration 2023

Hanover July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Harding

Jefferson

Kinnelon

Lincoln Park

Long Hill

Madison

Mendham Borough

Mendham Township July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Mine Hill

Montville

Morris

Morris Plains 4th of July Family Day and Fireworks 2023

Mount Arlington July 4th Fireworks at Lake Hopatcong 20233

Mount Olive

Mountain Lakes July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Netcong

Parsippany July 4th Fireworks and Concert 2023

Pequannock

Randolph July 4th Freedom Festival and Fireworks 2023

Riverdale

Rockaway Borough

Rockaway Township

Roxbury

Victory Gardens

Washington

Wharton

Passaic County July 4th Events

Click to see all of our Passaic County July 4th Events listings.

Bloomingdale 4th of July Fireworks 2023

Clifton July 4th Fireworks 2023

Haledon

Hawthorne

Little Falls July 4th Street Fair 2023

North Haledon

Passaic

Paterson July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Pompton Lakes

Prospect Park

Totowa

Wanaque

Wayne

West Milford

West Paterson

Sussex County July 4th Events

Click to see all of our Sussex County July 4th Events listings.

Andover Borough

Andover Township

Branchville

Byram

Franklin

Fredon

Green

Hamburg

Hampton

Hardyston

Lafayette

Montague

Newton

Ogdensburg

Sandyston

Sparta July 4th Fireworks at Lake Mohawk Country Club 2023

Stanhope

Stillwater

Sussex

Vernon July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Walpack

Wantage

Union County July 4th Events

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Berkeley Heights

Clark July 4th Fireworks 2023

Cranford July 4th Celebration 2023

Elizabeth July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Fanwood

Garwood

Hillside

Kenilworth

Linden

Mountainside

New Providence July 4th Fireworks 2023

Plainfield July 4th Fireworks and Parade 2023

Rahway July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Roselle

Roselle Park July 4th Fireworks, Concert, and Food Trucks 2023

Scotch Plains July 4th Fireworks 2023

Springfield July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Summit July 4th Fireworks, Bike Parade, & Celebration 2023

Union July 4th Festivities and Fireworks 2023

Westfield

Winfield

Warren County July 4th Events

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Allamuchy

Alpha

Belvidere

Blairstown July 4th Celebration 2023

Franklin

Frelinghuysen

Greenwich

Hackettstown

Hardwick

Harmony

Hope

Independence

Knowlton

Liberty

Lopatcong

Mansfield

Oxford July 4th Celebration at Shippen Manor 2022

Phillipsburg

Pohatcong

Washington Borough July 4th Fireworks and Parade 2023

Washington Township

White

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Central Jersey July 4th Events

For July 4th events in Central New Jersey, visit one of our county listings of New Jersey July 4th events. Please click on any July 4th event title for more information.

Hunterdon County July 4th Events

Click to see all of our Hunterdon County July 4th Events listings.

Alexandria

Bethlehem

Bloomsbury

Califon

Clinton town

Clinton Township

Delaware

East Amwell

Flemington July 4th Fireworks 2022

Franklin

Frenchtown

Glen Gardner

Hampton

High Bridge

Holland

Kingwood

Lambertville

Lebanon July 4th Parade and Picnic 2023

Lebanon Township

Milford

Raritan

Readington

Stockton

Tewksbury

Union

West Amwell

Mercer County July 4th Events

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East Windsor July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Ewing July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Hamilton Township July 4th Fireworks and Concert 2023

Hightstown

Hopewell Borough

Hopewell Township

Lawrence Township July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Pennington

Princeton July 4th Jubilee at Historic Morven 2023

Trenton

Washington

West Windsor

• There will be fireworks at the 2023 Carnival in West Windsor at Mercer County Park on a few different days.

Middlesex County July 4th Events

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Carteret July 4th Festival and Fireworks 2023

Cranbury July 4th Fireworks 2023

Dunellen

East Brunswick July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

Edison July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

Spotswood and Helmetta July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

Highland Park July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

• postponed to Sunday, August 6, 2023

Jamesburg

Metuchen

Middlesex County “A Revolutionary Celebration” 2023

Milltown July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

New Brunswick July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

• City of New Brunswick, via their website, Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks POSTPONED UNTIL AUGUST 6.

Old Bridge

Fourth of July Events in Perth Amboy

• Perth Amboy July 4th Ceremony 2023
• Perth Amboy July 4th Fireworks and Festival 2023

Piscataway July 4th Celebration 2023

Plainsboro

Sayreville July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

South Amboy July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2022

South Brunswick July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

South Plainfield

South River

Spotswood and Helmetta July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

Woodbridge July 4th Fireworks 2023

Monmouth County July 4th Events

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Aberdeen July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Allenhurst

Allentown July 4th Declaration Reading 2023

Atlantic Highlands July 4th Events

• Atlantic Highlands July 4th Fireworks 2023
• Atlantic Highlands Fireman’s Fair

Avon-by-the-Sea

Belmar July 4th Fireworks 2023

Bradley Beach July 4th Concert and Fireworks 2023

Brielle

Colts Neck July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Deal

Eatontown

Englishtown

Fair Haven

Farmingdale

Freehold July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

Hazlet July 4th Fireworks 2023

Highlands

Howell

Interlaken

Keansburg July 4th Fireworks and Family Fun Festival 2023

Keyport

Little Silver

Loch Arbour

Long Branch July 4th Festival with Fireworks 2023

Manasquan July 4th Parade, Concert and Fireworks 2023

• Canceled due to weather.

Marlboro July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Matawan July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

Middletown

Millstone

Monmouth Beach

• Ocean Grove July 4th Parade and Concert 2023

Neptune City

Ocean Township July 4th Fireworks and Concert 2023

Oceanport

Red Bank

Roosevelt July 4th Celebration 2023

Rumson

Sea Bright July 4th Fireworks 2023

Sea Girt

Shrewsbury Borough

• Declaration of Independence Reading at Allen House – Shrewsbury 2023

Shrewsbury Township

South Belmar

Spring Lake Boro

Spring Lake Heights

Tinton Falls

Union Beach July 4th Fireworks 2022

• There will be NO fireworks this July 3rd, 2023, due to the construction project by the Army Corps of Engineers. Fireworks will return in 2024!

Upper Freehold

Wall July 4th Fireworks 2023

• fireworks are postponed until Thursday 7/6 at 9:30 pm.

West Long Branch

Somerset County July 4th Events

Click to see all of our Somerset County July 4th Events listings.

Bedminster

Bernards

Bernardsville

Bound Brook

Branchburg

Bridgewater July 4th Music and Fireworks at North Branch Park 2023

Far Hills

Franklin Township July 4th Celebration and Fireworks (Somerset County) 2023

Green Brook

Manville

Millstone

Montgomery

North Plainfield July 4th Fireworks, Concert, and Parade 2023

Peapack & Gladstone

Raritan

Rocky Hill

Somerville

South Bound Brook

Warren

Watchung

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South Jersey July 4th Events

Kids and families would love to spend July 4th enjoying New Jersey July 4th events in Southern New Jersey. Visit the county pages for the July 4th events closest to you. Please click on any July 4th event title for more information.

Atlantic County July 4th Events

Click to see all of our Atlantic County July 4th Events listings.

Absecon

Brigantine

Buena

Buena Vista July 4th Festival and Fireworks 2022

Corbin City

Egg Harbor

Egg Harbor City July 4th Fireworks 2023

Weymouth Township and Estell Manor July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Folsom

Galloway July 4th Parade 2023

Hamilton

Hammonton July 4th Parade 2023

Linwood July 4th Parade 2023

Longport

Margate City July 4th Fireworks 2023

Mullica

Northfield July 4th Parade 2023

Pleasantville

Port Republic

Somers Point

Ventnor City

Weymouth Township July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Burlington County July 4th Events

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Bass River

Beverly

Bordentown City

Bordentown Township July 4th Fireworks 2023

Burlington City

Burlington Township

Chesterfield

Cinnaminson

Delanco

Delran

Eastampton

Edgewater Park

Evesham July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Fieldsboro

Florence Township July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Hainesport

Lumberton

Mansfield

Maple Shade July 4th Parade and Fireworks 2023

Medford July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

Medford Lakes

Moorestown July 4th Parade 2023

Mount Holly July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

Mount Laurel

New Hanover

North Hanover

Palmyra

Pemberton Borough

Pemberton Township

Riverside

Riverton July 4th Celebration 2023

Shamong

Southampton Township July 4th Fireworks 2023

Springfield

Tabernacle

Washington

Westampton

Willingboro

Woodland

Wrightstown

Camden County July 4th Events

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Audubon July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Audubon Park

Barrington July 4th Fireworks and Parade 2023

Bellmawr July 4th Parades 2023

Berlin Borough

Berlin Township

Brooklawn July 4th Parade, Celebration and Fireworks 2023

Camden July 4th Festival and Fireworks 2023

Cherry Hill

Chesilhurst

Clementon

Collingswood July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Gibbsboro

Gloucester Township

Gloucester City July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Haddon Township July 4th Fireworks and Parade 2023

Haddon Heights

Hi-Nella July 4th Parade and Picnic 2023

Laurel Springs

Lawnside

Lindenwold

Magnolia July 4th Parade and Celebration 2023

Merchantville

Mount Ephraim July 4th Parade 2023

Pennsauken

Pine Hill July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Pine Valley

Runnemede July 4th Parade 2023

Somerdale

Stratford July 4th Parade and Celebration 2023

Tavistock

Voorhees

Waterford

Winslow Township July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

Woodlynne July 4th Parade and Picnic 2023

Cape May County July 4th Events

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Avalon July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Cape May Point

Dennis Township

Lower Township July 4th Fireworks and Festival 2023

Middle Township July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Sea Isle City July 4th Fireworks 2023

Stone Harbor July 4th Fireworks 2023

Upper Township July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

West Cape May

West Wildwood

Wildwoods July 4th Fireworks 2023

Wildwood Crest July 4th Fireworks and Concert 2023

Woodbine

Cumberland County July 4th Events

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Bridgeton July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

Commercial

Deerfield

Downe

Fairfield

Greenwich

Hopewell

Lawrence

Maurice River

Millville July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

Shiloh

Stow Creek

Upper Deerfield

Vineland City July 4th Fireworks and Concert 2023

Gloucester County July 4th Events

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Clayton

Deptford

East Greenwich

Elk

Franklin

Glassboro

Greenwich

Harrison

Logan

Mantua

Monroe Township July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

National Park

Newfield

Paulsboro July 4th Parade 2023

South Harrison

Swedesboro

Washington Township July 4th Fireworks and Parade 2023 (Gloucester County)

Wenonah July 4th Parade and Celebration 2023

West Deptford

Westville

• Westville July 4th Fireworks are Saturday, June 24, 2023.

Woodbury July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Woodbury Heights

Woolwich

Ocean County July 4th Events

Celebrate the 4th of July in Ocean County with these exciting events. Click to see all of our Ocean County July 4th Events listings.

Barnegat Light July 4th Parade 2023

Bay Head July 4th Parade 2023

Beach Haven July 4th Fireworks at Bay Village 2023

Beachwood July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Berkeley Township July 4th Fireworks 2023

Dover

Eagleswood

Harvey Cedars

Island Heights

Lacey Township July 4th Celebration and Fireworks 2023

Little Egg Harbor

Long Beach

Manchester

Mantoloking

Ocean Township Fireworks 2023

Ocean Gate July 4th Parade 2023

Pine Beach July 4th Parade 2023

Plumsted July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2023

Point Pleasant

Point Pleasant Beach

• Point Pleasant Beach does not have a separate July 4th event but there are weekly fireworks at dark in Point Pleasant Beach at Jenkinson’s Boardwalk for 2023.

Seaside Heights July 4th Fireworks 2023

Seaside Park July 4th Parade 2023

Ship Bottom

South Toms River

Stafford

Surf City

Tuckerton July 4th Fireworks and Parade 2023

Salem County July 4th Events

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Alloway

Carneys Point

Elmer

Elsinboro

Lower Alloways Creek

Mannington

Oldmans

Penns Grove

Pennsville

Pittsgrove

Quinton

Salem

Upper Pittsgrove

Woodstown July 4th Events

• Woodstown-Pilesgrove July 4th Fireworks and Celebration 2022
• Woodstown July 4th Parade 2023

We will continue to add to this list throughout the month of June and into July. If you know of a family-friendly July 4th event that should be added to this post or any of ours listing July 4th events please email me at [email protected].

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