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Florham Park July Fourth Celebration, Fireworks Back For 2019

The celebration includes a parade, family fun day, and fireworks.

The celebration includes a parade, family fun day, and fireworks.
The celebration includes a parade, family fun day, and fireworks. (Patch Graphic)

FLORHAM PARK, NJ — Florham Park's annual July Fourth Celebration is back for 2019, and it'll be the same family fun residents have come to expect.

The Independence Day celebration starts with a flag raising ceremony, followed by a parade, family fun day, and ending with fireworks (full schedule below). In the event of rain, the full will be pushed back to the 5th.

There will be rides, bounce houses, and refreshments available for purchase. Rides are three tickets each, and refreshments are between one and five tickets. Each ticket costs a dollar.

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Here is the schedule for the celebration:

  • 9 a.m.: Flag Raising ceremony at Firehouse #1 on Brooklake Road
  • 9:30 a.m. Parade kicks off at Ridgedale Ave and Brooklake Road
  • 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Family Picnic at Borough Hall Lawn
  • Noon - 3 p.m.: Social garden with DJ music, must be 21 and older ($5 dollar entry).
  • 8:15 p.m.: Fireworks celebration

The following community groups are participating in the parade this year:

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  • Florham Park Police Honor Guard
  • Junior Police Academy
  • Florham Park Police Chief & Police
  • 40/8 Voiture 228 Locomotive
  • American Legion Post 43
  • Bloomingdale Cornet Band
  • Florham Park Mayor & Council
  • Morris County Sheriff James Gannon
  • Morris County Freeholders
  • Florham Park Antique Fire Truck
  • Florham Park Volunteer Fire Department
  • Florham Park Memorial First Aid Squad
  • Florham Park Jaycees
  • POSH DJs
  • Antique Cars 1
  • Essex Shillelagh Pipes and Drums
  • Madison Elks Salute Veterans / Stanley Kravitz
  • Livingston Fire Department
  • Brookdale Living
  • The NYC Mariachi Band
  • Florham Park Rotary Club
  • Scholarship Award Winner
  • Knights of Columbus Scholarship Award Winner
  • Paterson Gutter Band
  • Florham Park PTA King & Queen
  • Florham Park Girl Scouts
  • Whippany Fire Company, 1958 B85 Pumper
  • Magaletta Designs
  • Florham Park Boys Scouts Troop 18
  • Florham Park Cub Scouts Pack 2
  • East Hanover Fire Department
  • East Hanover First Aid Squad
  • Classic Cars Div 2
  • Brighton Gardens of Florham Park
  • Bounce Factory NJ
  • Jerry Gibson Memorial Youth Summer Theater
  • Morris County Women’s Roller Derby Team
  • Colonial Musketeers
  • Florham Park PBA Scholarship Winner
  • Police Unity Tour
  • Cornucopia Dixieland Band
  • Lou Boyd & Fred Stobaeus Award Winners
  • Little Duck Day School
  • Madison Fire Department
  • Roseland Fire Department
  • Parsippany Troy Hills Fire #6
  • Morris County Bomb Squad
  • Statue of Liberty
  • Little Red Schoolhouse
  • Salaam Shriner’s Oriental Band
  • Salaam Shriner’s Motor Corps
  • F.M. Kirby Center - Madison YMCA
  • Antique Cars 3
  • 17 North Band
  • Halos For Angels
  • Dancing With Danielle
  • Tiger Roofing
  • Passaic County Marching Band
  • Our American Heroes Banner
  • Local Active Military
  • Military Transport Assoc.
  • Florham Park Pool
  • Madison Pool
  • Bahama Mamas

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