Fireworks Near Me: Galloway July 4th 2025 Events

GALLOWAY, NJ — Independence Day falls on a Friday in 2025, kicking off a star-spangled three-day weekend packed with fireworks, festivals and other Fourth of July fun in and around Galloway.

To help you fit it all in on your 4th of July calendar, Patch has put together a guide to what’s going on in Galloway and the surrounding areas.

July 4 Festivities For 2025

What: Galloway Township 4th of July Parade
Where: See route here
When: July 4, 9 a.m.

What: Fourth of July Celebration
Where: Ocean City Boardwalk
When: July 4
Kite flying competition at 7 p.m. A spectacular boardwalk fireworks display tops off the evening at 9 p.m.

What: July 4th Fireworks Extravaganza
Where: Huntington Avenue, Margate City
When: July 4, 9 p.m.
Bring your beach chairs, blankets and kids for this dazzling display on the beach.

What: Ocean City Pops Free Outdoor Concert
Where: Carey Stadium
When: July 4, 8 p.m.
The legendary local orchestra will perform patriotic classics and audience favorites in honor of our nation’s birthday. Bring a beach chair or blanket to sit on the field, and there will be seating available in the bleachers.

What: Tropicana Atlantic City Fireworks ShowWhere: Tropicana Atlantic City, 2831 Boardwalk, Atlantic City
When: July 4, 10 p.m.
Fireworks are launched from the beachfront and can be viewed along the boardwalk.

Independence Day commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. In that document, the 13 original colonies declared their independence from Great Britain.

During the pivotal summer of 1776, the pre-Revolutionary celebrations honoring King George III’s birthday were replaced with mock funerals as a symbolic break from the crown.

It was an exciting time in Philadelphia — the Continental Congress voted to break from the crown and, two days later on July 4, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the original 13 colonies —New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland. Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia — to adopt the Declaration of Independence.

The first annual commemoration of the nation’s independence was in Philadelphia on July 4, 1777, while the Revolutionary War was ongoing. Fireworks have been part of Fourth of July festivities since the first celebration in Philadelphia.

Today, Americans celebrate with fireworks, parades, concerts, and family gatherings and barbecues. Celebrations, though, predate by centuries the designation of Independence Day as a federal holiday, which didn’t happen until 1941.