Fireworks And Green Festival Returns This Weekend To Long Valley

LONG VALLEY, NJ — This Saturday, the Long Valley Fire Company will once again host the eagerly anticipated and yearly Long Valley Fireworks and Green Festival at the Long Valley Middle School.

The annual event was reintroduced last year after being postponed in 2020 due to COVID-19.

"The Washington Township Green Team and Long Valley Fire Company have once again partnered together to organize a fun-filled afternoon showcasing local sustainable businesses and environmental-minded township organizations, which will be capped off with a lively fireworks display as one last hurrah of the summer," township officials said.

A beer garden, food trucks, live music, and other festival activities are scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. on Saturday. The Long Valley Fire Company will benefit entirely from the $7 per car admission fee for vehicles and the $3 walk-in fee for all other attendees.

Food will be available for purchase at the festival, but residents are also welcome to bring their own. "If you choose to bring your own food from home, please keep the environment in mind and bring along reusable containers and utensils. Please remember, no glass containers are allowed at the event," event officials said.

During the festival, the established policies of the Washington Township Board of Education and Long Valley Middle School will be enforced: no dogs, smoking, alcohol, glass containers, golf carts, or motorized vehicles on the grass.

The fireworks are anticipated to go off at around 8:45 p.m., according to event organizers.

"Join me and my family again in August at the Long Valley Middle School for our annual event and support our local groups," said Washington Township Mayor Matt Murello.