Fireworks Near Me: Manasquan-Belmar July 4th 2024 Events

MANASQUAN, NJ — Here's where you can celebrate Independence Day in and around Manasquan-Belmar. Area events include fireworks, festivals and other Fourth of July fun.

Patch put together a guide of what’s going on in the greater Manasquan-Belmar area and surrounding towns for Independence Day 2024.

July 4 Festivities for 2024:

Manasquan fireworks on July 3: East Main Street, Manasquan. A concert by local band Wave Length begins at 7:30 and fireworks go off at dusk.

Asbury Park fireworks on July 3: Fireworks go off at 9 p.m. 2nd and 4th Avenue Beaches (Rain date: Friday, July 5) The beach will be cleared by 6 p.m. in order to prepare for the fireworks display.

Red Bank fireworks on July 3: Riverview Medical Center Foundation hosts annual fireworks on the Navesink on July 3. As is tradition, the event will be held at the DiPiero home on the Navesink River and will kick off at 6:30 p.m. with the fireworks display beginning between 9:15 and 9:30 p.m. The fireworks will be visible from a variety of locations along the Navesink River and by boat near the Oceanic Bridge.

Pier Village fireworks in Long Branch on July 4: Oceanfest 2024 in Pier Village in Long Branch. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. come to the beach, live music, dining, family fun, walk around the shops, fireworks when it gets dark http://www.oceanfestnj.com/

Freehold hosts Declaration of Independence reading on the morning of July 4: This reading has been going on for over a decade. The reading will begin at 9 a.m. on July 4 at the Freehold Borough Fire House. Attendees who wish to join the reading should plan to show up by 8:45 a.m.

Middlesex County Independence Day Re-Enactment at East Jersey Old Town Village on July 4:

Get ready to witness 'A Revolutionary Celebration', and watch history come alive right before your eyes as George Washington and the Continental Army reenact the celebration of the second anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1778, with cannon fire and a musket salute. Bring a blanket or a chair and enjoy a concert of patriotic-themed music performed by the Libby Prison Minstrels and Mark Heter Band. Visitors can also mix and mingle with historical interpreters, explore historic buildings, enjoy patriotic music by the Mark Heter Band, see a 19th Century printing press in action, enjoy children’s crafts, stone carving and much more. This free event is open to the public.

WHEN: Thursday, July 4, 11 am–5:15 pm
WHERE: East Jersey Old Town Village 1050 River Road| Piscataway, NJ 08854

A brief history of America's Independence Day:

Americans celebrate the birth of a new nation 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.

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.