Fireworks Near Me: Marlboro-Colts Neck, July 4th 2024 Events

COLTS NECK, NJ — Independence Day is fast approaching so it's time to find out where you can celebrate in and around Marlboro and Colts Neck. Area events include fireworks, festivals and other Fourth of July fun.

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 Marlboro, Colts Neck and the surrounding areas.

July 4 Festivities For 2024

What: Colts Neck Business Association Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks
Where: Bucks Mill Park at 137 Bucks Mill Rd, Colts Neck
When: July 3, 6 p.m.

Join Colts Neck Business Association’s Independence Day celebration with the Colts Neck Community Band, a Flag Ceremony with the CN ROTC Color Guard, food and more!

What: Asbury Park Independence Day Fireworks
Where: 2nd and 4th Avenue Beaches
When: July 3, 9 p.m.

Join Asbury Park for their Independence Day Fireworks show! The beach will be cleared by 6 p.m. in order to prepare for the fireworks display. In case of rain, the show will take place on July 5th.

What: Fourth of July Spectacular
Where: F Edward Biertuempfel Memorial Park, Union
When: July 4, 7:30 p.m.

Join Union Township for their Fourth of July Spectacular! Start the night with a concert featuring Mission Dance followed by a fireworks display. Attendees can bring their own lawn chairs and blankets, and admission is free. In case of rain, the event will take place on July 5th.

What: Jenkinson’s Independence Day Fireworks
Where: Jenkinson’s Boardwalk, 300 Ocean Ave N, Point Pleasant Beach
When: July 4, 9:30-9:45 p.m.

Celebrate Independence Day with Jenkinson’s during their July 4th fireworks show!

What: Marlboro Township Summer Concert & Fireworks
Where: Marlboro Recreation Center Lawn, 1996 Recreation Way, Marlboro
When: July 7, 7:30 p.m.

Join Marlboro Township for their Summer Concert & Fireworks Celebration! The event will feature Stifler’s Mom alongside Jersey Eatz, Latin Bites and more. Attendees can bring chairs and blankets. No registration is required and smoking, pets and alcohol are not allowed.

A Brief Background on Independence Day
Today, 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.