Fireworks Near Me: Matawan-Aberdeen July 4th 2024 Events

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

Matawan and Aberdeen both already had their Fourth of July fireworks shows this past weekend, but Patch put together a guide to what’s going on in the Matawn-Aberdeen area and surrounding towns.

July 4 Festivities for 2024:

Hazlet fireworks on July 3: Join us for the annual Hazlet Independence Fireworks Show from Veterans Park at 1776 Union Ave. Rain date is July 5. DJ and Food trucks beginning at 6 p.m. Bring chairs.

New Brunswick fireworks on July 3: Celebrate Independence Day in the city of New Brunswick on Wednesday, July 3 at Boyd Park. Enjoy music, food, amusements and fireworks at 9:15 p.m. Rain date: July 7

Woodbridge fireworks on July 3: Woodbridge Township's 2024 Independence Day fireworks will be on July 3 (with a rain date of July 5).

The fireworks will be at Alvin P. Williams Park in Woodbridge on the Sewaren waterfront. Gates open at 4 p.m. Live music, games, vendors, food trucks and more. Bring your own lawn chairs and blankets. The incredible "Bringing the Night to Life” fireworks display to choreographed to music gets underway at dusk (approximately 9:30 PM) - the fireworks will be simulcast on 95.1 WOLD radio. Local band “Spyne” will start playing at 5:00 p.m. and “AM Gold” will play at 8:00 p.m. until the fireworks start and then again after the show.

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. 1 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/

Edison fireworks on July 4: 3:00 p.m. at Papaianni Park, 100 Municipal Blvd, Edison, NJ, 08817

Mayor Sam Joshi, Edison Council and Recreation Department present the 4th of July Celebration beginning at 3 p.m. and ending at 10 p.m. Fireworks will begin at 9:30 p.m. There will be a kids' zone, food, music and vendors. Performing musicians are Big Hix, 80's Revolution Band, The Benjamins. Bring your own lawn chairs and blankets.

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.