Fireworks Near Me: Holmdel-Hazlet, July 4th 2024 Events

HAZLET, NJ — Independence Day is fast approaching so it's time to find out where you can celebrate in and around Holmdel and Hazlet. 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 Holmdel, Hazlet and the surrounding areas.

July 4 Festivities For 2024

What:Woodbridge Independence Day Celebration
Where: Alvin P. Williams Memorial Park, Port Reading Ave, Sewaren
When: July 3, 4 p.m.

Join Woodbridge Township for their annual Independence Day fireworks and celebration! Doors open at 4 p.m. and guests can enjoy performances from Spyne and AM Gold before the fireworks show. Attendees can bring their own lawn chairs, but there will be no reserved seating or alcoholic beverages allowed. In case of rain, the celebration will take place on July 5.

What: Hazlet Township Independence Day July 4th Fireworks 2024
Where: Veterans Park at 1776 Union Ave
When: July 3, 6 p.m.

Join Hazlet Township for the annual Independence Day celebration on July 3, 2024 (rain date July 5). DJ Music and food trucks start at 6 p.m. and fireworks go off at dusk. Over at the Swim Club, there will be a live concert from 2 to 4 p.m. for those who purchase a Day Pass or hold seasonal memberships.

What: Riverview Medical Center’s Annual Fireworks
Where: Various locations along the Navesink River and by boat near the Oceanic Bridge.
When: July 3, 9:15 p.m.

Join the Hackensack Meridian Riverview Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees in hosting their annual fireworks display! Prior to the fireworks display, the Hackensack Meridian Riverview Medical Center fundraising event will be held at the DiPiero home on the Navesink River and begin at 6:30 p.m.

What: “Let Freedom Ring” Independence Day in Perth Amboy
Where: City Hall Circle, 260 High Street, Perth Amboy
When: July 4, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Join the Color Guard of the New Jersey Society and Sons of the American Revolution for the Annual Liberty Bell Ringing and Wreath Laying Commemorations at City Hall Circle! Enjoy speeches and colonial music from New Jersey Fife & Drum Corps.

What: Independence Day Celebration in Holmdel
Where: Historic Longstreet Farm, Holmdel
When: July 4, 12-3 p.m.

Join the Longstreet Farm staff as they celebrate Independence Day with games and contests for free!

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.