Top Ten New Jersey Events for July 4th Weekend
Here are my Top Ten New Jersey Events for July 4th Weekend, June 30th – July 4th, 2017!
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Links and additional information for events are in the Titles. Events are listed in date order.
Top Ten New Jersey Events for June 30th – July 4th, 2017:
July 1st – 4th – PermaJam Music Festival
The 2nd Annual PermaJam Festival is July 1-4 @ Toye Recreation in Sussex, NJ ! Join us for an EPIC 4 days and nights of musical performances, permaculture, workshops, yoga, dance, art, bonfires, jamming, and hiking through the Appalachians, with vendors & yes, of course, food! This festival is a benefit to save, preserve, and enhance land, which includes organic food production, music + other events, community outreach, and much much more. 100% of the net proceeds are being donated to land owners that need our help to ensure their present and future prosperity for many generations to come.
Date: July 1st- 4th, 2017
Address: Toye Recreation, Sussex, NJ
Cost: Tickets
July 2nd – Independence Day Celebration – Harrison Town Fair
Celebrate “Independence Day” and “Harrison Town Fair” on Sunday July 2, 2017 from 10am-6pm. The fair will host exciting activities such as Music, Food, Vendor Marketplace, Games and more!
Date: Sunday July 2, 2017 from 10am-6pm
Address: 415 Harrison Ave, Harrison NJ
Cost: Free
July 2nd – Allaire Village’s Independence Day Celebration
The members of the Howell Iron Works celebrate the founding of our nation with the Independence Celebration. Experience a day in the life of people during the 1830s. The school master will be holding school lessons for visitors and villagers alike. Participate in a Militia drills and parade. The Declaration of Independence will be read at 2pm before the General Store. There will also be speeches, and fanfare. The ladies of the Temperance and Charitable Society present prizes to the best presentations. Then join the ladies for the Temperance Rally. This event is free for the public.
Date: Sunday, July 2nd, 2017; 11am to 4pm
Address: The Historic Village at Allaire; 4263 Atlantic Avenue, Farmingdale, NJ
Cost: Free
July 3rd- 6th Annual Independence Day Fireworks Festival at Valenzano Winery
Live music and entertainment
Food Trucks and crafters
Limited tickets for a more comfortable experience
Convenient parking
Increased fireworks budget for our biggest show ever.
Valenzano wines available by the bottle.
Souvenir wine glass for adults
Pony rides
Kids Entertainment
Paintball Shooting Gallery
Airsoft Target Practice
Date: Monday, July 3rd, 2017
Address: 1090 U.S. 206, Shamong, NJ
Cost: $12 – $18
July 3rd – Rahway’s Independence Day Fireworks
Rahway’s Independence Day Fireworks will be displayed behind Rahway City Hall at 9 pm on Monday July 3rd. The best viewing areas will be along Main and Irving St. in the downtown area. Rain Date will be on Thursday July 6th in conjunction with our free movies on City Hall Plaza event.
Date: Monday, July 3rd, 2017; 9pm to 10pm
Address: 1 City Hall Plaza, Rahway, NJ
Cost: Free
July 4th – Historic Smithville’s July 4th Parade
Put on your red, white and blue and come out to one of the largest July 4th parades in New Jersey. Parade starts 9am at Smitty’s Shopping Center, marches down Smithville Blvd. ending at the Village Greene parking lot around noon.
Date: Tuesday, July 4th, 2017; 9am
Address: 3 N New York Road, Galloway, NJ
Cost: Free
July 4th – Long Branch 27th Annual Oceanfest
It’s the biggest seasonal event on the Jersey Shore — in fact, it’s the biggest Independence Day celebration anywhere in New Jersey, and it happens every July 4th right here in Long Branch.Each year since 1990, crowds numbering in the hundreds of thousands have descended upon the city’s oceanfront promenade from points all over the Mid-Atlantic region for Oceanfest — an all-day, family friendly festival that brings together the most memorable sights, sounds and sensations of the summer season. Not just a music or food festival; much more than a craft sale or street fair, Oceanfest combines the best parts of everyone’s favorite summertime memory — and caps it all off with the most spectacular fireworks display you’ll see anywhere along the Jersey coast.
Date: Tuesday, July 4th, 2017; 10am to 10pm, Fireworks at 9pm
Address: 1 Ocean Blvd, Long Branch, NJ
Cost: Free
July 4th – Jersey City Freedom & Fireworks Festival
Celebrate our nation’s independence with the unparalleled 4th Annual Jersey City Freedom & Fireworks Festival at Liberty State Park! This year entertainment options have been expanded to include additional carnival rides, more live performers from 2 stages, constant kids entertainment, a large beer garden, and a smorgasbord of food options all with a stunning backdrop of Ellis Island and the NYC skyline. Jersey City’s own Kool & The Gang will headline the event taking the stage at dusk, just before one of the largest fireworks displays in the region.
Date: Tuesday, July 4th, 2017; 12-10 p.m.
Address: Exchange Place, Jersey City, NJ
Cost: Free
July 4th – July 4th Fireworks at Tuckerton Seaport
Join for 4th of July fireworks presented by the Pinelands July 4th Fireworks Committee!
Date: Tuesday, July 4th, 2017; 4-9m
Address: Tuckerton Seaport, Tuckerton, NJ
Cost: Free
July 4th – Freedom Festival w/ WAR + special guests
Celebrate Independence Day at the Freedom Festival on the Camden Waterfront at Wiggins Park. Presented by the Camden CountyBoard of Freeholders and the City of Camden.
5 PM Kickoff Salute to America and our Veterans
6:30 PM Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
8 PM WAR
9:30 PM Fireworks Spectacular over the Delaware River
Date: Tuesday, July 4th, 2017; 5pm to 10pm
Address: Camden Waterfront, Camden, NJ
Cost: Free
Additional Awesome New Jersey Events:
June 29th – July 9th – Leonia Sports Boosters Carnival (Leonia, Bergen County)
June 30th – Rutgers Gardens Farm Market (New Brunswick, Middlesex County)
June 30th – Final Fridays: Farmers and Food Trucks (Oaklyn, Camden County)
June 30th – July 5th –Peter Max – Summer of Love 50th Anniversary (Stone Harbor, Cape May County)
July 1st – Boonton Farmers’ Market (Boonton, Morris County)
July 1st – Craft Day by the Bay (Harvey Cedars, Ocean County)
July 2nd – Runnemede Fire Company Farmers Market (Runnemede, Camden County)
July 2nd – Sunday in the Park with…the Symphony (Red Bank, Monmouth County)
July 3rd – Free Concert on the Cape May Ferry Terminal Lawn (North Cape May, Cape May County)
July 4th – 8th – Cumberland County Fair (Millvillle, Cumberland County)
