Fourth of July is the perfect time for BBQs, parades, picnic blankets, and watching fireworks light up the sky with the kids. There are so many fun South Jersey celebrations happening, and I’m here to help you plan your holiday fun without having to search a million different town pages.
Check out this roundup of Fourth of July celebrations across several South Jersey counties.
More events will be added as towns release their 2026 details, so be sure to bookmark this page and check back!
Atlantic County
Looking for fireworks, parades, and patriotic celebrations? Here are the Atlantic County Fourth of July events currently confirmed for 2026. Additional events will be added as municipalities release information.
More events will be added as towns release 2026 information
Atlantic City Fourth of July Fireworks
FIREWORKS
LIVE MUSIC
FREE
📅 Date:
July 4, 2026
📍 Location:
Atlantic City Beach & Boardwalk
🎆 Fireworks:
Ocean Casino Resort fireworks and drone show at 9:00 PM
Tropicana fireworks at 10:00 PM
Atlantic City is going big for the Fourth with multiple fireworks displays over the beach and Boardwalk. Families can enjoy the beach, Boardwalk, entertainment, and fireworks from public viewing areas.
Hammonton Independence Day Fireworks
FIREWORKS
FREE
📅 Date:
July 4, 2026
📍 Location:
Hammonton Lake Park
Hammonton, NJ
🎆 Fireworks:
Evening fireworks
Pack the chairs, blankets, snacks, and maybe a little extra patience because Hammonton’s fireworks are a popular local tradition. Families usually gather around Hammonton Lake Park for a classic Fourth of July night out.
Margate Mothers’ Association Fireworks
FIREWORKS
FREE
📅 Date:
July 4, 2026
📍 Location:
Beach at Huntington Avenue
Margate, NJ
🎆 Fireworks:
Evening fireworks
The Margate Mothers’ Association hosts this annual beach fireworks show, making it a fun shore-town option for families who want fireworks with a side of ocean breeze.
Brigantine Fireworks Viewing
FIREWORKS
FREE
📅 Date:
July 4, 2026
📍 Location:
Brigantine Beach / Seawall Viewing Areas
🎆 Fireworks:
Best viewing during Atlantic City fireworks times
🔗 Atlantic City Fireworks Information
Brigantine can be a nice option for families who want to see the Atlantic City fireworks from across the water without being directly in the middle of the Boardwalk crowds.
⚠️ Note:
This is more of a fireworks viewing spot than a separate town-hosted fireworks event, so double-check visibility and beach access before heading out.
Information is subject to change. Please verify details with the event organizer before attending.
Burlington County
Looking for fireworks, parades, and patriotic celebrations? Here are the Burlington County Fourth of July events currently confirmed for 2026. Additional events will be added as municipalities release information.
More events will be added as towns release 2026 information
Maple Shade — June 27, 2026
PARADE
FIREWORKS
FREE
Maple Shade's annual Independence Day celebration returns on June 27 with a community parade through town followed by fireworks at dusk. Pack your lawn chairs, wave your flags, and enjoy a full day of hometown Fourth of July fun!
📅 Date: Saturday, June 27, 2026
🌧 Rain Date: Sunday, June 28, 2026
🎉 Parade: 12:00 PM
📍 Parade Route: Steinhauer Elementary School to N. Lippincott Avenue along Main Street
🎆 Fireworks: Dusk
📍 Location: Maple Shade High School
Thinking about joining the parade? Contact Recreation@mapleshade.com by June 20, 2026 for participation information.
Medford Independence Day Celebration & Fireworks
FIREWORKS
LIVE MUSIC
FREE
📍 Location:
Freedom Park
86 Union Street, Medford, NJ
📅 Date:
July 2, 2026
🎆 Fireworks:
At dusk
Medford's annual Independence Day celebration returns with live music, food vendors, kids' activities, and fireworks at dusk.
Mount Laurel Fireworks & First Responders Night
FIREWORKS
FREE
📍 Location:
Laurel Acres Park
1045 S. Church Street, Mount Laurel, NJ
📅 Date:
July 2, 2026
🎆 Fireworks:
After the drone show
Mount Laurel's First Responders Night includes food vendors, family-friendly activities, a commemorative drone light show, and fireworks.
Mount Holly Independence Day Celebration
FIREWORKS
LIVE MUSIC
FREE
📍 Location:
Iron Works Park
157 Wollner Drive, Mount Holly, NJ
📅 Date:
July 3, 2026
🎆 Fireworks:
Sundown
Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy an evening of food, music, family activities, and fireworks at sundown.
Bordentown Independence Day Fireworks Celebration
FIREWORKS
LIVE MUSIC
FREE
📍 Location:
Joseph Lawrence Park
317 Ward Avenue, Bordentown, NJ
📅 Date:
July 3, 2026
🎆 Fireworks:
Around 9:15 PM - 9:30 PM
Bordentown's celebration includes food vendors, music, family fun, and fireworks at Joseph Lawrence Park.
Evesham Township Fourth of July Celebration
FIREWORKS
PARADE
FREE
📍 Fireworks Location:
Savich Field
510 E. Main Street, Marlton, NJ
📅 Date:
July 4, 2026
🚶 Parade:
11:00 AM
🚶 Parade Route:
Starts at Main Street & Main Maple Avenue
Ends at the Marlton Post Office
🎆 Fireworks:
Dusk
Evesham has a full Fourth of July planned with a morning parade on Main Street and fireworks later that night at Savich Field.
Moorestown 4th of July Parade
PARADE
FREE
📍 Location:
Main Street
Moorestown, NJ
📅 Date:
July 4, 2026
🚶 Parade:
11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
🚶 Route:
Main Street between Union Street and Chester Avenue
One of South Jersey's longtime Independence Day traditions returns to Moorestown with a patriotic parade through town.
Burlington City Fireworks
FIREWORKS
FREE
📍 Location:
Burlington Riverfront Promenade
1 Pearl Boulevard, Burlington, NJ
📅 Date:
July 4, 2026
🎆 Fireworks:
9:30 PM
Grab a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy fireworks over the Delaware River from Burlington City's waterfront.
Information is subject to change. Please verify details with the event organizer before attending.
Camden County
Looking for fireworks, parades, and patriotic celebrations? Here are the Camden County Fourth of July events currently confirmed for 2026. Additional events will be added as municipalities release information.
More events will be added as towns release 2026 information
Audubon Independence Day Celebration
FIREWORKS
PARADE
LIVE MUSIC
FREE
📅 Date:
July 3 - 4, 2026
🎆 Fireworks:
Friday, July 3 at dusk
Usually a bit after 9:00 PM
📍 Fireworks Location:
Audubon High School Football Field
Walnut Street entrance, Audubon, NJ
🎶 Live Music:
Friday, July 3 at 7:00 PM
Uke182 and As If Music
🚶 Parade:
Saturday, July 4 at 8:15 AM
🚶 Parade Route:
Starts at Amherst Road & Harvard Avenue
Proceeds down Amherst Road
Left onto East Pine Street
Left onto Edgewood Avenue
Past the Judges Stand in front of Audubon High School
Right onto Washington Terrace
Right onto Hampshire Avenue
Ends at Francis J. Ward Recreation Center
🗺️ Parade Start GPS Directions
🎉 Other July 4 Events:
Reading of the Declaration of Independence after the parade
Family Fun Athletic Events at 10:45 AM
Fire House Open House at 12:00 PM
Historical Society Museum Open House from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Audubon’s Independence Day celebration includes fireworks, live music, food trucks, a morning parade, family activities, open houses, and patriotic traditions throughout town.
Barrington Independence Day Celebration
FIREWORKS
PARADE
FREE
📅 Date:
July 2, 2026
🚶 Parade:
Begins at 6:00 PM
🚶 Parade Route:
Starts at Clements Bridge Road & Atlantic Avenue
Right onto Gloucester Pike
Right onto Moore Avenue
Left onto 5th Avenue
Right onto Reading Avenue
🎆 Fireworks Location:
Behind Woodland School
🎆 Fireworks:
Dusk
⚠️ Important:
Streets surrounding the fireworks area are restricted. Only residents who live on those streets will be permitted access for safety reasons.
Barrington's annual Independence Day celebration features a community parade through town followed by an evening fireworks display at dusk.
Battleship New Jersey Fireworks Viewing
FIREWORKS
TICKETED
📍 Location:
Battleship New Jersey
62 Battleship Place, Camden, NJ
📅 Date:
July 4, 2026
💲 Cost:
Ticketed Event
Watch the Delaware River fireworks from aboard the Battleship New Jersey during America's 250th Birthday celebration.
Camden Waterfront Freedom Festival
FIREWORKS
LIVE MUSIC
FREE
📍 Location:
Wiggins Waterfront Park
2 Riverside Drive, Camden, NJ
📅 Date:
July 4, 2026
💲 Cost:
FREE
🎶 Entertainment:
The Commodores
🎆 Fireworks:
Approximately 9:30 PM
One of South Jersey's largest Fourth of July celebrations featuring live entertainment, food vendors, waterfront views, and a spectacular fireworks display over the Delaware River.
Cherry Hill Independence Day Celebration
FIREWORKS
FREE
📍 Location:
Cherry Hill High School West
2101 Chapel Avenue, Cherry Hill, NJ
📅 Date:
July 2, 2026
💲 Cost:
FREE
Cherry Hill's annual Independence Day celebration returns with fireworks, live entertainment, food vendors, and family activities.
Collingswood Independence Day Celebration
FIREWORKS
PARADE
LIVE MUSIC
FREE
📅 Date:
July 4, 2026
💲 Cost:
FREE
🚲 Bike Parade:
Decorating Begins: 9:00 AM
Parade Begins: 10:00 AM
🚲 Parade Route:
Starts on West Zane Avenue
Right onto Park Avenue
Left onto Browning Road
Ends in Knight Park
🎆 Fireworks Location:
Collingswood High School Athletic Field
424 Collings Avenue, Collingswood, NJ
🎶 Live Music:
To The Max • 7:45 PM
🎆 Fireworks:
Dusk
Collingswood's annual Fun on the Fourth celebration includes a morning bike parade ending in Knight Park, family-friendly activities throughout the day, live music, and evening fireworks at the high school athletic field.
Haddonfield Independence Day Parade & America 250 Celebration
PARADE
DRONE SHOW
LIVE MUSIC
FREE
📅 Date:
July 3, 2026
🚶 Parade:
10:00 AM
🚶 Parade Route:
Kings Highway
From Chestnut Street to Haddonfield Memorial High School
🎉 Block Party:
5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
📍 Block Party Location:
Downtown Haddonfield
Kings Highway from Haddon Avenue to the PATCO Bridge
🎶 Live Music:
Born to Run Down the Dream
✨ Drone Show:
9:00 PM (Dusk)
🎉 Activities:
Food trucks, inflatables, table games, old-fashioned games, face painting, shopping, dining, and family-friendly activities throughout downtown.
Haddonfield is celebrating America's 250th Birthday with a patriotic parade, downtown block party, live music, family activities, and a spectacular drone show lighting up the night sky over downtown.
Haddon Township Happy Birthday America Celebration
FIREWORKS
PARADE
LIVE MUSIC
FREE
📅 Date:
July 3 - 4, 2026
🎆 Fireworks:
Friday, July 3 at dusk
📍 Fireworks Location:
Haddon Township High School Football Stadium
406 Memorial Avenue, Westmont, NJ
🎶 Live Music:
Love Alive
🎟️ Gates Open:
7:00 PM
🚶 Parade:
Saturday, July 4 at 11:30 AM
🚶 Parade Registration:
Begins at 10:30 AM at the Municipal Building
No pre-registration required
📍 Parade Registration Location:
Haddon Township Municipal Building
135 Haddon Avenue, Haddon Township, NJ
🗺️ Parade Registration GPS Directions
🚶 Parade Route:
Begins at the Municipal Building
Winds down Haddon Avenue
Continues onto Crystal Lake Avenue
Ends at Crystal Lake Pool Complex
🏊 After the Parade:
Haddon Township residents and their guests can enjoy Crystal Lake Pool Complex for free until 6:00 PM, with water races, games, crafts, food, and entertainment throughout the day.
🌭 Bonus:
Free hot dogs and sodas for the first 300 people.
☔ Rain Date:
There is no rain date for the parade or pool celebration.
Haddon Township celebrates America’s birthday with fireworks and live music on July 3, followed by a classic Fourth of July parade and resident pool celebration on July 4.
Information is subject to change. Please verify details with the event organizer before attending.
Gloucester County
Looking for fireworks, parades, and patriotic celebrations? Here are the Gloucester County Fourth of July events currently confirmed for 2026. Additional events will be added as municipalities release information.
More events will be added as towns release 2026 information
City of Woodbury Fireworks
FIREWORKS
LIVE MUSIC
FREE
📍 Location:
Woodbury Jr. Sr. High School
25 N. Broad Street, Woodbury, NJ
📅 Date:
June 27, 2026
🎉 Event Time:
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
🎆 Fireworks:
Around 9:15 PM
Woodbury's celebration includes food trucks, music, vendors, and fireworks for America’s 250th birthday celebration.
Washington Township 4th of July Parade & Fireworks
FIREWORKS
PARADE
FREE
📍 Location:
Washington Township High School
529 Hurffville-Cross Keys Road, Sewell, NJ
📅 Date:
July 4, 2026
🚶 Parade:
Begins around 6:30 PM
🎆 Fireworks:
9:00 PM
☔ Rain Date:
July 5, 2026 for fireworks
Washington Township celebrates the Fourth with an evening parade followed by fireworks at Washington Township High School.
Pitman Independence Day Parade
PARADE
FREE
📍 Location:
Downtown Pitman
Broadway, Pitman, NJ
📅 Date:
July 4, 2026
🚶 Parade:
9:55 AM
Pitman’s Independence Day Parade returns on July 4 with a classic small-town Fourth of July celebration through downtown.
Westville Fireworks
FIREWORKS
FREE
📍 Location:
River Drive
Westville, NJ
📅 Date:
June 27, 2026
Westville’s fireworks are scheduled along River Drive as part of the Fourth of July celebration season.
Information is subject to change. Please verify details with the event organizer before attending.
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