TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Communities across Ocean County are preparing to light up the skies this week with a full schedule of fireworks displays running through Monday, July 7.
Three fireworks shows in one!
Toms River’s Shelter Cove is where you want to be on Sunday for the ultimate 4th of July weekend experience.
Perhaps the biggest event of the week is a free beach concert on Sunday, July 6th, offering a spectacular bayfront view of fireworks displays across the Barnegat Bay in Seaside Heights and Lavallette. Set up a beach chair in the sand at Shelter Cove and watch a free concert by Cigar Box Stompers, followed by a local fireworks show, surrounded by fireworks displays across the bay.
It will be a fantastic night!
The celebrations begin Wednesday, July 2, with shows in Berkeley Township at Veterans Park in Bayville starting at 9:00 p.m., and in Surf City, where fireworks over Barnegat Bay between 17th and 18th Streets are also scheduled to begin at 9:00 p.m.
On Thursday, July 3, several towns will host displays, including:
- Brick Township at Windward Beach Park following a concert
- Lakehurst at Lake Horicon (Union Ave & Lake St) at dusk
- Lacey Township at Lacey Township High School, starts at 9:15 p.m.
- Lakewood Township at BlueClaws Stadium after the game
Friday, July 4 features one of the busiest nights:
- Point Pleasant Beach on Jenkinson’s Boardwalk, starts at 9:30 p.m.
- Tuckerton at Lake Pohatcong, starts at 9:15 p.m.
- Beach Haven at Taylor Avenue Bayfront (behind Bay Village), starts at 9:30 p.m.
- Jackson Township at Six Flags Great Adventure, starts at 9:00 p.m. (also holding fireworks on Saturday, July 5)
Saturday, July 5, fireworks will also be held at:
- Beachwood at Beachwood Beach, starts at 9:00 p.m.
- Barnegat Township at Barnegat High School, at dusk
On Sunday, July 6, two towns will hold events:
- Lavallette at the Gazebo on Bay Boulevard, starts at 8:00 p.m.
- Seaside Heights on the Boardwalk, starts at 9:30 p.m.
The final show of the holiday weekend takes place on Monday, July 7, in Lakewood Township at Lake Carasaljo, beginning at 9:15 p.m.