See where you can celebrate Independence Day near you
Check out the array of events and activities being offered around our region this Independence Day.
Saturday, July 1
Medford
Medford Township’s Independence Day Celebration and fireworks display at 6 p.m. in Freedom Park is organized and staged by Medford Celebrates’ volunteers. No registration required.
Monday, July 3
Haddonfield
The annual fireworks display presented by the Haddonfield Celebrations Association will be held on Kings Highway, and festivities kick off at 6 p.m. with a bouncy house, food trucks and live music.
The inflatables and live music will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Live music will begin at 7:30 p.m. The fireworks display will begin at 9:20 p.m.
Kings Highway and Washington Avenue will be closed as of 5 p.m Lincoln Avenue from Chestnut to Washington will close at dusk for the fireworks.
For more info, visit www.haddonfieldcelebrations. org/.
Shamong
Valenzano Winery, located at 1090 Route 206, will be hosting its 6th Annual Independence Day Fireworks Festival.
This year’s event, from 5 to 9 p.m., will include the winery’s largest fireworks display to date, according to the website.
Ticket sales are limited and are $12 for children, $18 for adults.
Other highlights include:
• Live music and entertainment
• Food trucks and crafters
• Convenient parking
• Valenzano wines available by the bottle.
• Souvenir wine glass for adults
• Paintball shooting gallery and airsoft target practice
• Children’s entertainment that includes pony rides, face painting, hair wrapping, temporary tattoos, sand art and more.
Call (609) 268–6731 or visit valenzanowine.com for tickets or information.
Tuesday, July 4
Washington Township
The Fourth of July parade is back and will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Washington Township High School 11/12 parking lot. The parade will be followed by a fireworks show at 9 p.m., shot from the Washington Township High School Complex. WTHS Football Stadium seating will not be available during the show.
For more information, contact Lisa Collins at 256–7903, or email [email protected].
Berlin
The parade starts at 9 a.m. at the West Berlin fire station on Haddon Avenue and proceeds to Berlin Park along the White Horse Pike and West Broad Avenue.
Bicycle participants must register at the municipal lot on Bate Avenue, no later than 8:30 a.m. on the day of the parade. Prizes will be awarded for the best decorated bikes after the parade at the Park.
For more information, contact Bill Adair at (609) 790–1078.
Rain date is scheduled for July 9.
Prior to the parade, the Knights of Columbus and the Inter-community Celebration Association will host a 5K run/walk and a one-mile walk to benefit the two groups.
The 5K set for 8:30 a.m. will start and end on the White Horse Pike in front of borough hall and proceed up and over the Berlin/West Berlin bridge to the turnaround on Haddon Avenue just before the West Berlin fire department. From there, it follows the parade route toward Berlin Park at the end of Broad Street for the turnaround back to the borough hall.
Cost is $25 plus a $2.50 signup fee.
The one-mile walk will start at 8:15 a.m. and end on the White Horse Pike in front of the brough hall and proceed east toward Broad Street turning right to go toward the end of Broad Street and Park Drive and turn around back to borough hall.
Cost is $15 plus a $2.50 signup fee.
Participants must register by 10 p.m. July 2 for either event with rain dates scheduled for July 8.
Find more information or sign up at https://runsignup.com/ Race/NJ/Berlin/BerlinParade5k2.
Camden
The Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders will host the Camden Waterfront Freedom Festival and Fourth of July fireworks display.
The festival is set to run from 5 to 10 p.m. and will include concerts, a veteran’s tribute and conclude with a spectacular, world-class fireworks display over the Delaware River.
The Independence Day festivities begin with a salute to America and to the country’s veterans at 5 p.m.
The fun really starts at 6:30 p.m. with Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, a ska rock band that’s been playing across the country for more than two decades.
WAR, famous for hits such as “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” and “Low Rider,” takes the stage at 8 p.m. followed by a fireworks show over the Delaware River at 9:30 p.m.
The Freedom Festival will feature a variety of other fun
activities, including a Beer Garden for visitors of legal drinking age.
Wiggins Waterfront Park is located at Riverside Drive and Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard in Camden.
All of the events are made possible through a joint partnership between the Camden County Freeholder Board, the City of Camden, and WMGK 102.9FM.
Collingswood
To The Max will take the stage as the borough celebrates America’s independence. The band, one of the liveliest in the Philadelphia region, will entertain the crowd with popular music and play patriotic tunes during the fireworks. Admission is free.
Pitman
The 36th Annual Pitman Freedom Four Miler race around the borough kicks off at 8:45 a.m. in front of Broadway Theatre, rain or shine.
Cash prizes will be awarded to the top male and female runners overall and by age range.
Registration cost before July 2 is $25, raising to $35 for day-of-race registration.
For more details on the race, registration or to sign up, visit https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Pitman/PitmanFreedomFourMilerRun.
Following the race, the Independence Day Parade begins at 9:55 a.m. along the usual route up Broadway with vendors in the area of Ballard Park and borough hall.
Save your space downtown with a chair!
Later in the day, the annual fireworks display at Alcyon Lake Park lights off around dusk — about 9 to 9:15 p.m.
