Jersey City’s Fourth of July Festival

July 4th Fireworks Celebration!

Join us on the 4th of July for annual celebrations in Jersey City!

Read the Press Release here to find full details for the event.

Time: noon to 10 pm.

Event includes: The full day of family-friendly festivities will once again draw tens of thousands of attendees, with over 60 vendors, 3 DJ stages, 2 beer gardens hosted by 902 Brewing, and a Kids’ Zone with activations and bounce castles. The Independence Day celebrations are capped off with breathtaking fireworks display by world-renowned Fireworks by Grucci over the Hudson River with a picturesque backdrop of the NYC skyline. The celebration kicks off at 12:00 p.m. at Exchange Place.  The night will conclude with a spectacular fireworks show, beginning at 9:30 p.m., lighting up the Hudson River synchronized to a patriotic soundtrack and visible across the waterfront. 

Entry/Egress Locations:

Only residents, emergency services personnel, hotel guests, and employees will be allowed access from the following locations:

  • Grand St. & Marin Blvd.— Residents / EMS / Police / Fire
  • Grand St. & York St. – Residents / Hotel / EMS / Fire / Press
  • Marin Blvd. & Steuben St. – Residents / Hotel / EMS / Police / Fire

All ride-share service vehicles (Uber/Lyft/Taxis) are to use Marin Blvd. and Barrow St. to drop off and pick up passengers.

Bike JC will be running a “bike valet” program at the northwest corner of Warren and Montgomery St.

No bicycles permitted inside the main festival area.

Road Closures:

8:00 AM

  • Montgomery St from Exchange Place to Marin Blvd.
  • Warren St. from York to Columbus Dr.
  • Washington St. from York to Columbus Dr.
  • Greene St. from Grand to Columbus Dr.
  • Montgomery Street at Hudson Closed

10:00 AM

  • Montgomery St. from Exchange Place to Barrow (Extended from 8:00 AM Closure)
  • Grand St. from Marin to Hudson – Resident Only / ID Required
  • Greene St. – Between Bay Street & Columbus Dr.
  • Morgan St. – Between Washington St & Greene St.
  • Pearl St. – Between Greene St. & Washington St.
  • Washington St. – Between Morgan & Columbus Dr.
  • Columbus Dr. from Exchange Place to Marin Blvd
  • York Street from Hudson River Walkway to Marin Blvd.
  • Hudson Street from Bay St. to York St.
  • Greene St. from Bay St. to York St.
  • Washington St. from Morgan St. to York St.
  • Warren St. from Stuben to York St.

4:00 PM Closure to Eastbound Vehicles Without Residential ID

  • Washington Blvd at Park Lane South
  • Washington Blvd at Park Lane North
  • Washington Blvd at Newport Parkway