4th of July Events

Franklin starts at 10 a.m. on Main Street and ends at Franklin Recreation Area. Events continue all day long and conclude with fireworks at dusk. Green Township July 1, Saturday. Fireworks at Lake Tranquility on the beach. Start at dusk. Sparta July 3, Monday. Fireworks at Lake Mohawk Country Club, start at dusk, with a rain date of July 4. July 4, Tuesday. Parade starting at 10 a.m. goes up Main Street and ends at the library. Stanhope July 1-4, Saturday-Tuesday. Americana celebration at Waterloo Village from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Enjoy a picnic (blankets welcome), or visit the barbecue and beer tent. Participate in old-time games, watch red, white, and blue candles being made, or make a 1870s flag. For more information, call 973-347-0900. Vernon July 1, Saturday. The Vernon Fire Department is sponsoring fireworks at Veterans Memorial Park. The rain date is July 2. West Milford July 1, Saturday. Thunder in the Highlands at the old Jungle Habitat property on Airport Road will start at 4 p.m. with vendors, bounce slides, live entertainment, and food. There will be fireworks as darkness falls. Warwick, NY July 1, Saturday. The Warwick Fire Department will sponsor a parade in the Village of Warwick at 4 p.m. Fireworks at 10 p.m. in Veterans Memorial Park. Bushkill, Pa July 4, Tuesday. Fernwood’s festivities at Fernwood Hotel and Resort at 4 p.m. on the Great Lawn outside the resort. Food, beverages, and music featuring DJ Lucky 7. Fireworks will begin at dusk. Delaware Water Gap, Pa July 1, Saturday. Delaware Water Gap’s Founders Day from 8 a.m .- 5 p.m in downtown Delaware Water Gap. Activities include art shows, live music, crafts, tours of the Dutot Museum and railroad station, and a classic car show. Jim Thorpe hosts the annual Stay-at-Home 4th of July Picnic at Memorial Park. Fireworks will begin at dusk. East Stroudsburg, Pa July 4, Tuesday. 15th Annual American Freedom Festival at Dansbury Park from 2 p.m .- 10 p.m. Live music, food, action amusements, rides, crafts and merchants, clowns, jugglers, magicians, exhibits and demonstrations, prize giveaways, a 5k run and much more. The festival will end with a fireworks spectacular at dusk.