2016 Brick July 4th Fireworks Guide

Brick, NJ -- You have your barbecue menu planned. You have all the decorations for a patriotic Fourth of July weekend. What about fireworks?

Brick Township does not have a fireworks display on the Fourth of July -- they shoot off the rockets at the SummerFest concert series that began Thursday evening at Windward Beach Park -- but there are places nearby where you can watch the skies light up for the holiday.

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On July 3, Lakewood will have fireworks over Lake Carasaljo, beginning about 9:15 p.m.

Also on July 3, Lavallette will have its Fourth of July celebration, with a concert and fireworks at the borough's Centennial Garden and gazebo on Bay Boulevard. The concert begins at 8 p.m. and the fireworks at 9 p.m.

On July 4, you'll have a few options.

In Point Pleasant Beach, Jenkinson's Boardwalk will host its annual Fourth of July celebratory fireworks beginning about 9 p.m.

In Seaside Heights, the fireworks display will begin about 9 p.m. on the beach.

And there will be the fireworks over the Toms River hosted in Beachwood but visible from multiple points along the river.

(Fireworks over the Toms River, by Karen Wall)