Fireworks Set To Dazzle Gloucester Township National Night Out

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — A fireworks display will cap this year’s National Night Out event in Gloucester Township. They will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 9:30 p.m., at Veterans Park.

“After we go around town we will all head back to the park and enjoy an amazing fireworks show,” police said in an announcement for the event.

National Night Out is an initiative in which people in towns across the country gather at their homes, on their streets and at their local community centers in recognition of their support of the community. Local state and federal officials from 15,728 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories and military bases worldwide participate in the event.

The following fire departments will serve as public locations for this year's event:

Southern Location:
Erial Fire Department
1946 Williamstown Rd
Erial, NJ 08081

Central Location:
Blackwood Fire Department
14 W Central Ave.
Blackwood, NJ 08012

Residents throughout Gloucester Township will be asked to lock their doors, turn on outside lights, and spend the evening outside with their neighbors and police. Also, several Neighborhood Watch groups will be hosting a variety of special events, such as block parties, cookouts, carnivals, dessert tasting parties, bring your favorite covered dish parties, pool parties, and flashlight walks.

The police department is also introducing a "Light the Night" contest for residents this year.

"Bust out your holiday lights and illuminate your house," police said in the announcement. "We are asking our residents to show the criminal element that we will not tolerate crime in our neighborhoods. Most of us look forward to lighting up our houses for the holidays, now we have an excuse to light them up in August."

The police department will upload photos of the best and brightest house to its social media accounts.

Gloucester Township ranked seventh nationally for the 2018 event, and it has ranked first in New Jersey every year since 2012.