Village People, Fireworks In Hudson County: 2016 Festival Returns To Liberty State Park

Jersey City, NJ – The Jersey City Freedom & Fireworks Festival will return to Liberty State Park in Hudson County on Monday, July 4.

The 2016 event will take place from 1 to 10 p.m. and is expected to draw over 125,000 people to Liberty State Park, Jersey City officials stated.

The celebration will include fireworks, amusement rides, food, vendors and entertainment including the festival headliner, iconic disco group The Village People.

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop stated that the festival will “fill the void of a fireworks show along the Hudson for residents of Jersey City, northern New Jersey, and the west side of New York City” ever since officials moved the Macy’s fireworks display to the East River.

Fulop stated that he hopes the Jersey City event will become one of the “premier Independence Day events in the nation.”

According to a city news release, the 22-minute fireworks display - which will be visible from locations in Jersey City and the west side of Manhattan - will be performed by the renowned fireworks entertainment production company, Fireworks by Grucci, who has designed events for seven U.S. Presidential Inaugurations, the Olympic Games and World’s Fairs.

Anyone attending the event is encouraged to arrive by foot, bike, or public transportation to Liberty State Park as parking will be extremely limited in the park and surrounding areas, city officials advised.

A detailed schedule of events, including entertainment and transportation options, can be found online here.

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