JERSEY CITY – Mayor Steven M. Fulop announced on Tueday that the City of Jersey City will host New Jersey’s premier Fourth of July concert and fireworks spectacular, the Jersey City “Freedom & Fireworks Festival,” from noon to 10:30 p.m. on Friday, July 4, at Liberty State Park, with musical performances by Craig Morgan and Kristen Redmond as well as local performers. Sponsors for the event include Suntex Marinas, Budweiser, and Napa Auto Parts.
The 20-minute fireworks display will be performed by the nationally-acclaimed fireworks entertainment production company, Fireworks by Gruccis , known as “American’s First Family of Fireworks,” who specialize in state-of-the-art world class fireworks performances designed for many of the world’s most special events including seven consecutive U.S. Presidential Inaugurations, Olympic Games and World’s Fairs.
The Jersey City event, which is free and open to the public, is expected to draw approximately 150,000 people to Liberty State Park, the most patriotic site in the country to celebrate America’s independence, with views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the Freedom Tower, and the Jersey City and New York City skylines.
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