Where can I see fireworks in Brooklyn on July 4, 2015
UPDATE 2017: Click here for other Fourth of July Events in Bay Ridge 2016
On Friday July 3, 2015, you can see Fireworks at Fort Hamilton Army Base – info here
What is there to do during the day on July 4th in Brooklyn?
1) Go to the Beach – if you go to Coney Island, they have the hotdog eating contest between 11 and 1 pm.
3) Have a barbecue
4) During the day In Bay Ridge there is a huge picnic with live music on 82nd Street and Shore Road from 12:00 – 7pm
5) You can shop – Century’s on 86th Street, Walgreens, Rite Aid,, the mall, etc are all open (good if it rains on July 4th)
Where can I see fireworks in Brooklyn on July 4th?
1) You can see the fireworks from the 69th Street Pier on Shore Road in Bay Ridge because the fireworks are on the East side again this year. Get their early because the police close the pier when it gets too full,
2) Fireworks in Coney Island – you can see them at 9:45 pm on the Boardwalk (You can see some of these fireworks from Caesar’s Bay)
3) Bush Terminal Park – 43rd Street and First Avenue Brooklyn
4) Brooklyn Bridge Park – again this place gets very busy so you have to get there before 6 (fireworks start around 9pm)
5) Promenade in Brooklyn Heights
6) For $125 a person (before you say that’s too expensive, it includes food and unlimited beer AND it’s a SWANKY place), you can party on the top of the Brooklyn Grange (it’s the Brooklyn Navy Yard Farm) 7-11 pm
Hugs,
marlene
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