4th of July

Wildwood Is Having a July Fourth Bash
Four Days of Fun Set Up Around July 4th in Wildwood,NJ
Chris Kirk
AC - The People's Media Company
July 1, 2007

Some cities celebrate July 4th in style. Wildwood, NJ though has decided to turn July 4th into a five day celebration with details on this website. They have decided at this beach town on the southeast coast of New Jersey that just one day, just plain isn't enough. The resort town will of course be having some of the traditional celebratory activities, including fireworks on July 4th, but they will add to it. Considering that there are fireworks every Friday night in season in Wildwood, it was only natural to try to do something a little bit different for the Fourth Of July, and Wildwood has done just that.

The celebration will last a total of five days. The resort town will start and end the celebratory period of our nation's independence with concerts, and also have fireworks, a barbecue, and boxing during that time period. The celebration will start on July 3rd at 8 PM, as Jefferson Starship, the band with hits from the 60's through the early 90's, will open the celebration up with their concert. Other bands will appear with Jefferson Starship as was as Tom Constanten of The Grateful Dead.

On July 4th, Wildwood is turning the beach into a huge backyard barbecue! The back deck of the Ocean Front Arena is where everyone will want to go starting at 5:00 PM. There will be a large "all you can eat bbq buffet" starting at that time which will include hamburgers and hotdogs, sausage and peppers, chicken, fruits, vegetables, and cookies. All of this will be available for adults for $14.95 and only $6.95 for children ages six and under. The barbecue will also offer peel and eat tiger shrimp and clams as well for an additional cost for anyone wishing to purchase them. After the bbq, there will be a live DJ playing music until the fireworks display at 10 PM.

On Friday July 6th, Wildwood will host live boxing matches along with mixed martial arts matches. There will be six boxing matches, along with 8 mixed martial arts matchups for a total of 14 contests. Tickets will be good for both shows. The doors for the Ocean Front Arena (Wildwood Convention Center) will open at six o'clock with the mixed martial arts matches starting right away, the boxing matches will begin at eight o'clock on the 6th.

The Fourth Of July week celebration will end on Saturday night with Mary Wilson of the Supremes performing a concert. She will be joined by The Angels, The Dixie Cups, The Ronettes, and The Shirelles. The concert will be held once again at The Wildwood Convention Center, and will begin at 8 PM.

Tickets for the concerts and the martial arts and boxing event can be purchased through Ticketmaster