County hosts celebration at Duke Island Park
Calypso and disco will mix with patriotism and fireworks on Independence Day, Thursday, July 4, at the Somerset County Park Commission’s annual Independence Day festival at Duke Island Park on Old York Road in Bridgewater.
Bring lawn chairs and picnic baskets.
The festival will run from 5-11 p.m. and features Verdict, which will play a blend of classic reggae, calypso, soca and funk island music. They’ll be followed disco hits of the 1970s by headliners Dancin’ Machine.
The evening of Americana represented by patriotism, music, children’s games and family entertainment. There will be a re-enactment of a Revolutionary War encampment by the Third New Jersey Regiment Revolutionary Encampment.
A fireworks display will begin at 9:30 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, the fireworks only will be presented on July 5 or the first clear evening at 9:30 p.m.
Here’s the schedule for other concerts, which are all on Sundays:
For further information call the Somerset County Park Commission at 908-722-1200, ext. 221 or the concert/activity hotline at extension 2. Individuals with a hearing or speech impairment may call the NJ Relay service at 711.
Information on this and all other Somerset County Park Commission activities may be found at www.somersetcountyparks.org/