July 4th Fireworks at McLean Park!

9 pm - Saturday, July 4th

The Town will present July 4th fireworks at McLean Park, the Town's new soundfront park located adjacent to Chapel By The Sea near mile marker 18 on NC 58. Class A Fireworks, a Carteret County pyrotechnic company, will put on the show for the Town.

We invite everyone to enjoy this year's show from its new location. Please keep the following tips in mind to help us insure the safest, easiest, most pleasant viewing experience for everyone:

A public viewing area will be provided on large vacant tracts of land on both sides of Chapel By The Sea (near mile marker 18). Please bring a blanket, towel, or lawn chair. No Dogs Please!       NO COOLERS!

Portable toilets will be available.

Parking will be available along NC 58 and other nearby streets.  Please park safely, and respect nearby private property! Please do not park in front of private driveways or fire hydrants.

Handicapped parking will be available at the Chapel By The Sea parking lot. (Handicapped placards only.)

Be careful walking to and from the public viewing area! Please bring a flashlight to help guide your party in the dark!

We expect a big crowd, so carpooling is encouraged!

We also encourage anyone who can walk or bicycle to the show to please do so!

The fireworks can also be viewed from other soundfront locations, from nearby oceanfront locations, and nearby neighborhoods. We expect the fireworks to be visible from the beach strand within a couple mile radius of the site.

The fireworks can also be viewed by boat from Bogue Sound. Navigation is tricky in Bogue Sound near the McLean Park site, and the recommended boat viewing locations are in the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway due north of McLean Park and also in Bogue Sound just west of Archer's Point.

Vehicle traffic is expected to be heavy before and after the fireworks show. PLEASE BE PATIENT AND SAFE!

In the event of rain or high winds, the makeup date is Sunday, July 5 at 9 pm.

The owner of Bogue Inlet Pier has indicated that he is no longer interested in partnering with the Town for July 4th fireworks, thus they will not be fired from the Pier this year.

Please join us for a great celebration of our Nation's 233rd birthday!

Frank A. Rush, Jr.

Town Manager

Town of Emerald Isle

7500 Emerald Drive

Emerald Isle, NC 28594

252-354-3424

frush@emeraldisle-nc.org