Hillsborough held its annual fireworks celebration on Saturday, June 25, 2016.
HILLSBOROUGH - The township held its annual Fourth of July fireworks on Saturday at Auten Road Intermediate School.
This year's celebration featured activities for the entire family, including a free dunk tank and inflatable amusements, a food tent, face painting and a DJ spinning tunes.
The fireworks were accompanied by music and included crowd-pleasing hearts, stars, rocket swirls and combination star bursts of many colors.
Hillsborough Township Volunteer Fire Company 2 also uploaded a video from Saturday's fireworks.
Other upcoming Fourth of July fireworks shows in Somerset County include:
- Bridgewater's North Branch Park hosts its Independence Day Family Festival at 6 p.m. on July 4. Fireworks start at 9:30 p.m. There will be food and a Revolutionary War encampment; somersetcountyparks.org
- The Somerset County Patriots will have fireworks at games at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater on July 2, 3, 7 and 9; somersetpatriots.com
- Franklin Township's Independence Day Celebration at the municipal complex begins at 6 p.m. July 1. Fireworks are at 9:15 p.m.; franklintwpnj.org
- Montgomery Township's Fireworks Spectacular is 9 p.m. June 30 at Montgomery High School in Skillman; montgomeryfireworks.org
- North Plainfield's Fourth of July programming includes a parade at 10 a.m. on July 4 that begins at Wilson Avenue and a concert with fireworks at West End School Field at 7 p.m. on July 9, rain date July 16; northplainfield.org