Source: The Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority (GWTIDA)
The Official Announcement Direct from the Source
The Wildwoods – June 30, 2020 – The City of Wildwood and the Boardwalk Special Improvement District (BSID) announced the cancellation of July 4th fireworks in the interest of public safety.
The health and safety of residents, visitors, and the business community are the Wildwoods’ number one priority. That is why Wildwood Mayor Pete Byron and Commissioners Mikulski and Fitzsimons are making the decision to cancel the July 4th Fireworks – planned for Saturday, July 4 – in an effort to discourage large gatherings on what is traditionally the busiest holiday of the summer season.
“Wildwood is ready, willing and able to produce a spectacular fireworks show,” stated Mayor Pete Byron. “However, as we’ve seen with the delay of opening indoor dining this week, the public is not adequately following Covid-19 public safety rules such as social distancing. We can’t take a chance that Wildwood sees a spike in cases and shuts down our businesses who have already suffered immensely due to closures.”
“Even though we moved the location to the widest part of the Wildwoods, we expect large crowds to gather in and around Rio Grande Avenue for the display,” said Commissioner of Public Safety, Steve Mikulski. “We cannot take the chance that the public will be unable to practice social distancing due to crowds.”
Commissioner Fitzsimons said, “We are hopeful that the City, GWTIDA and SID [Boardwalk Special Improvement District] can come to some resolution for the Friday Night Fireworks that the city and visitors have come to know and love since 1995. We expect a decision on that in the near future.”
Event organizers of the Downtown Wildwoods July 4th Party in the Plaza – planned for Saturday, July 4 – have also decided to cancel their event.
We thank you for your continued support of the Wildwoods, and invite you to visit our events calendar at https://wildwoodsnj.com/events-calendar/ for updates on individual events.
For additional information about the Wildwoods, visit www.WildwoodsNJ.com or call 800-992-9732.
