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Live Music, Rides, and Fireworks Highlight Lower Township's July 3 Celebration

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July 02, 2026

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In This Cape May Local Scoop Issue…

 📆 Cape May Events

☀️ Cape May Local Weather

🦅Live Music, Rides, and Fireworks Highlight Lower Township's July 3 Celebration

𖣘 America 250 Drone Show Coming to Wildwood Beach July 5 

 💝Sea Isle City Event Pushes Kelce-Led Autism Fundraising Past $3.69 Million

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Live Music, Rides, and Fireworks Highlight Lower Township's July 3 Celebration

Lower Township will mark Independence Day with its annual Fourth of July Festival and fireworks celebration on Friday, July 3, 2026, offering an evening of family entertainment along the North Cape May bayfront. Always a great event, the celebration begins at 5:00 p.m. along Beach Drive between Lincoln Boulevard and Emerson Avenue. This year's event also serves as part of the nation's 250th Anniversary commemoration, featuring a variety of activities for residents and visitors. Festivalgoers can enjoy food vendors, carnival rides, family-friendly attractions, and live music performed at multiple locations along Beach Drive throughout the evening. The highlight of the celebration will be the fireworks display, scheduled to begin shortly after 9:00 p.m. The show will be launched from a barge on the Delaware Bay near Emerson Avenue, providing a scenic backdrop for spectators gathered along the waterfront. Attendees are encouraged to bring beach chairs and blankets for viewing. In the event of unfavorable weather, the celebration has been rescheduled for Sunday, July 5, 2026.

America 250 Drone Show Coming to Wildwood Beach July 5

The Wildwoods are set to light up the night sky with two spectacular drone shows this summer, beginning with the Beachfront America 250 Drone Show on Sunday, July 5. The free event starts at 10 p.m. over the beach along the Wildwoods Boardwalk, with the best viewing areas stretching from Cedar Avenue to Poplar Avenue. Spectators can expect a dazzling display of synchronized drones creating colorful animations, patterns and patriotic-themed images, all choreographed to an energetic musical soundtrack. Designed for visitors of all ages, the high-tech aerial performance offers a modern twist on traditional summer entertainment and promises an unforgettable evening on the beach. Families are encouraged to bring beach chairs or blankets and settle in for the show beneath the stars.

Sea Isle City Event Pushes Kelce-Led Autism Fundraising Past $3.69 Million

 Jason and Kylie Kelce helped raise a record-breaking $1.26 million during the sixth annual Team 62 "Shore Birds" fundraiser at the Ocean Drive in Sea Isle City, New Jersey, benefiting the Eagles Autism Foundation. The day featured a variety of community events, beginning with Kylie's annual morning workout at Excursion Park. Local social media personality Katie Begley, known as Popstar Katie, led participants through the outdoor fitness session. The fundraiser also included celebrity bartending appearances from current and former Philadelphia Eagles players, as well as special guests. United States women's rugby standout Ilona Maher joined the festivities by serving drinks alongside Donna Kelce and later participated in a spirited flip cup competition with Jason and Kylie Kelce and former Eagles defensive lineman Beau Allen. One of the event's most talked-about moments came when Jason Kelce was handed a prosthetic leg, used it to drink a beer, and then signed it. Kylie Kelce also added her signature before the item became another memorable highlight of the fundraiser. The latest event brings Team 62's fundraising total to more than $3.69 million since 2021. The proceeds support innovative autism research and care programs through the Eagles Autism Foundation.

Cape May is located on a man-made island separated from the mainland by which body of water?

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What modern convenience, uncommon for its time, was featured in every guest room of Cape May's Mount Vernon Hotel during its brief operation in the 1850s?

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 Answer to the July 1st Trivia Question

Cape May is located on a man-made island separated from the mainland by which body of water?

A) Cape May Creek
B) Cape May Canal
C) Delaware Bay
D) Atlantic Inlet

Answer: B) Cape May Canal

The Cape May Canal is a 2.9-nautical-mile (3.3 mi; 5.4 km)  waterway connecting Cape May Harbor to the Delaware bay, at the southern tip of Cape May County, New Jersey.. ​

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