Rehoboth Beach is gearing up to honor America’s 250th birthday with a fireworks display on Sunday, July 5. Assuming favorable weather, the show will begin around 9:30 pm, launching from the beach at Brooklyn Avenue. Spectators can catch the display from the beach and boardwalk. The Funsters are scheduled to perform at the Bandstand at 8 pm and again after the fireworks conclude.
To keep crowds safe during the celebration, the city will put several road closures into effect throughout the evening on July 5:
- The bandstand area will be off-limits to vehicles from 6 pm until midnight.
- Starting at 7 pm, only buses and local residents will be allowed on Henlopen and Surf avenues.
- Residents on Henlopen Avenue and those in Henlopen Acres and North Shores must reach their homes by way of 2nd Street beginning at 7 pm.
- At 7:30 pm, vehicles will no longer be able to cross Rehoboth Avenue at the circle.
- Rehoboth Avenue eastbound and Church Street from State Route 1 will close to traffic at 8 pm. From that point, anyone driving into Rehoboth Beach must enter via State Road to Bayard Avenue.
- After the fireworks, vehicles north of Rehoboth Avenue will be directed out via Rehoboth and Columbia avenues. Those on the south side of Rehoboth Avenue should use Bayard Avenue to State Route 1 southbound, or Hickman or Munson streets to State Road, which connects to Route 1 in both directions.
In addition to road closures, parking will be prohibited in several areas, including Surf Avenue, the Convention Center parking lot, around the bandstand, Grenoble Place and Surfside Place, and marked spots along part of the ocean block of Laurel Street.
The city is encouraging visitors to walk or ride bikes into town, or take advantage of DART’s Park and Ride service. After the fireworks, all DART route pickups will be located at the Henlopen Hotel.
