 Road Closures Expected for July 5 FireworksÂ
June 17, 2026
The City of Rehoboth Beach will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with a fireworks display on Sunday, July 5. Weather permitting, the display will launch around 9:30 pm from the beach on Brooklyn Avenue and will be visible along the beach and boardwalk. The Funsters will perform at the Bandstand both at 8 pm and following the fireworks.
To ensure spectators’ safety, the following road closures will be implemented July 5:
- The bandstand area will be closed to vehicular traffic from 6 pm-midnight.Â
- ​Beginning at 7 pm, only bus traffic and residents will be permitted on Henlopen and Surf avenues.Â
- Residents on Henlopen Avenue and in Henlopen Acres and North Shores must access their residences via 2nd Street beginning at 7 pm.Â
- Vehicles will not be able to cross Rehoboth Avenue at the circle beginning at 7:30 pm.Â
- Rehoboth Avenue eastbound and Church Street from State Route 1 will be closed to vehicular traffic beginning at 8 pm. At that point, all vehicles entering Rehoboth Beach will have to do so via State Road to Bayard Avenue.Â
- To exit Rehoboth after the fireworks, vehicles north of Rehoboth Avenue will be directed to exit via Rehoboth and Columbia avenues. Vehicles on the south side of Rehoboth Avenue will use Bayard Avenue to State Route 1 southbound only or Hickman or Munson streets to State Road to Route 1 north- and southbound.Â
Additionally, no parking will be allowed in the following locations:Â
- Surf AvenueÂ
- Convention Center parking lotÂ
- Around the bandstandÂ
- Grenoble Place and Surfside PlaceÂ
- Marked spots in part of the ocean block of Laurel StreetÂ
Visitors are encouraged to walk or bike into town or utilize DART’s Park and Ride service. The pickup location for all DART routes after the fireworks is the Henlopen Hotel.
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