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Six Flags Great Adventure presents Star-Spangled Nights July 4-5

Published by New Jersey Stage

originally published: 07/03/2025

(JACKSON, NJ) -- Celebrate America's birthday in spectacular style at Six Flags Great Adventure during Star-Spangled Nights presented by M&M'S®, a two-night Independence Day celebration filled with fireworks, live music, festive characters, and all-American fun.

Taking place July 4 and 5, 2025, this patriotic celebration offers guests one of New Jersey’s most breathtaking Fourth of July events. As night falls, the sky above the park will come alive with a spectacular fireworks display synchronized to powerful patriotic music. This family-friendly event is included with park admission and offers something for guests of all ages.

Event Highlights Include:

* Fireworks Spectacular – A dazzling nighttime display choreographed to patriotic music.

* Live Entertainment – Cover bands and performances across the park all day long.




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* Costumed Characters – Appearances from beloved Looney Tunes™ characters and Uncle Sam stilt walkers.

* Main Street Decor – Patriotic bunting, flags, and festive photo ops.

* Mars Candy Photo Station – Capture memories at a themed M&M’S® photo experience.

* Specialty Food Offerings – Limited-time festive treats including themed parfaits and more.

* Enchanted Illuminations: Tribute to America – The Giant Wheel lights the night in red, white and blue, with this powerful celebration of our nation featuring 50,000 lights synchronized to the hits that honor America.

Festivities run throughout the day, but the real magic begins after sundown. Select rides may close early in preparation for the fireworks, and all entertainment is weather permitting and subject to change.

Unlimited Access with a Gold Membership

The best way to experience Star-Spangled Nights and other special events is with a Six Flags Gold Membership. Gold Members enjoy unlimited visits all season long to Great Adventure, Hurricane Harbor New Jersey, and Wild Safari, plus free parking, and exclusive perks — including access to the park’s newest ride, THE FLASH™: Vertical Velocity, a high-speed, adrenaline-pumping launch coaster inspired by the iconic DC Super Hero.

To purchase a Gold Membership or learn more about Six Flags Great Adventure’s entertainment lineup and world-class attractions, visit www.sixflags.com/greatadventure.

Six Flags Great Adventure Resort boasts four world-class attractions with Six Flags Great Adventure, Hurricane Harbor, Wild Safari and Savanah Sunset Resort and Spa. Home to award-winning rides like Nitro, El Toro and Jersey Devil Coaster, the park offers two areas just for the littlest guests and great family rides for the whole family, plus entertainment, shopping, and a wide variety of dining options. Its Wild Safari is one of the largest safaris outside of Africa and gets guests up-close to more than 1,200 animals from around the globe. Six Flags Hurricane Harbor is one of the Northeast’s largest waterparks with more than 25 refreshing attractions for the whole family.

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: FUN) is North America’s largest regional amusement-resort operator with 27 amusement parks, 15 water parks and nine resort properties across 17 states in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Focused on its purpose of making people happy, Six Flags provides fun, immersive and memorable experiences to millions of guests every year with world-class coasters, themed rides, thrilling water parks, resorts and a portfolio of beloved intellectual property including Looney Tunes®, DC Comics® and PEANUTS®. 

Warner Bros. Discovery Global Themed Entertainment (WBDGTE), part of Warner Bros. Discovery Global Brands, Franchises, and Experiences, is a worldwide leader in the creation, development, and licensing of location-based entertainment, live events, exhibits, and theme park experiences based on the biggest franchises, stories and characters from Warner Bros.’ film, television, animation, and games studios, HBO, Discovery, DC, Cartoon Network and more. WBDGTE is home to the groundbreaking locations of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal theme parks around the world, Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi, The WB Abu Dhabi, The FRIENDS Experience, The Game of Thrones Studio Tour and countless other experiences inspired by the Wizarding World, DC, Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, Game of Thrones, FRIENDS and more. With best-in-class partners, WBDGTE allows fans around the world to physically immerse themselves inside their favorite brands and franchises.

DC, part of Warner Bros. Discovery, creates iconic characters and enduring stories and is one of the world’s largest publishers of comics and graphic novels.  DC’s creative work entertains audiences of every generation around the world with DC’s stories and characters integrated across Warner Bros. Discovery’s film, television, animation, consumer products, home entertainment, games, and themed experiences divisions, and on the DC Universe Infinite digital comic subscription service.


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