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July 4 2024, rehoboth beach

Rehoboth Beach welcomes thousands to Saturday fireworks

Independence Day's grand finale lights up beach, Boardwalk

By Brian Gilliland

Posted 7/8/24

Thousands and thousands of people packed the Boardwalk, bandstand and beaches during Rehoboth Beach's July 6 Independence Day celebration.

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July 4 2024, rehoboth beach

Rehoboth Beach welcomes thousands to Saturday fireworks

Independence Day's grand finale lights up beach, Boardwalk

Thousands and thousands flocked to the shore to see what may have been the last of the fireworks of this Independence Day celebration on Saturday, July 6.

Thousands and thousands flocked to the shore to see what may have been the last of the fireworks of this Independence Day celebration on Saturday, July 6.

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Facing east with the bandstand to your right, just some of the crowd can be seen.

Facing east with the bandstand to your right, just some of the crowd can be seen.

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Now, with the bandstand to the left, the opposite side of the street and Boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach.

Now, with the bandstand to the left, the opposite side of the street and Boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach.

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And that was on the Boardwalk, out on the sands of Rehoboth Beach, it was standing room only for just about as far as you could see south, likely until safety barriers prevented even closer seating, because this is where the show was shot from.

And that was on the Boardwalk, out on the sands of Rehoboth Beach, it was standing room only for just about as far as you could see south, likely until safety barriers prevented even closer seating, because this is where the show was shot from.

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Facing more east than south here, we can see even more of the thousands who came to Rehoboth Beach to celebrate Independence Day 2024.

Facing more east than south here, we can see even more of the thousands who came to Rehoboth Beach to celebrate Independence Day 2024.

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Hot and cold snack and treat vendors did steady business throughout the evening, since it was a bit chilly on the beach but got sweltering fast as you moved inland.

Hot and cold snack and treat vendors did steady business throughout the evening, since it was a bit chilly on the beach but got sweltering fast as you moved inland.

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It's not the grand finale of the Fourth of July fireworks show in Rehoboth Beach in 2024, since the showrunners teased several before the actual event, but it's the finale of this gallery.

It's not the grand finale of the Fourth of July fireworks show in Rehoboth Beach in 2024, since the showrunners teased several before the actual event, but it's the finale of this gallery.

DAILY STATE NEWS/ BRIAN GILLILAND

Posted Monday, July 8, 2024 11:36 am

By Brian Gilliland

Thousands and thousands of people packed the Boardwalk, bandstand and beaches during Rehoboth Beach's July 6 Independence Day celebration.

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