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Lewes ends Fourth of July with a bang

Fireworks light up beach, after day of holiday tradition
The Lewes fireworks began at dusk, with the barge anchored off Johnnie Walker Beach. The display is made possible by Go Fourth Lewes, which pays for the fireworks through donations. BILL SHULL PHOTOS
Bill Shull
July 5, 2025

Fireworks lit up Delaware Bay after a day of events celebrating Independence Day in Lewes. The show began just after sunset, dazzling crowds set up along the beach, in Canalfront Park and many other places in town. 

Another beautiful burst during the Lewes fireworks show. The display lasted about 45 minutes.
The fireworks could be seen from Johnnie Walker and Savannah Beach.
Children play until sunset on Johnnie Walker Beach, waiting for the July 4 fireworks.
A lot of people watched the fireworks by boat, like this sailboat with a patriotic mast.
Lewes Beach Patrol lifeguards Savannah Couch, left, and Cassidy Thomas watch over Johnnie Walker Beach before the fireworks. They decorated their stand for the Fourth.
Another one of the fireworks that had people watching the sky on Johnnie Walker Beach.
Some of the fireworks made the bay glow red.
This burst almost looked like a palm tree out in the bay.
Amy Trout submitted this photo of her grandson, Colby, 8, taken during the Lewes July 4 celebration. The photo was taken by AJ Pingatore of Smyrna. SUBMITTED PHOTO

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Bill Shull has been covering Lewes for the Cape Gazette since 2023. He comes to the world of print journalism after 40 years in TV news. Bill has worked in his hometown of Philadelphia, as well as Atlanta and Washington, D.C. He came to Lewes in 2014 to help launch WRDE-TV. Bill served as WRDE’s news director for more than eight years, working in Lewes and Milton. He is a 1986 graduate of Penn State University. Bill is an avid aviation and wildlife photographer, and a big Penn State football, Eagles, Phillies and PGA Tour golf fan. Bill, his wife Jill and their rescue cat, Lucky, live in Rehoboth Beach.

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