Austin PubCrawl

Atlantic City, New Jersey is the original American resort city and the birthplace of the boardwalk, the saltwater taffy, and Miss America. On Saturday, July 4, 2026, The Walk outlet district and the Chelsea neighborhood become the center of the official Red, White and Brew bar crawl, with drink specials at 10 of Atlantic City’s best bars, live DJs, and a crowd celebrating Independence Day in a city that has been hosting Americans on vacation for more than 150 years.

Atlantic City’s Chelsea neighborhood, south of the casino corridor along Atlantic and Pacific Avenues, has developed into the most authentic and locally focused part of the city for bars and restaurants. The Chelsea district serves the year-round Atlantic City community in a way that the casino properties are not designed to do, and the bars along this corridor represent the city as its residents actually experience it rather than as its promotional materials present it.

The Walk, the outlet shopping and entertainment complex that connects the bus and train terminals to the casino district, anchors the pub crawl route’s northern end and gives the event a gateway that most visitors know from their arrival in the city. On July 4th, with the crawl running from The Walk through Chelsea, you experience Atlantic City at its most authentic and most festive simultaneously.

In 2026, the Semiquincentennial marks 250 years of American independence. Atlantic City was founded in 1854 and developed the boardwalk in 1870, creating the template for the American beach resort experience that shaped coastal tourism from Maine to Florida. The city’s invention of the boardwalk, the saltwater taffy, and the beauty pageant are genuine contributions to American popular culture. Celebrating July 4th here in 2026 honors a city that invented some of the most distinctly American leisure traditions in the country’s history.

PubCrawls.com runs the official event. Bars are confirmed before July 4th, drink specials are locked in at every venue, and your digital venue map is ready before the event. Check in at the starting location near The Walk at 6:00 PM, pick up your Red, White and Brew wristband, and spend the holiday night in America’s Playground.

The Atlantic City July 4th pub crawl draws year-round Atlantic City residents from the Chelsea and Ducktown neighborhoods alongside visitors from Margate, Ventnor, and Egg Harbor Township who come to the city for the holiday. July 4th in Atlantic City is one of the most festive nights of the summer and the official pub crawl gives both locals and visitors the best organized way to experience it.

The event is 21 and over only. Birthday groups, bachelorette parties, friend crews from across the Jersey Shore, and couples celebrating the Fourth all make the Atlantic City July 4th crawl a summer tradition. Groups of 20 or more qualify for VIP packages and group pricing. Use the form at the bottom of this page.

Tickets are on sale now at PubCrawls.com. Atlantic City on July 4th is one of the most in-demand destinations on the East Coast and spots on the official pub crawl go fast. Buy early and celebrate the Fourth in the original American resort city.