It's Earth Day and you know what that means; The Hoboken Earth Day Tire Fire and BBQ!

Residents all over Hoboken are putting on their Tuesday best clothes and heading on down to Sinatra Drive for the annual Earth Day Tire Fire and BBQ!

The Hoboken FD has been collecting tires from the Hudson River all year for this year's Tire Fire theme: "Rubber in the River". Over 1000 tires will be lit as residents and visitors sing with special emcee Sooty the Clown to the Deep Purple classic, 'Smoke on the Water'. A spokesperson for the Hoboken Fire Department tells the Jersey City Desk this year's fire should set the record and burn past the June 5th record.

Other events are planned of course today all over Hoboken including a burning tire roll down First St., The Hoboken Conservatory of Science will have a special booth set up for kids called "So you wanna light your first tire..." full of tips on safe ways to handle gasoline and matches. The Cake Boss will deliver a special cake in the shape of burning smoking tires to Mayor Dawn Zimmer before the annual pushing of the burning tire pyres out into the Hudson River.

So come on out to FuHo today, bring the kids and tell the neighbors as this wonderful piece of Americana steps off once again. Free admission if you bring a tire.

File photo from 2009 Hoboken Tire Fire and BBQ©