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4th of July Line up of Events
Family and friends come out and enjoy fireworks shows and patriotic displays in a fun safe environment at a variety of events celebrating the 4th of July in many locations. Here is the line up:
Studio City’s Fireworks Festival With a theme titled “All You Need Is Love,” you can’t go wrong at this celebration. There will be a performance by Beatles tribute band Paperback Writer, a Television Motion Picture Car Club show, rooftop fireworks, magicians and a kid’s fun zone.
General Admission: $20 Doors Open: 4:30pm CBS Studio Center 4024 Radford Ave Studio City, CA 91604 818.655.5916 www.studiocitychamber.com 4th of July at the Queen MaryCelebrate a century of Americana with live music, magic, carnival games, laser tag and entertainment honoring the most memorable periods from 1910-2010. Get there early to enjoy the Old Time Fair and vintage cabaret flappers General Admission: $40. Active military FREE in uniform and with ID. Doors open: 12pm Queen Mary 1126 Queens Hwy Long Beach, CA 90802 877.342.0742 www.queenmary.com Baldwin Hills Overlook in Culver CityGet up close and personal with the fireworks this year. Revel in a 360 degree scenic overlook at a 500ft elevation above the city. Be forewarned, the peak doesn’t offer an escalator, so be prepared to work those glutes and climb some stairs! Cost: FREE Baldwin Hills Overlook 6300 Hetzler Rd Culver City, CA 90232 310.558.5547 www.parks.ca.gov July 4th at the Hollywood BowlWho wouldn’t want to spend their night watching a performance by Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers? Tickle your Bluegrass fancy and stay for the Los Angeles Philharmonic and U.S. Air Force of the Golden West. Oh, and the fireworks, of course. General Admission: $32. Children $13.50 Doors Open: 7:30pm Hollywood Bowl 2301 N. Highland Ave Los Angeles, CA 90068 323.850.2000 www.hollywoodbowl.comCerritos Let Freedom Ring Celebration Get your picture taken with Uncle Sam on stilts at this year’s Cerritos celebration. You’ll get your fourth on with rides, music by the Cerritos College Band and Remixifyed, game booths, a children’s fun zone and a bell-ringing ceremony. Fireworks show to follow at Cerritos High School at 9pm.
Doors Open: 4pm Admission: $1 All-Day Ride Wristband: $20 Cerritos Civic Center 18125 Bloomfield Ave Cerritos, CA 90703 562.916.1254 www.cerritos.us
CARSON The city’s annual Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration will kick off at 11 a.m. July 4 at the StubHub Center (formerly Home Depot Center), Field 7, with food, vendors, a kiddie carnival, nonstop entertainment and raffle prizes. The day will culminate with a professional fireworks display, courtesy of the L.A. Galaxy, at about 9:40 p.m. In addition, there will be a Filipino-American Friendship Day celebration from 5-6 p.m. Attendees are invited to picnic with family and friends; carpooling is suggested. Paid parking will be available at the StubHub Center and shuttle service will be offered from the Carson Civic Center, 801 E. Carson St., starting at 10:30 a.m. Admission is free. Go to ci.carson.ca.us for more information. Gates will open at 4 p.m. for the Culver City Fourth of July celebration, which will include live music, food trucks, family-friendly midway games and a fireworks display, at West LA College, 9000 Overland Ave. Cost is $5 per person up to $20 per car for parking and festival/show. Walk in donation is $5 per person, or $1 for children under 6 years of age. Go to www.culvercityfireworksshow.com
El Segundo Community Celebration & Fireworks
Spend Independence Day watching a pie eating contest? Where do I sign up? El Segundo’s 4th of July Celebration will offer games, races, live entertainment and over 25 food vendors to feed your patriotic appetite.
Cost: $3 presale. $5 at the door Daytimes Activities: 10-3pm Evening Activities: 4:45-9pm El Segundo Recreation Park 401 Sheldon St El Segundo, CA 90245 310.524.2700 www.elsegundo.org
Gardena
VFW Post 3261 will host its Fourth of July barbecue starting at noon July 4 at 1822 W. 162nd St., Gardena. Menu will be spare ribs and/or chicken with beans and/or potato salad and a soda. Cost is $12. Food will be served until it’s gone. Call 310-518-4499 for more information.
Marina del Rey
Marina del Rey’s Fourth of July fireworks will be shot off a barge in the Main Channel at 9 p.m. July 4. The 20-minute show can be viewed from various spots around the waterfront, with the best spots at Burton Chace Park (where spectators can listen to synchronized music on KXLU-FM 88.9) and Fisherman’s Village. The park is at 13650 Mindanao Way (one block west of Admiralty Way) and Fisherman’s Village is at 13755 Fiji Way. Find out more about the show and places to park at www.visitmarinadelrey.com/events/4th-of-july.
Palos Verdes Estates
The Palos Verdes Independence Day Committee will hold its 53rd annual celebration at Malaga Cove School, 300 Paseo del Mar, Palos Verdes Estates. The free event starts at 9:30 a.m. July 4 and will feature an All-American pie contest, bike parade, guest speakers and presentation of the Kenneth T. Norris Heritage Freedom Award to actor G.W. Bailey, who also will serve as guest speaker. He will be honored for his volunteer work with the Sunshine Foundation, a nonprofit that provides free fun activities for children with cancer. Go to pvjuly4.org for more information.
Rancho Palos Verdes
The city’s 38th annual Independence Day celebration will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Upper Point Vicente Park, 30940 Hawthorne Blvd. Highlights include music by the Palos Verdes Symphonic Band and a country band, arts and crafts, rides, games, hula hoop contests, a petting zoo, pet adoptions, food court rides and more. Admission is free, and a complimentary shuttle will run from the Ralphs store on Hawthorne Boulevard to the lot adjacent to the Point Vicente Lighthouse on Palos Verdes Drive West. On-site parking is $5. Call 310-544-5260.
Redondo Beach
• The Village Runner will host its 21st Fourth of July 5K run/walk, starting at 8 a.m. Friday and the children’s Firecracker Dash starting at 9:30 in Riviera Village. In addition, Rock & Brews will host the post-race party at its location near the finish line. Registration is $30 for children and $35 for adults. For complete information, go to www.villagerunner.com and click on the event link. • Redondo Beach’s Seaside Lagoon will host daylong Fourth of July festivities and offer a good viewing spot for a pyrotechnics show launched from a barge about 300 yards away. (The city pier at the foot of Torrance Boulevard is another good choice.) The fireworks show starts at 9 p.m. The gates to Seaside Lagoon at 200 Portofino Way will open at 2 p.m. to paying ticket holders. The lineup of events includes swimming, kids arts and crafts, entertainment, paddleboard races, a kids parade and more. Find out more details and purchase tickets online at http://redondofireworks.com.
• For those only wanting to view the fireworks, there will be several vantage points throughout the city near the Redondo Beach pier.
San Pedro
• On July 3, fireworks will cap a Los Angeles city-sponsored event featuring live music, U.S. military exhibits, tours of a Navy frigate, armed forces, U.S. Coast Guard demonstrations, displays by the L.A. City Fire Department’s firefighting boat, and the Washington Artillery re-enactment group. The events will be held at Cabrillo Beach, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro. Admission is free. Call 310-548-7401 or go to www.laparks.org/dos/aquatic/facility/cabrilloBeachPool.htm
• The 64th annual John Olguin July 4th Spectacular at Cabrillo Beach will be held from 2-10 p.m. July 4 and will feature a food truck festival and end with a 9 p.m. fireworks show. Admission is free. The beach address is 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro. • The 38th annual Community Observance and Ringing of the Korean Friendship Bell ceremonies will begin at 10:30 a.m. July 4 at Angels Gate Park. Highlights include keynote speakers and music. The guest speaker this year is Councilman Joe Buscaino. Families are invited to stay the day and watch the fireworks later that evening that can be seen from Cabrillo Beach. Admission is free.
• The Battleship Iowa will celebrate Independence Day with a three-day event that includes live music, barbecue food, face painting and tours of the historic ship. Tickets are $15/$12/$7. The ship will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 4-6. • The Muller House Museum at 1542 S. Beacon St. invites the public to an Independence Day Ice Cream Social and to get a bird’s-eye view of the Cabrillo Beach fireworks from 7:45-9:30 p.m. July 4. Cost is $5.50. Go to sanpedrobayhistoricalsociety.org for more information about the museum.
Torrance
The Briles family of Torrance will once again have its privately funded fireworks show off the coast of Torrance beach. Jackie Briles covers the cost of the show in honor of her late husband. The pyrotechnics will begin between 9 and 9:15 p.m. July 4 from a barge.
Westchester
The 15th annual Fourth of July Parade, sponsored by the LAX Coastal Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 4 on Loyola Boulevard, beginning at Westchester Park and traveling north to Loyola Marymount University. This year’s theme is “Love My America.” Call 310-645-5151 for more information. For the first time this year, a crowdfunding fundraiser will give the community a chance to contribute to the cost of the parade. To donate, go to igg.me/at/lovemyamerica for more information.
