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Fireworks, Parades, Concerts — Orange County Plans To Celebrate Independence Day
Communities around Orange County are preparing to get into the patriotic spirit and celebrate our Independence Day with family fun, lots of music and fireworks.
Here are many of the city- and community-sponsored events that offer a free or low-cost way to celebrate the Fourth of July. Events are on July 4, unless otherwise noted:
Aliso ViejoThe Aliso Viejo Community Association presents its July 4 celebration at Grand Park. The HOA's event is 6 to 9:30 p.M. With a concert, carnival games, family activities and a fireworks show at 9 p.M. Capping it all off. Information about when the park opens for saving spots and street closures is at avca.Net.
AnaheimThe Anaheim Hills community's annual celebration will include a day of activities, beginning at 7 a.M. With the Firecracker 5K/10K Run/Walk starting from Canyon High. The Yankee Doodle Dog Show will be at 9 a.M. At the high school's softball field. This year's parade begins at 1 p.M.; it starts out from Canyon High and travels along Santa Ana Canyon Road. Food booths and entertainment will be at Peralta Park, with live music starting at 3 p.M., until the fireworks show begins at 9 p.M. Information: anaheim.Net/fourthofjuly.
BreaCelebrate Independence Day at the 44th Country Fair at City Hall Park, 401 S. Brea Blvd. The fair will open at 7 a.M. With a pancake breakfast and last until 3 p.M. With entertainment, food, a car show, various contests, games and rides planned all day. The Kiddie Parade starts at 10:45 a.M. Admission to the Brea Plunge is free starting at noon. Information: cityofbrea.Net
Costa MesaThe city hosts a July 3 community celebration at the OC Fair & Event Center. The 5 to 11 p.M. Event is free and will feature entertainment and activities for families. The fireworks show will be at 9:30 p.M. Information: costamesaca.Gov.
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Dana PointThe city's fireworks show will light up the harbor at 9 p.M. A barge off the coastline of Doheny State Beach is used to shoot off the fireworks. Popular viewing spots include Pines Park, Heritage Park, Lantern Bay Park, Baby Beach, Doheny State Beach, The Harbor Island and the Sampson Overlook Gazebo. The Harbor Shuttle will run throughout the day. Information: danapoint.Org.
La Habra plans on holding its popular Fourth of July event ending with fireworks. Tickets are on sale now. (File photo Jack E. Hancock, The Orange County Register/SCNG) Fullerton After several years without one, the city of Fullerton will host a Fourth of July celebration at the Downtown Plaza, starting with a 10 a.M. Car show until 2 p.M. From 2 until 9 p.M. There will be carnival rides, games, food booths, a concert with the Scotty Mac Band and more to enjoy. A fireworks show will launch at 8 p.M.
Huntington BeachThe city has big plans for the holiday. The Surf City Run 5K will kick off at 7 a.M. On July 4 and run along Main Street and PCH. Register online.
Also on July 4 the traditional Main Street Parade, advertised as the largest west of the Mississippi, steps off at 10 a.M. At 9th and PCH, travels up Main Street, finishing at Clay Avenue.
There will be live entertainment at Pier Plaza starting at noon and, finally, at 9 p.M. A fireworks show will be launched over the water. The Condor Squadron association will do a flyover at about 5:30 p.M., heading toward Newport Beach.
On July 5, there will be a block party from 5 to 9 p.M. On Main Street.
Information on these events and more is available at hb4thofjuly.Org and huntingtonbeachca.Gov.
IrvineThe city and the Irvine 2/11 Marine Adoption Committee will host a Fourth of July Field of Valor from July 1 to 14 on the Irvine Civic Center Lawn. Community members can sponsor a flag in honor of a veteran, active duty, or fallen service member; visit cityofirvine.Org/fieldofvalor.
Laguna BeachThe city will change things up this year and host a Fourth of July drone show at 9 p.M. At Heisler Park. The drones will be launched from Monument Point, which will be closed all day, and starting about 5 p.M., the area of Heisler Park from Myrtle Street to the Rockpile Beach stairs will be closed. Information: lagunabeachcity.Net.
The Condor Squadron association will do a flyover at about 5:45 p.M., coming from the direction of Huntington Beach.
Laguna HillsThe community's Fourth of July Celebration includes festivities at the Laguna Hills Community Center & Sports Complex. From 4 to 9 p.M., community members can enjoy live music, carnival rides and activities and food trucks. The event is free to attend, and food and drinks will be available for purchase and the carnival rides are $2 each. At 6 p.M., the band Identity Theft will perform. The fireworks display will begin at 9 p.M. Information: ci.Laguna-hills.Ca.Us
Laguna NiguelLaguna Niguel Family YMCA hosts its 45th Run in the Parks with a 5K and kids race. First is the 5K at 8 a.M. Information and registration: ymcaoc.Org/run.
The Chamber of Commerce hosts a pancake breakfast to accompany the run, cost is $8 at Crown Valley Park at the lower soccer field. Serving from 7:30 to 10:30 a.M..
The city is hosting a free pool party from 1 to 4 p.M. At the Laguna Niguel Aquatics Center.
There will be a 5:30 p.M. Flyover of the city – traveling over Crown Valley Parkway from the 5 Freeway to Pacific Coast Highway. A concert with The Suffragettes kicks off the evening's festivities starting at 6 p.M. At Crown Valley Community Park. The fireworks show launches at 9 p.M. Over the lake at Laguna Niguel Regional Park. Information: cityoflagunaniguel.Org
George Wilmington, left, runs with an American flag with Travis Weaver during the 41st Annual Fourth of July Run in the Parks, July 4, 2019 at Crown Valley Community Park. (Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer) Lake Forest The community will celebrate with a "Family, Fun, and Freedom" parade kicking off at 9:30 a.M. At Ridge Route and Toledo Way. It will follow Toledo Way, turn right on Lake Forest Drive then right onto Serrano Road and end at Ridge Route. Information: lakeforestca.Gov.
La HabraThe city will host an Independence Day party for the community at La Bonita Park, 1440 W. Whittier Blvd. Past Action Heroes will perform live, there will be a military flyover at 7 p.M., kids' activities, vendors and a fireworks show will cap the night at 9 p.M. Gates open at 4 p.M. Presale wristbands, $6 for youth and $8 for adults, can be purchased at the La Habra Community Center, 101 W. La Habra Blvd. Information: lahabraca.Gov
La PalmaThe city's annual Fitness Run for Fun has 5K and 10K events for running and walking as well as a kids race. First start at 7:30 a.M. There is also a pancake breakfast in Central Park. Information: cityoflapalma.Org
Los Alamitos, Seal BeachThe annual fireworks spectacular at the Joint Forces Training Base will be held July 3, enter via Lexington Drive or Orangewood Avenue gates. Fireworks show is at 9 p.M. Gates open at 4 p.M. And close at 8:45. Bring lawn chairs and blankets, there will be no other seating available. The free event is hosted by Los Alamitos and Seal Beach will feature music, vendors and a food court. Information: cityoflosalamitos.Org/recreation
Mission ViejoThe city's July 4th Street Faire and Fireworks Spectacular returns. Olympiad between Marguerite and Melinda will be closed for the fair that starts at noon and will feature live entertainment, rides, food trucks and games. Admission is free. Fireworks start at 9 p.M. Information, including on shuttle service: cityofmissionviejo.Org.
Newport BeachSeveral parades and activities are planned throughout the city.
The Newport Peninsula Bike Parade and Community Festival kicks off at 9 a.M. At 36th Street Park and travels down Balboa Boulevard to Channel Place Park, where there will be a free festival with carnival games, jump houses, crafts and food. The festival runs to 11:30 a.M.
There will be a children's bike parade at 10:30 a.M. At Mariners Park.
The Old Glory Boat Parade begins at 1 p.M. In Newport Harbor at the east end of Lido Isle. The annual parade is hosted by the American Legion Yacht Club and American Legion Post 291, which are celebrating their 100th anniversary this year. Participants are sought and you can also find a viewing map online at alyc.Com
The Condor Squadron association will do a flyover at about 5:30 p.M., coming from the direction of Huntington Beach.
A fireworks extravaganza at the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort caps the day's activities at 9 p.M. Newport Beach residents can walk in for free with photo ID. There are also activities and entertainment earlier in the day.
Information: newportbeachca.Gov
OrangeThe city has a tradition of getting a jump on celebrating American Independence with its community celebration on July 3, starting at 4 p.M. The popular event will be held at Grijalva Park, 368 N. Prospect St.
There will be entertainment, food trucks and kids activities. As the sun sets, the Orange Community Master Chorale will perform then the fireworks will go off. Tickets are $7 and are on sale at the Community Services Department, 230 E. Chapman Ave., through 5:30 p.M. On July 3, or at the event. Information: cityoforange.Org.
Orange Park Acres is hosting its 57th parade on July 4, which kicks off at 10 a.M. At Salem Lutheran Church and School. Information: orangeparkacres.Org.
Participants make the first turn in front of the judges at the kiddie parade at the 38th Annual Country Fair on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at City Hall Park in Brea.(Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer) San Clemente The city is trying a new Stars, Stripes 'N Slides event at Avenida Rosa and Avenida Victoria from 10 a.M. To 2 p.M. There will be entertainment and fun activities – an all activities wristband is $7 presale or $10 at the door – and there will be food for sale.
The Condor Squadron association will do a flyover at about 6 p.M., coming from the direction of Newport Beach.
A spectacular fireworks show will launch at 9 p.M. From the San Clemente Pier. The approximately 20-minute show can be seen from many beaches and hilltop areas. See san-clemente.Org for more information and routes for the free trolley service running.
San Juan CapistranoThe city is hosting a carnival at Marco Forster Intermediate School starting at 2 p.M.. There will be rides, games, contests, shopping, food, entertainment and more. Rides require tickets be purchased. Attendees can watch fireworks at 9 p.M. The city's trolley is free for the day. Information: sanjuancapistrano.Org.
Santa AnaThe city hosts an Independence Day celebration starting at 3 p.M. With live music, a play area for kids, food, exhibitors and much more at Centennial Park, 3000 W. Edinger Ave. The fireworks display will begin at 8:45 p.M. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. Information: https://www.Santa-ana.Org/fourth-of-july/
TustinThe community will celebrate at Tustin High, 1171 El Camino Real, with entertainment beginning at 6 p.M. Admission is free; picnics are OK or there will be food trucks. Fireworks display will be at 9 p.M. Information: tustinca.Org.
Villa ParkStars on Parade kicks off at 9 a.M. Kids of all ages decorate their bikes, scooters, wagons and such to participate in the parade, which will travel a mile and a half through residential streets. Line up at 8:30 a.M. At Cerro Villa School. Information: vpcsfoundation.Org
Yorba LindaYorba Linda's annual Fourth of July Spectacular will kick off at 5 p.M. With family activities, food vendors and a concert at Veterans Park. The fireworks show will begin at 9 p.M. The event is free. Information: yorbalindaca.Gov.
East Lake Village will get into the spirit early with its annual Patriotic Boat Parade on July 3. Boats will be decked out with the red, white and blue – and lights – to tour around the lake starting at 8:45 p.M. The public can watch from the greenbelts that surround the lake. Food trucks in the village's parking lot will be selling from 6 to 9 p.M.
Introducing Great Park Live
Orange County's resident orchestra group Pacific Symphony wasn't sure where it would be performing for the upcoming summer concert season. The city of Irvine decided to build a temporary amphitheater that would accommodate 5,000 attendees and finished the project in two months.
First revealed in March, the city bookmarked a 300,000-plus-square-foot area of Irvine's Great Park to raise the amphitheater dubbed Great Park Live in time for Pacific Symphony's summer schedule of outdoor events.
"We were booking as we were building," Great Park Chair Mike Carroll told the Business Journal of the eight-week period.
The buildout follows the end of Live Nation Entertainment's lease of the previous temporary amphitheater from an affiliate of Irvine-based Five Point Holdings LLC (NYSE: FPH).
The Irvine City Council in February approved a $6.6 million budget for the temporary theater.
"We're keeping live music in Irvine," the symphony's Chief Executive John Forsyte said. This year marks the group's longtime conductor Carl St. Clair's concluding year with the symphony.
The city partnered with Irvine-based event production and venue management firm PSQ Productions LLC to operate the amphitheater for the next couple of years. PSQ is also the owner of Costa Mesa's Winter Fest OC.
Irvine also worked closely with the Great Park board of directors to ensure the timing and space of the stage. The amphitheater will have its own food and beverage operations including a new eatery called The Layover that will open in July.
Along with the standard seating options, Great Park Live will include a VIP tent along with exclusive cabanas.
The new venue kicked off its first event, Irvine Nights, on June 14 featuring night market dining and shopping with more planned for the summer season.
Not only the summer home of Pacific Symphony, Great Park Live will also host community-based events planned by the city.
The city of Irvine aims to deliver the official venue in the summer of 2027. The amphitheater is expected to span 25 acres of the Great Park, currently 500 acres, with a budget of $15 million.
"This is another piece to that amazing framework and rubric that is the Great Park in Irvine, California," Carroll said.
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OC Leaders Beginning Cold Weather Shelter Talks This Year Well Before Winter Storms
Orange County officials are looking into how the county can be better prepared to house people living on the streets during times of extreme weather.
"The last couple of years have really been a learning process for us. Last year in particular, one of the challenges was that things came together late," Doug Becht, director of the county's Office of Care Coordination, said. "What we realized was, although cold weather only happens a few months during the year, it's really a year-round discussion. We need to start talking about next year as early as possible."
The county has provided cold weather shelters since at least 2007, usually at the National Guard armories in Santa Ana and Fullerton, and opened them as early as October. But finding a city in which to host the shelters has become a challenge the last couple of years.
In 2022, with the armories not available, an emergency shelter didn't open until February. Santa Ana leaders pushed back over playing host again given the city had opened its own shelters, and there was a lack of interest from other cities. In the end, Fullerton offered its Independence Park gym amid a rainy spell.
So last year, the county's Commission to End Homelessness switched gears, asking all 34 cities to host their own decentralized cold weather emergency shelters.
Becht said officials have learned that planning one or two emergency shelter sites to cover the whole the county isn't optimal for serving those who are homeless because they can be too far away for people without transportation and can be more of a burden than communities are willing to shoulder.
Anaheim was the only city to answer that call with action, partnering with faith-based organizations to arrange for 50 beds. Unlike the traditional emergency shelter models of the past, Anaheim's shelter was not open every night, but only activated seven times between Feb. 4 and April 5, mostly because of heavy rain.
Natalie Aguirre, a city of Anaheim spokesperson, said the sites served a total of 74 guests, a few of which wound up transitioning into a shelter program or accepting other services.
"Of course, no one should be living on the streets, especially when we do have these harsh weather conditions, whether it's heavy rain or heat," Aguirre said. "We always want to make sure that we are providing as many resources as we can. This was just one of the ways that we did it."
The idea, Second District Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento said, is to partner with cities to decentralize preparations, pointing to last year's sites in Anaheim.
"A lot of what … we've heard was that this should be a shared responsibility amongst all 34 cities in our county," Sarmiento said during the June 19 Commission to End Homelessness meeting. "I think if all of us lean in, even with a small share, we can help this problem and address it better."
Sarmiento, who is also chair of the commission, said the model used in Anaheim, partnering with faith-based organizations, could be replicated in other parts of the county.
"This is something that the (Cold Weather Emergency Shelter Ad Hoc) is working really hard on," Sarmiento said. "Looking at how we use our partners and work with our partners and support our partners, and see how we can find a way of networking this and not make it so difficult for one city to shoulder."
The commission, Becht said, is looking at taking a more personal approach, connecting with cities one-on-one and possibly including Anaheim leaders to give cities an idea of how they can set up their own inclement weather sites.
"We understand communities have different needs, they have different resources and are able to approach this in different ways," Becht said. "Often I'll get asked really specific questions about what we're expecting from the city. The city will ask, what model do you want? How much funding are you willing to give? What will this look like? I always say, 'I really need to hear from you, what you all are thinking and what you're all interested in. Based on that, we'll be able to figure out how to partner with you all in the best possible way.'"
Some of those models may include working with faith-based groups or using park facilities or unused space in existing shelters, Becht added.
"What Anaheim did for the first time, which we're excited about and think is good, is they used an activation-based model," Becht said. "So the burden of doing something night in and night out is alleviated, based on really responding when it's a true emergency."
The Cold Weather Emergency Shelter Ad Hoc is also putting emphasis on broadening the scope of emergency shelters to address extreme weather whether dangerously cold, hot, windy or rainy, as well as focusing on preparation and not just response.
"What I am proud of is that for the last several years, every time we've operated some type of a response, it's gone smooth. The impact on the community, night in and night out, has been fairly minimal," Becht said.
"In order to ensure that we can continue providing good services to people who are experiencing homelessness," he added, "we have to make sure that when communities let us in, we're good neighbors and we're respectful of that partnership and we ensure that we fulfill the commitments we've promised."
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