Celebrate Independence Day with picnics, parades, and firework shows!
Featured Event
4th of July Parade (Free) ~ Alameda, July 4
Alameda’s 4th of July Parade is the longest in the nation with a route that spans 3.3 miles, attracting more than 150 entries and 2,500 participants, including equestrians, dance troops, floats, antique cars, community groups, and marching bands!
Concord 4th of July Festival (Free) ~ Concord, July 4
Celebrate Independence Day with a kids fun, pancake breakfast, parade, festival and fireworks!
4th of July Celebration (Free) ~ Cupertino, July 4
Enjoy a full day of red, white, and blue fun! From morning activities to evening fireworks, Cupertino’s Fourth of July Celebration is packed with family-friendly festivities. Start your day with pancakes, march in the children’s parade, and enjoy bubbles, an obstacle course, and lawn games.
Ol’ Fashioned 4th of July Parade (Free) ~ Half Moon Bay, July 4
Half Moon Bay’s beloved 4th of July Parade along with a Pancake Breakfast & Festival takes over Main Street, transforming the charming downtown into a festive Red, White and Blue celebration.
Hometown 4th of July Parade (Free) ~ Martinez, July 4
The Annual Downtown Martinez 4th of July Parade is a time-honored tradition perfect for the whole family! Wear your red, white, and blue for a memorable Independence Day on Main Street as over 40 spirited entries march down the heart of downtown Martinez in a dazzling display of community pride and celebration.
Red, White and Boom ~ Milpitas, July 4
Enjoy a family-friendly party with live music and kids activities before an amazing fireworks extravaganza.
4th of July Celebration (Free) ~ Moraga, July 4
Enjoy a day of family fun with craft stations, lawn games, bubble play, music and magic followed by a fireworks spectacular!
4th of July Parade and Festival (Free) ~ Redwood City, July 4
Enjoy a full day of Independence Day fun with a pancake breakfast, parade, car show, and patriotic drone show.
Rose, White and Blue Parade (Free) ~ San Jose, July 4
Children are invited to decorate their bikes and wagons in red, white and blue streamers before joining a parade line-up of classic cars, bands, dance groups, and community troupes. After the parade enjoy a festival with a creative kids zone, entertainment, and food trucks.
4th of July Parade and Fireworks (Free) ~ Sausalito, July 4
Enjoy a parade, live music, food, games, and fireworks!
More 4th of July Fun
Freedom Festival Torchlight Parade (Free) – Benicia, July 3
3rd of July Celebration (Free) – Richmond, July 3
4th of July on the USS Hornet – Alameda, July 4
Summer Fun on the 4th (Free) – Alameda, July 4
4th of July Celebration (Free) – Albany, July 4
4th of July Parade & Fireworks (Free) – Antioch, July 4
4th of July Celebration – Aptos, July 4
4th of July Parade (Free) – Boulder Creek, July 4
4th of July Parade and Festival (Free) – Corte Madera, July 4
Kiwanis July 4th Parade (Free) – Danville, July 4
4th of July Festival (Free) – El Cerrito, July 4
Independence Day Celebration at Ardenwood – Fremont, July 4
Fireworks Show (Free) – Gilroy, July 4
4th of July Hometown Parade (Free) – Kenwood, July 4
Independence Day Dash – Livermore, July 4
4th of July Celebration (Free) – Livermore, July 4
4th of July Parade (Free) – Los Altos Hills, July 4
4th of July Parade, Picnic & Circus (Free) – Menlo Park, July 4
Morgan Hill Freedom Fest (Free) – Morgan Hill, July 4
Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular – Mountain View, July 4
4th of July Parade (Free) – Novato, July 4
Orinda Celebrates Together (Free) – Orinda, July 4
Summer Festival and Chili Cook-off (Free) – Palo Alto, July 4
4th of July Parade and Picnic (Free) – Piedmont, July 4
4th of July Fireworks (Free) – Pittsburg, July 4
Pleasant Hill 4th of July Celebration (Free) – Pleasant Hill, July 4
Fireworks with the Santa Rosa Symphony – Rohnert Park, July 4
Fireworks at Fisherman’s Wharf (Free) – San Francisco, July 4
4th of July Family Celebration (Free) – San Pablo, July 4
4th of July Celebration (Free) – Santa Clara, July 4
4th of July Celebration at Great America – Santa Clara, July 4, 5
San Jose Giants Fireworks – San Jose, July 4, 5
4th of July Parade & Kids Zone (Free) – Scotts Valley, July 4
4th of July Celebration & Fireworks (Free) – Suisun City, July 4
Mare Island Spirit Ship Celebration – Vallejo, July 4
Spirit of Watsonville Parade (Free) – Watsonville, July 4
