120+ JULY 4th Fireworks and Events

List of 120+ July 4th Events & Fireworks Shows | 2013

Fireworks, fairs, festivals, parades, concerts and more. All events take place on Thursday, July 4, 2013 unless otherwise noted. Fireworks shows denoted in blue.

San Francisco | 2013

• Fisherman’s Wharf | San Francisco 4th of July  FIREWORKS Celebration - 2013 – FREE
• -- Pier 45 | FIREWORKS viewing party aboard historic WWII Liberty Ship - 2013 –  $25
• – Pier 39 | Pre-fireworks live music & festivities - 2013- FREE
• – Ghirardelli Square | no events scheduled for 2013
• – Aquatic Park | ’90s Outdoor Dance Party & FIREWORKS - 2013 – FREE
  
• – The Cannery | no events scheduled for 2013
• Angel Island | FIREWORKS viewing party – 2013 – $24
• Civic Center | Asian Art Museum $5 Thursday Night – 2013 – $5
• Embarcadero | 4th of July FIREWORKS Roller Disco Party – 2013 – FREE
• Embarcadero | America’s Cup Park Opening Day - 2013 – FREE
• Embarcadero | Puma Yard Grand Opening & Rooftop FIREWORKS views - 2013 – FREE
• Exploratorium | After Dark “Boom” : The Science of Fireworks - 2013 – $15
• Dolores Park | SF Mime Troupe Opening Day  – 2013 -FREE
• Golden Gate Park | 4th of July Roller Skate Party & BBQ – 2012 – FREE – canceled for 2013
• Golden Gate Park | 50 Piece “Oompah” Band Patriotic Concert in the Park (July 1) – 2012 – FREE – canceled for 2013
• Golden Gate Park | Patriotic 4th of July Symphony Concert - 2013 – FREE
• Haight | 4th of July Vinyl Party at Amoeba – 2013 – FREE
• Haight | Politically Incorrect $5 Comedy Night – 2013 – $5
• Haight | Off the Grid – 2013 – FREE
• Hayes Valley | Interdependence Day at Hayes Valley Farm – 2012 – FREE – not yet confirmed for 2013
• Hayes Valley | Popscene Concert with Giraffage - 2013 – $13
• Inner Richmond | Free Hot Dog Day & Hot Dog Drawing Contest  – 2013 – FREE
• Marina District | July 4th Pub Crawl & Hot Dog Eating Contest – 2013 – $7.50
• Mission District | The Bay Bridged’s Big Time Freedom Music Festival – 2013 – $8
• Mission District | Red Hots Burlesque Show  (July 5) – 2013 – $5
• Mission Terrace | Annual Neighborhood 4th of July Parade & BBQ – 2013 – FREE
• Polk Gulch | Independence Day FREE BBQ Block Party – 2012 – $5
• Potrero Hill | “Safe and Sane” Mini DIY Street FIREWORKS Show – 2013 – FREE
• San Francisco | 6 Different San Francisco Guided Walking Tours in One Day - 2013 – FREE
• San Francisco Zoo | Red White & Zoo Discount Day – 2013 – $2 Off
• SoMa | FIREWORKS Cruise with Open Bar – 2012 – 40% Off Tickets – Not yet confirmed for 2013
• SoMa | Late Night 4th of July DJ Party - 2013 – $10
• Treasure Island | Red, White & Rosé: Wine Celebration & FIREWORKS – 2013 – $15
• All Over Bay Area | Free Fishing Day (No fishing license required) July 6 – 2013 – FREE
• All Over Bay Area | AAA “Tipsy Tow” Free Car Tow Home Program – 2013 -FREE
• San Francisco | Free Lyft Ride Home: $10 credit – 2013 – FREE
• San Francisco | 4th of July 2013 Parking Rules: How not to get a parking ticket

East Bay | 2013

• Alameda | Mayor’s 4th of July Parade & Jumpin’ & Jivin’ Jubilee Park Festival – 2013- FREE
• Alameda | Reds, Whites and Blues: Wine & Live Blues - (July 5) – 2013 – $5
• Alameda | Mustache Harbor “Yacht Rock” Outdoor Concert – 2013 – FREE
• Albany | Beard & Mustache Competition & July 4th Celebration -2013- FREE
• Antioch | Riverfront FIREWORKS & Parade – 2013 – FREE
• Benicia | “Freedom Festival” Torchlight Parade (July 3) – 2013- FREE
• Benicia | Picnic in the Park & Waterfront FIREWORKS -2013- FREE
• Berkeley | 4th of July FIREWORKS & All Day Festival -2013- FREE
  
• Berkeley | Off the Grid Food Truck Party – 2013 – FREE
• Brentwood | 4th of July at the Streets Parade – canceled for 2013
• Clayton | 4th of July Parade and Kiddieland – 2013 -FREE
• Concord | 4th of July Jubilee & Parade- 2013  FREE
• Concord |  “The Flag” Variety Show & FIREWORKS (July 2, 3, 4)- 2013- FREE
• Danville | July 4th Parade -2013- FREE
• El Cerrito | World Music & Circus Festival (July 3, 4) - 2013- FREE
• Emeryville | 4th of July Summer Concert – 2013 – FREE
• Fremont | 4th of July Parade -2013- FREE
• Fremont | Ardenwood Historic Farm Family Festival-2013- $8
• Hayward | 4th of July Family Festival & Picnic -2013- FREE
• Hercules | fireworks canceled for 2013
• Lafayette | Buddhist 4th of July Veggie Potluck -2013- FREE
• Livermore | 4th of July Celebration & Fireworks-  2013- $5
• Martinez | Hometown Celebration, Parade  & FIREWORKS -2013- FREE
• Moraga | Dog Parade, Classic Car Show & FIREWORKS -2013- FREE
• Oakland | “F*ck the Fourth” Anarchist Book Sale (July 3) – 2013 – FREE
• Oakland | 1913 Old-Timey Patriotic Picnic & Ice Cream Social - 2013 – $15
• Oakland | A’s Post-game FIREWORKS show – 2013 – FREE to watch outside stadium
• Oakland | Lake Merritt Music Festival & BBQ – canceled for 2012 – Not yet confirmed for 2013
• Oakland | Jack London Square July 4th Festival - 2013 – FREE 
• Oakley | Cityhood Celebration & FIREWORKS (July 6) – 2013 – FREE
• Orinda | 4th of July Parade & Celebration in the Park – 2013 – FREE
• Piedmont | Small Town Dog Parade & Picnic in the Park – 2013 – FREE
• Port Costa | Evening July 4th Parade – 2012 – FREE – Not yet confirmed for 2013
• Pleasant Hill | July 4th Parade, Festival & FIREWORKS – 2013 – FREE
• Pleasanton | Fourth of July Patriotic Concert & Picnic – 2013 – FREE
• Pleasanton | Alameda County Fair FIREWORKS Show (July 5) – 2013 –  $10
• Richmond | FIREWORKS & Symphony Concert (July 3) – 2013 – FREE
• Richmond | Waterfront Family Festival & FIREWORKS (July 3) – 2013 -FREE
• San Pablo | Elvis Tribute & FIREWORKS show - 2013 -FREE
• San Ramon | Celebrate America Festival & ’80s Dance Party in the Park - 2013- FREE 

North Bay | 2013

• American Canyon | 4th of July Parade, Festival & FIREWORKS – 2013- FREE
• Bolinas | Bolinas vs. Stinson Beach Tug-of-War Battle – 2013 – FREE
• Bodega Bay | 1st of July FIREWORKS over the Bay (July 5) – 2013- FREE
• Calistoga | Silverado 4th of July Parade  - 2013- FREE
  
• Calistoga | Napa County Fair Ice Cream Churn-a-ment & FIREWORKS - 2013 – $10
• Cloverdale | Fourth of July FIREWORKS - 2013 – FREE
• Corte Madera / Larkspur | 4th of July Parade & Celebration – 2013- FREE
• Fairfield | 4th of July Parade – 2013 – FREE
• Glen Ellen | Sonoma Winery Charity Car Classic (July 7) – 2013- FREE
• Healdsburg | American Legion FIREWORKS Show -2013- FREE
• Inverness | 4th of July Foot Races & Festivities -2013- FREE 
• Kenwood | Old-Fashioned Hometown Parade & Jazz at the Park -2013- FREE
• Mill Valley | 4th of July Picnic & Parade - 2013 – FREE
• Napa | Parade, Festival & FIREWORKS -2013- FREE
• Novato | Vintage Military & WWII Sherman Tank Parade –  2013 – FREE
• Oakville | Mondavi Winery FIREWORKS Show (June 29) -2013- FREE (from outside grounds)
• Petaluma | Annual Bell Ringing Ceremony – 2013 FREE
  
• Petaluma | Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds FIREWORKS Festival – 2013- $2
  
• Ross | July 4th Parade & Picnic -2013- FREE
• Rohnert Park | 4th of July in the Park – 2012 – FREE – Not yet confirmed for 2013
• Rohnert Park | 4th of July FIREWORKS – 2013 – FREE from outside venue
• Russian River | Water Carnival & FIREWORKS (July 6) – 2013- FREE
  
• Russian River | Monte Rio’s “Big Rocky Games“ (July 6, 7) -2013- FREE
• Russian River | Guerneville Independence Day Block Party & FIREWORKS (July 7) -2013- FREE
  
• San Rafael | Marin County Fair FIREWORKS  (July 3-7) – 2013- $16
  
• Santa Rosa | Red, White & Boom FIREWORKS -2013- $10
• Sausalito | 4th of July Parade & FIREWORKS -2013- FREE
• Sebastopol | 3rd of July FIREWORKS Extravaganza Festival (July 3) -2013- $8
• Sleepy Hollow | 4th of July Parade & Poolside Party - 2013 – FREE
  
• Sonoma | July 4th Parade and Plaza Celebration - 2013- FREE
  
• Sonoma | General Vallejo’s Birthday & 4th of July FIREWORKS -2013- FREE
  
• Suisun City | Solano County Waterfront FIREWORKS & Celebration -2013- FREE
• St. Helena | Louis M. Martini Winery FIREWORKS -  2013- FREE (from outside grounds)
• Vacaville | 4th of July  FIREWORKS - 2013 – FREE
• Vallejo | Great Vallejo Ducky Derby - canceled for 2013
• Vallejo | Six Flags FIREWORKS & Concert- 2013 - $51.99
• Vallejo | Parade & FIREWORKS -2013- FREE
  
• Windsor | Pre-4th of July FIREWORKS Festival (July 3) – 2013- $3
• Woodacre | 4th of July Parade & Flea Market - 2013 – FREE
• Yountville | Street Fair, Concert & FIREWORKS - 2013- FREE

Peninsula | 2013

• Foster City | Dog Show, Parade & FIREWORKS – 2013 – FREE
• Half Moon Bay | Food Trucks on the Fourth - canceled for 2013
• Half Moon Bay | Waterfront Small Town 4th of July Parade – 2013 FREE – no fireworks for 2013
• Menlo Park | 4th of July Parade and Celebration – 2013 – FREE
• Los Altos | Glorious 4th of July Park Party - 2013 – FREE
• Los Altos Hills | 4th July Scooter & Skateboard Parade - 2013 – FREE
• Pacifica | 38th Annual Fourth of July Celebration –  2013 – FREE
• Palo Alto | SJ Earthquakes MLS Soccer & FIREWORKS (June 29) – 2013 – $15
• Palo Alto | Summer Festival & Chili Cook-off Festival – 2013 – FREE
• Redwood City | Independence Day Parade, Festival & FIREWORKS - 2013 -FREE
• Redwood City | Old Fashioned Fourth & Ice Cream Making Party – 2013 – $2.50
  
• San Mateo | 3rd of July Highlands FIREWORKS Show (July 3) – 2013 – FREE
  
• San Mateo | July 4th in the Park - 2013 – FREE
• San Mateo | July 4th Parade & Celebration – 2013 – FREE

South Bay & Santa Cruz County | 2013

• Aptos | World’s Shortest Parade - 2013 – FREE / Donation
• Boulder Creek | July 4th Parade & Lumber Jack Days (July 6,7) – 2013 – FREE
• Cupertino | Children’s Parade & Concert in the Park – 2013 – FREE
• Cupertino | Blackberry Farms Free Swimming Day - 2013 – FREE
• Cupertino | Fourth of July FIREWORKS Show – 2013 – FREE
• Felton/Roaring Camp | Sock Hop and 50′s family 4th of July – 2013 – FREE
• Gilroy | 4th of July High School FIREWORKS show – 2013 -FREE
• Hollister | Kiddie Parade & FIREWORKS show – 2013 – FREE
• Los Gatos | 4th of July Hometown Game, Symphony & Picnic – 2013 – FREE
• Milpitas | Red White and Blue Pool Party – 2013 – $2
• Milpitas | Red White & Boom FIREWORKS Festival – 2013 –  $3
• Morgan Hill | Patriotic Sing & Music Fest  (July 3) – 2013 – FREE
• Morgan Hill | Silicon Valley Parade & FIREWORKS –  2013 – FREE
• Mountain View | FIREWORKS Show with the San Francisco Symphony - 2013 –  $33
• Mountain View | “Celebrate America” Music Festival & FIREWORKS (June 30) – 2012 – FREE – canceled for 2013
• San Jose | San Jose Giants Baseball & Post-Game FIREWORKS (July 4, 5) - 2013 – $11
• San Jose | San Jose FIREWORKS Show – 2013 – FREE
• San Jose | Alameda Rose, White and Blue Parade & Street Festival – 2013 -FREE
• San Jose | Santana Row Summer Block Party – 2013 – FREE 
• Santa Clara | FIREWORKS Extravaganza - 2013 – FREE 
  
• Santa Clara | Great America FIREWORKS show (July 5-6)-  2013 – $46
  
• Santa Cruz / Wilder Ranch | Old Fashioned Independence Day 1913 Celebration – 2013 – FREE
• Saratoga | Costumed Festival & Free Popsicles – 2013 – FREE
• Scotts Valley | Festival, Parade & FIREWORKS – 2013 – $6/$8
• Sunnyvale | No events for 2013
• Watsonville | Spirit of Watsonville Parade & Downtown Festival - 2013 – FREE

Road Trip!!! | 2013

• Big Bear Lake | Rotary FIREWORKS on the Lake – 2013 – FREE
  
• Carmichael | 55th Annual Parade & FIREWORKS - 2013 – FREE
• Dixon | Rotary Club FIREWORKS at Hall Park  - 2013 –  FREE
  
• Elk Grove | Red White & Blue Picnic & FIREWORKS – 20132 – FREE
• Fort Bragg | FIREWORKS on the bluffs  (July 6) - FREE – canceled for 2013
• Mendocino | Kooky Hometown July 4th Parade & Festival - 2013 – FREE
• Point Arena | Street Fair & FIREWORKS (July 6) – 2013 – FREE
• North Lake Tahoe | Kings Beach FIREWORKS and Beach Party – (July 3) – 2013 – FREE
• South Lake Tahoe | Lights on the Lake FIREWORKS -  2013 – FREE
• Rancho Cordova | Parade, Carnival, Concert & FIREWORKS – (July 3 &4) 2013 – FREE before 6pm / $2 after 6pm
• Roseville | Parade, Pops Concert & FIREWORKS – 2013 – FREE
• Sacramento | Independence Day Celebration & FIREWORKS - 2013 - FREE
  
• Willits | Willits Frontier Days & Parade  – 2013 – FREE / $12
• Yosemite | Mairposa Fairgrounds Festival & FIREWORKS – 2013 – $7 adults / Free for kids under 10 
• Stockton | Minor League Baseball & FIREWORKS - 2013 -FREE / $20
• Stockton Delta | Hilton July FIREWORKS On the Water (July 4) – 2013 – FREE

Our Disclaimer: We have done our best to confirm the details of each of the above events with at least one source (either the city itself, a newspaper, chamber of commerce, or a trusty website). But because there is always a rare chance that we have been given incorrect information, we do recommend you contact the city directly to confirm details before you head out to any event.