Get ready to celebrate Fourth of July 2019 in the Bay Area!

Here’s a list of over 100 different Fourth of July events (including 57 different fireworks shows within a few hours drive) with listings for the major fireworks shows in San Francisco, Berkeley, Mountain View and San Jose, plus tons of smaller hometown festivals, fairs and fireworks shows throughout the Bay Area and a few fun road trips. You can also legally buy fireworks in a few towns like Pacifica, San Bruno, Petaluma, Dublin and Union City.

(List updated 7/3/19)

>>Did we miss an event? Please let us know!

List of 100+ July 4th Events & Fireworks Shows | 2019

Fireworks, fairs, festivals, parades, concerts and more. All events take place on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 unless otherwise noted. Fireworks shows denoted in blue.

San Francisco | 2019

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Fireworks

• Fisherman’s Wharf | San Francisco 4th of July  FIREWORKS Celebration – 2019 – FREE
• — Pier 45 | FIREWORKS viewing party aboard historic WWII Liberty Ship – 2019 – $40
• — Pier 39 | Pre-fireworks live music & festivities – 2019- FREE
• Angel Island | FIREWORKS ferry ride & viewing party – 2019 – $73
• Mission District | “Unsanctioned” Street FIREWORKS Show – 2019 – FREE
• Potrero Hill | “Safe and Sane” Mini DIY Street FIREWORKS Show – 2019 – FREE
• Treasure Island | Watch SF’s FIREWORKS from Treasure Island – 2019 – FREE
• Union Square | Red, White & Sky High FIREWORKS from 46th Floor – 2019 – FREE (drink min)

Getting Home / Muni / Taxi / Bus / BART Info

• San Francisco – All the Muni / BART / Caltrain Details & Last Trains from SF – 2019
• All Over Bay Area | Free Cab Rides Home on 4th of July – 2019 – FREE
• San Francisco | 4th of July Parking Rules: How not to get a parking ticket – 2019

Other 4th of July Events

• Bernal Heights | Queer as Fourth Patio Party at El Rio – 2019 – $10
• Dolores Park | Treasure Island: The Musical (SF Mime Troupe)  – 2019 – FREE
• Golden Gate Park | Patriotic 4th of July Symphony Concert  – 2019 – FREE
• Marina District | July 4th Fireworks Pub Craw; & Hot Dog Eating Contest – 2019 – $12
• Mission Terrace | Annual Neighborhood 4th of July Parade & Picnic – 2019 – FREE
• NoPa | Fourth of July Chili Cook-Off & Potluck – 2019 – FREE
• Potrero Hill | July 4th Adult Throwdown: Tricycle Races & Arm Wrestling – 2019 – FREE
• Inner Richmond | Fourth of July “Veterans of Comedy” Night – 2019 – FREE
• San Francisco | 7 Different San Francisco Guided Walking Tours in One Day – 2019 – FREE

East Bay | 2019

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Fireworks

• Antioch | FIREWORKS, Festival & Parade – 2019 – FREE
• Benicia | Picnic in the Park & Waterfront FIREWORKS – 2019 – FREE
• Berkeley | 4th of July FIREWORKS & All Day Festival – 2019- FREE
• Concord | 4th of July parade, festival & FIREWORKS – 2019 –  FREE
• Livermore | 4th of July “Red White & Boom” Block Party & FIREWORKS –  2019 – FREE
• Martinez | Hometown Celebration, Parade  & FIREWORKS – 2019 – FREE
• Moraga | Dog Parade & FIREWORKS – 2019- FREE
• Oakland | A’s Post-game FIREWORKS show – (July 3) 2019 – FREE to watch outside stadium
• Oakley | Cityhood Celebration & FIREWORKS (July 6) – 2019 – FREE
• Pittsburg | 4th July FIREWORKS on the Marina – 2019 – FREE
• Pleasant Hill | July 4th Parade, Festival & FIREWORKS – 2019 – FREE
• Pleasanton | No fireworks on 4th of July for 2019 
• Richmond | FIREWORKS & Symphony Concert  – (July 3) 2018 – FREE
• Richmond | Waterfront Family Festival & FIREWORKS (July 3) – 2019 -FREE
• San Pablo | 4th of July Festival & FIREWORKS show – 2019 -FREE

Other 4th of July Events

• Alameda | Mayor’s 4th of July Parade – 2019- FREE
• Alameda | Coast Guard Festival – 2019 – FREE
• Albany | Beard & Mustache Competition & July 4th Celebration -2019 – FREE
• Benicia | “Freedom Festival” Torchlight Parade (July 3) – 2019- FREE
• Berkeley | Silent Meditation Pre-4th of July (July 1) – 2019 – FREE
• Berkeley | Claremont 4th of July Kids Parade – 2019 – FREE
• Brentwood | Classic 4th of July Parade & Celebration – 2019 – FREE
• Clayton | 4th of July Parade – 2019 -FREE
• Danville | July 4th Parade -2019- FREE
• El Cerrito | World Music & Circus Festival (July 3, 4) – 2019- FREE
• Fremont | 4th of July Parade – 2019 – FREE
• Fremont | Ardenwood Historic Farm Family Festival – 2019 – $8
• Hayward | 4th of July Historic Games & Picnic – 2019 – FREE
• Hercules | 4th of July Parade – 2019 – FREE
• Lafayette | Buddhist 4th of July Garden Pilgrimage –  2019 – FREE
• Oakland | 1900s Old-Timey Patriotic Picnic – 2019 – $20
• Oakland | Jack London Square July 4th Block Party – 2019 – FREE 
• Orinda | 4th of July Parade & Celebration in the Park – 2019 – FREE
• Piedmont | Small Town Kazoo & Bagpipe Parade – 2019 – FREE
• Pleasanton | Fourth of July Patriotic Concert in the Park – 2019 – FREE
• San Ramon | 4th of July Picnic & Concert in the Park – 2019 – FREE 
• Walnut Creek | Patriotic 4th of July Concert and Picnic in the Park – 2019 – FREE

North Bay | 2018 (Not updated yet for 2019)

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Fireworks

• American Canyon | 4th of July Parade, Festival & FIREWORKS – 2018- FREE
• American Canyon | Group Hike & FIREWORKS Viewing – 2018 – $5
• Bodega Bay | FIREWORKS over the Bay (July 1) – 2018 – FREE
• Calistoga | Napa County Fair & FIREWORKS – 2018 – $20
• Cloverdale | Fourth of July FIREWORKS – 2018 – FREE
• Healdsburg | American Legion FIREWORKS Show -2018- FREE
• Kenwood | Epic Hike & Viewing of 18 FIREWORKS Shows – 2018 – $50
• Napa | Parade, Festival & FIREWORKS -2018- FREE
• Oakville | No fireworks scheduled for 2018
• Petaluma | FIREWORKS & Concert Festival – 2018- FREE
• Rohnert Park | 4th of July FIREWORKS – 2018 – FREE from outside venue
• Russian River | Guerneville Fireworks Spectacular & BBQ (June 30) – 2018- FREE
• Russian River | Water Carnival & FIREWORKS (July 1) – 2018- FREE
• San Rafael | Marin County Fair FIREWORKS  (June 30-July 4) – 2018- $15
  
• Santa Rosa | Red, White & Boom FIREWORKS –  2018- $10
• Sausalito | 4th of July Parade & FIREWORKS – 2018 – FREE 
• Sausalito | Yacht Club 4th of July View two FIREWORKS Shows – 2018 – $20
• Sebastopol | 3rd of July FIREWORKS Extravaganza Festival (July 3) -2018- $10
• Sonoma | General Vallejo’s Birthday & 4th of July FIREWORKS -2018- FREE
  
• Suisun City | Solano County Waterfront FIREWORKS & Celebration -2018- FREE
• St. Helena | 4th of July FIREWORKS –  2018- FREE 
• Travis Air Force Base | Drone FIREWORKS Show – 2018 – FREE
• Vacaville | 4th of July  FIREWORKS – 2018 – FREE
• Vallejo | Six Flags FIREWORKS– (June 30- July-4) 2018 – $56.99
• Vallejo | Parade, Mad Hatter Waterfront Festival & FIREWORKS – 2018 – FREE
• Windsor | Pre-4th of July FIREWORKS Festival (July 3) – 2018- $10
• Yountville | Street Fair, Concert & FIREWORKS – 2018 – FREE

Other 4th of July Events

• Bolinas | Bolinas vs. Stinson Beach Tug-of-War Battle – 2018 – FREE
• Calistoga | Silverado 4th of July Parade  – 2018 – FREE
  
• Corte Madera / Larkspur | 4th of July Parade & Celebration – 2018 – FREE
• Fairfield | 4th of July Parade – 2018 – FREE
• Inverness | 4th of July Foot Races & Festivities -2018 (but not 100% confirmed) – FREE
• Kenwood | Old-Fashioned Hometown Parade & Blues at the Park -2018- FREE
• Mill Valley | 4th of July Parade & BBQ Picnic – 2018 – FREE
• Novato | Vintage Military & WWII Sherman Tank Parade –  2018 – FREE
• Petaluma | Annual Bell Ringing Ceremony – 2018 – FREE
  
• Petaluma | American Dream Auto Show & Block Party – 2018 – FREE
• Ross | July 4th Parade & Picnic -2018- FREE
• Russian River | Monte Rio’s “Big Rocky Games” (June 30 – July 1) -2018- FREE
• Sleepy Hollow | 4th of July Parade & Poolside Party – 2018 – FREE
• Sonoma | July 4th Parade and Plaza Celebration – 2018- FREE
• Vallejo | 4th of July Holiday Hike – 2018 – FREE
• Woodacre | 4th of July Parade & Flea Market – 2018 – FREE

Peninsula | 2018

(Not updated yet for 2019)

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Fireworks

• Foster City | Dog Show, Parade & FIREWORKS – 2018 – FREE
• Palo Alto | SJ Earthquakes MLS Soccer & FIREWORKS (June 30) – 2018 – FREE (to watch outside)
• Redwood City | Independence Day Parade, Festival & FIREWORKS – 2018 -FREE
• San Mateo | 3rd of July Highlands FIREWORKS Show (July 3) – 2018 – FREE (for locals and former residents only)

Other 4th of July Events

• Half Moon Bay | Waterfront Small Town 4th of July Parade – 2018 – FREE
• Menlo Park | 4th of July Parade and Celebration – 2018 – FREE
• Los Altos | Glorious 4th of July Park Party – 2018 – FREE
• Los Altos Hills | 4th July Scooter & Skateboard Parade – 2018 – FREE
• Pacifica | 43rd Annual Fourth of July Celebration – 2018 – FREE
• Palo Alto | Summer Festival & Chili Cook-off Festival – 2018 – $5
• Redwood City | Old Fashioned Fourth & Ice Cream Making Party – 2018 – $3
• San Mateo | July 4th in the Park & Free Swim – 2018 – FREE
• San Mateo | July 4th Parade & Carnival Midway Games – 2018 – FREE  (for locals and former residents only)

South Bay & Santa Cruz County | 2018

(Not updated yet for 2019)

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Fireworks

• Cupertino | Fourth of July FIREWORKS Show – 2018 – FREE
• Gilroy | 4th of July High School FIREWORKS show – 2018 -FREE
• Hollister | Fourth of July FIREWORKS show – 2018 – FREE
• Milpitas | Red White & Boom FIREWORKS Festival – 2018 –  $3
• Morgan Hill | Freedom Fest & FIREWORKS –  2018 – FREE
• Mountain View | FIREWORKS Show with the San Francisco Symphony – 2018 –  $25
• San Jose | San Jose Giants Baseball & Post-Game FIREWORKS  – 2018 – $12
• San Jose | San Jose FIREWORKS Show – 2018 – FREE
• Santa Clara | All City Picnic & FIREWORKS Extravaganza – 2018 – FREE
• Santa Clara | Great America FIREWORKS show –  (July 4) 2018 – $39.99
• Scotts Valley | Festival, Parade, Flyover & FIREWORKS – 2018 – $6/$8

Other 4th of July Events

• Aptos | World’s Shortest Parade – 2018 – FREE
• Boulder Creek | 4th of July Parade – 2018 (10a) – FREE
• Cupertino | Children’s Parade & Concert in the Park – 2018 – FREE
• Cupertino | Blackberry Farms Free Swimming Day – 2018- FREE
• Felton/Roaring Camp | Old Timey 4th of July – 2018 – FREE
• Hollister | The Hollister Rally: Giant Motorcycle Street Festival – Event Canceled for 2018 – FREE
• Los Gatos | 4th of July Symphony & Picnic in the Park – 2018 – FREE
• Milpitas | Red White and Blue Pool Party – 2018 – FREE
• Morgan Hill | Patriotic Sing & Music Fest (July 3) – 2018 – FREE
• San Jose | Alameda Rose, White and Blue Parade & Street Festival – 2018 -FREE
• Santa Cruz / Wilder Ranch | Old Fashioned Independence Day 1900s Celebration – 2018 – FREE
• Saratoga | Costumed Festival & Free Popsicles – 2018 – FREE
• Sunnyvale | No events for 2018
• Watsonville | Spirit of Watsonville Parade & Downtown Festival – 2018 – FREE

Road Trip!!! | 2018

(Not updated yet for 2019)

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Fireworks

• Big Bear Lake | FIREWORKS on the Lake – 2018 – FREE
  
• Carmichael | 60th Annual Parade & FIREWORKS– 2018 – FREE
• Dixon | FIREWORKS at Hall Park  – 2018 –  FREE
  
• Elk Grove | Red White & Blue Festival & FIREWORKS – 2018 – FREE
• Fort Bragg | FIREWORKS on the bluffs – (July 7) 2018 – FREE
• Point Arena | Street Fair & FIREWORKS at the Cove (June 30) – 2018 – $10
• North Lake Tahoe | Kings Beach FIREWORKS and Beach Party – (July 3) – 2018 – FREE
• South Lake Tahoe | Lights on the Lake FIREWORKS–  2018 – FREE
• Rancho Cordova | Two Day Festival & FIREWORKS both nights – (July 3 & 4) 2018 – $2
• Roseville | Parade & FIREWORKS – 2018 – FREE
• Sacramento | Independence Day Celebration & FIREWORKS – 2018 – FREE
  
• San Luis Obispo County | Cayucos’ Epic Small Town Parade & FIREWORKS – 2018 – FREE
• Stockton | Minor League Baseball & FIREWORKS – (July 3) 2018 – FREE / $10
• Stockton Delta | Hilton July FIREWORKS On the Water – 2018 – FREE

Other 4th of July Events

• Mendocino | Kooky Hometown July 4th Parade & Festival – 2018 – FREE
• Point Arena | Downtown Independance Day Parade (July 1) – 2018 – FREE
• Willits | Willits Frontier Days, Rodeo & Parade  – 2018 – FREE / $15

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.

Did we miss an event? Please let us know!

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