Where to Celebrate Fourth of July This Year

Break out the red, white, and blue to celebrate America’s birthday on July 4.

By Katlyn Ong

From dazzling fireworks displays to lively parades, there are plenty of local celebrations to choose from.

Alhambra

Fourth of July Celebration
July 4, 2025
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Almansor Park
800 S Almansor Street
Alhambra, CA 91801

Enjoy an evening of fun, food, games, and live entertainment. The fireworks show will be at 9:00 pm. For more information, click here.

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Altadena

Pepper Drive Parade
July 4, 2025
10:00 am
Location
Pepper Drive
Altadena, CA 91101

This short two-block parade packs a punch with a surprising lineup every year. To read the history of the parade, click here.

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Arcadia

Patriotic Festival & Drone Show
June 28, 2025
5:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Location
First Ave.
Between Huntington Dr. and Diamond St.

Enjoy food and drinks, browse vendor booths, and bring the kids for free fun. Live entertainment all night long in Downtown Arcadia. Stick around for the drone show at 9:00 pm. For more information, click here.

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La Crescenta-Montrose

Crescenta Valley Fireworks
July 4, 2025
4:00 pm
Location
La Crescenta Elementary Field
4343 La Crescenta Ave.
La Crescenta-Montrose, CA 91214

The in-person show will have choreographed music and will be best seen from the field, but the higher fireworks will be visible to residents across the Crescenta Valley. For more information, click here.

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Monrovia

4th of July Concert and Fireworks Show
July 4, 2025
7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Location
Library Park
321 S Myrtle Ave.
Monrovia, CA 91016

Enjoy live music, entertainment, dancing, and a fireworks show at 9:00 pm. Beginning at 6:00 am, spectators may reserve a maximum space of 10 x 10 feet in the park. The reserved space must be supervised at all times. For more information, click here.

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Monterey Park

Independence Day Celebration & Fireworks Show
June 28, 2025
4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location
Barnes Park
350 S McPherrin Ave.
Monterey Park, CA 91754

The celebration begins at 4:00 pm with food trucks and includes live entertainment featuring the band Kayln & The New Frontier at 7:00 pm. The event will conclude with a free fireworks show at 9:00 pm. For more information, click here.

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Pasadena

FoodieLand
July 4-6, 2025
1:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Location
Rose Bowl
1001 Rose Bowl Dr.
Pasadena, CA 91103

The Rose Bowl’s annual AmericaFest fireworks display will be replaced with a drone show, accompanied by a FoodieLand Food Festival over the Fourth of July weekend. To read the full story, click here.

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Pasadena Senior Center Independence Day Lunch Party
July 4, 2025
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location
Pasadena Senior Center
85 East Holly Street
Pasadena, CA 91103

Enjoy a festive 4th of July party with food, music, and friends. Reservations must be made by July 1. For more information, click here.

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San Gabriel

Independence Day Celebration
July 3, 2025
5:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Location
Gabrielino High School
1327 S San Gabriel Blvd.
San Gabriel, CA 91776

Celebrate America’s birthday with live performances, food trucks, community booths, games, and crafts. The evening will end with a drone, laser, and light show at 9:00 pm. For more information, click here.

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San Marino

4th of July Independence Day Parade-Palooza
July 4, 2025
7:00 am – 9:30 pm
Location
Lacy Park
1485 Virginia Rd.
San Marino, CA 91108

The 4th of July parade will be held at 4:45 pm before the fireworks at 9:00 pm. The parade route travels approximately 1.5 miles along Monterey Road to Virginia Road and through Lacy Park. The Independence Day Celebration will be from 7:00 am – 9:30 pm at Lacy Park. This is a ticketed event and wristbands are required for adults and youth over 2 years old. For more information, click here.

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Sierra Madre

Community Picnic
July 3, 2025
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location
Memorial Park
222 W Sierra Madre Blvd.
Sierra Madre, CA 91024

In addition to food trucks, Civic Club confetti eggs, and Rotary tri-tip, enjoy:

• 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Friends of Heasley Field Beer Garden
• 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm – Live Music with Groovy Lemon Pie
• 7:45 pm – Community Photo
• 8:00 pm – Bubble Wrap Fireworks
• 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Non-Profit Booths, Kids Activities

For more information, click here.

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Firecracker 5K Family Fun Run
July 4, 2025
7:30 am – 9:30 am
Location
Kersting Court
Sierra Madre, CA 91024

Join your neighbors and show your spirit as you kick off Independence Day with a walk, jog, or run down Sierra Madre Boulevard while supporting the Pasadena-Sierra Madre YMCA. T-shirts will be included for the first 200 registrants. For more information, click here.

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4th of July Parade
July 4, 2025
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location
Traveling east down Sierra Madre Blvd.
Start: Sunnyside Ave.
End: Rancho Rd.

For the main event, Sierra Madre’s Independence Day Parade starts at 10:00 am. Following the parade, the YMCA will be open for free swim from 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm. The Woman’s Club will host a pre-parade community open house with continental breakfast and live music by The Wabash Wailers at 8:00 am. For more information, click here.

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South Pasadena

4th of July Festival of Balloons
July 4, 2025
7:00 am
Locations

• South Pasadena Fire Station (Kiwanis’ Pancake Breakfast)
  817 Mound Ave.
  South Pasadena, CA 91030
• South Pasadena Public Library Community Room (Opening Ceremony)
  1115 El Centro St.
  South Pasadena, CA 91030
• Garfield Park (Party and Live Concert)
  1000 Park Ave.
  South Pasadena, CA 91030
• South Pasadena High School Stadium (Fireworks Show)
  1401 Fremont Ave.
  South Pasadena, CA 91030.

The parade will begin at Diamond Avenue by the Library Community Room and end at Garfield Park. Following the parade, attendees are invited to head to Garfield Park for the annual “Party in the Park” celebration, where there will be music, food, and plenty of family-friendly fun. The day’s festivities will conclude with a live concert featuring Faultline from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm, followed by the spectacular fireworks show at 9:00 pm. To read the full story, click here.