Have plans yet for the 4th of July? The beauty of being in San Diego for this day is this is what San Diego does best – the BEACH on the 4th! Bring the coolers, the umbrellas, and the sunscreen for a full 12 hour day at the beach. Or that is my plan at least. If the beach doesn’t interest you, There are plenty of other activities going on.
One of the biggest events is the San Diego County Fair at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The fireworks will start at 9pm, and then Joan Jett and The Blackhearts will take the stage at 9:30 pm. All exhibit halls and rides will stay open until midnight.
LEGOLAND also has all day festivities and will have a fireworks show at 8:30pm. During the day, family favorite Uncle Sam will be roaming around on stilts, and guests can enjoy old fashioned lawn games, including potato sack races and LEGO Limbo.
In Oceanside, the 17th Annual Independence Day Parade will take place on July 3rd at North Tyson Street Park, going from Coast Highway to Wisconsin Ave to Civic Center Drive. There will be daylong family-friendly activities, but no fireworks.
A little further south, the celebration in Coronado at Glorietta Bay is always one of the top in San Diego. Festivities start on July 3rd and all culminate on July 4 with a spectacular fireworks display, just across the water from the Big Bay Boom. Full schedule of events here.
SeaWorld will also be celebrating Independence day with a patriotic Shamu’s Skysplash USA fireworks show over Mission Bay. Stake a spot anywhere along the shores of Mission Bay, Mission beach or Pacific Beach to catch this show.
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