Santa Barbara
The annual Spirit of '76 Fourth of July Parade will start at 1 p.m. Friday at Micheltorena and State streets in Santa Barbara and march down State Street, concluding at Cota Street. This year's theme will be "Made in the USA — Bill of Rights…Guard it.” The event is free of charge.
The annual Independence Day fireworks display will launch from West Beach at 9 p.m. and last approximately 20 minutes. The event is free and open to the public. There won’t be any pre-fireworks entertainment this year, since the SPARKLE organization that helps throw the annual spectacle couldn’t raise enough money.
The city of Santa Barbara's waterfront department and parks and recreation department organized the food vendors this year but there won’t be any pre-fireworks entertainment on Friday afternoon and evening. Since SPARKLE provides the stage and speaker system, there won’t be any music during the fireworks show, either, city parks and recreation director Nancy Rapp said.
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission Fourth of July Carnival
The carnival will prepare a barbecue dinner to feed approximately 300 homeless men, women and children at 535 E. Yanonali St., in the
Rescue Mission's parking lot from 1 to 3:30 p.m. The event will include music and carnival games, such as a dart board, penny toss, a pie throwing booth and a raffle. The event will be sponsored in part by the
Women's Auxiliary.
The Cielo Foundation for the Performing Arts and the West Coast Symphony Orchestra, in conjunction with the Spirit of '76 Foundation, present AMERICAN SALUTE! A patriotic musical celebration of the founding of our nation. The concert will be free to the public and located at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens, at 1100 Anacapa St. The show will begin at 5 p.m.
Music Academy of the West 2014 FestivalThe Music Academy of the West in partnership with New York Philharmonic will brighten the summer starting July 4 with musical events daily through August 9. This musical series will take place at the Music Academy of the West conservatory at 1070 Fairway Rd. in Santa Barbara and include opera, orchestra concerts, solo recitals, competitions, a string quartet seminar plus many other performances.
Stearns Wharf Fourth of July Celebration and Fireworks ShowThe Stearns Wharf Merchants Association will celebrate the holiday with a live band — Renown Muzic — from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Stearns Wharf Harbor Restaurant parking lot. Renown Muzic plays covers of such popular pop songs as "California Girls" by Katy Perry, "Just Dance" by Lady Gaga, "Billy Jean" by Michael Jackson and "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley. The fireworks show will begin at 9 p.m.
Montecito
The 19th Annual Village Fourth starts Independence Day at 7:30 a.m. with a pancake breakfast at the
Montecito Fire Protection District headquarters at 595 San Ysidro Road. Tickets are $8 each and can be purchased at the door. Pancakes, eggs, sausage, juice, milk and Green Star Coffee will be served by local firefighters until 10:30 a.m. The annual parade starts at 11:30 a.m. on San Ysidro Road and ends at Manning Park, where there will be activities for kids.
Goleta
The event will include live music, a barbecue, hay rides and classic cars. Adult admission is $7 and children under 12 enter free. Festivities will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Rancho La Patera & Stow House at 304 N. Los Carneros Road.
The Goleta Fireworks Festival is a alcohol-free, family-friendly event to celebrate Independence Day. Admission is $6 per person with children under 12 entering free. The event will include a watermelon and pie eating contest, in addition to interactive games, a hula hoop contest and rock climbing. The festival runs from 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at
Girsh Park in Goleta.
Fourth of July Elks Family Fun Fair
The fair begins at 11:30 a.m. and a barbecue chicken lunch will be served until 4 p.m. A baked goods booth will also be available serving $5 hamburgers and $3 hotdogs. The event will include music, bingo and other games for all ages. The event will be located at 150 North Kellogg Ave. at Elks Lodge 613 and admission is free.
Santa Ynez Valley
The event starts at 1 p.m. and will feature a spectacular fireworks display, live music and a raffle drawing with a grand prize of $1,000 cash. General admission is $6 for adults and free for children under 5 and active or retired military personnel and their families with a photo ID. Entrance to the drawing will be $10. Fireworks begin at 9 p.m.. The event will take at 1760 Mission Dr. at Old Mission Santa Ines in Solvang and features local bands including The Foggy Dew, Bear Redell and others.
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