10th Annual Channel Islands 4th of July 5K/10K

The 10th Annual Channel Islands 4th of July 5K & 10K benefits the Channel Islands Harbor Foundation. This classic run takes place in the Channel Islands Harbor and Oxnard Shores beach community and is flat and fast. Starting line is on west side of Channel Islands Harbor, just north of the Whales Tail Restaurant, 3950 Bluefin Circle, Oxnard. Races start at 8 a.m. More information and registration at www.harborrun.com.

4th of July Fireworks Spectacular at Camarillo High School

The Camarillo-Somis Pleasant Valley Lions Club once again is hosting the 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular at Camarillo High School, 4660 Mission Oaks Boulevard, at 4 p.m., with fireworks starting at 9 p.m. Admission is $2 and free for kids 5 and under. Proceeds benefit local charities.

Live entertainment, jumpers and other kids' activities. Free parking and shuttles. Parking and transportation from the Camarillo Metro/Amtrak station is free! Food, drinks and glow-sticks available or bring your own...no alcohol permitted. Call 805.388.5349 for more details.

To learn more about the Pleasant Valley Lions Club, visit www.pvlions.org.

Channel Islands Harbor Fireworks by the Sea, 4th of July Parade and More

16th ANNUAL “FIREWORKS BY THE SEA”
Channel Islands Harbor
Wednesday, July 4, 2013 • 10:00 A.M. – 10:00 P.M.

Join our celebration for a full day of food and fun. Exhibits galore, live entertainment & children’s activities. Visit www.channelislandsharbor.org for more info! Fireworks at 9 p.m. Fireworks are usually launched from 3900 Pelican Way and can be seen from any location along the harbor! The Marine Emporium Landing watching location is at 3600 South Harbor Boulevard.

Artists Market, Live Music all day, Food Booths, Old Fashioned BBQ at 11am, Water Taxi Rides, Children’s Games & Activities, Face Painting, Gigantic Inflatable Fun Zone, Rock Climbing Wall, Petting Zoo, Pony Rides for the Kids and much more!

16th ANNUAL 4TH OF JULY CHILDRENS PARADE
Parade begins at 10:00 AM

The parade route is Harbor Boulevard from Albacore to Cabezone Circle (staging is at parking lot south of  Channel Islands Yacht Club). The parade is open to all patriotic entries. Kids, decorate your bikes, scooters, skates & boards. Parents oil the strollers and shine the wagons. Grandparents tune up the old Model-T & plug in the golf carts. Musicians tune your instruments & patriots wave your flags; everyone is welcome! Judging categories include: Individual, Small Group, Large Group, Motorized Vehicle(s): classic cars, fire trucks, golf carts, etc., Musical: bands, individual musicians, etc., Equestrian and Floats For information or entry visit www.channelislandsharbor.org. FUN!

43rd Annual Simi Valley 4th of July Festival and Fireworks Extravaganza

Rotary Club of Simi Valley Presents

43^rd Annual 4^th of July

Festival and Fireworks Extravaganza

Co-sponsors: City of Simi Valley and Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District

Free Admission!!

Kids Fun Zone - Food & Crafts Booths - Live Music

Rancho Santa Susana Park

5005 Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley

Gates Open at 2:00 p.m.

9:20pm: Spectacular Fireworks Show!!!

Bring blanket and chairs, then dance and enjoy!

 www.simi4thofjuly.com

3rd Annual Independence Day 5K/10K at Miller Family YMCA in Newbury Park

The Miller Family YMCA in Newbury Park is hosting its 3rd Annual Independence Day 5K, Classic Car Show and Community Parade on July 4th! This is a family friendly event with a course that rolls through the beautiful community of Dos Vientos Ranch. 5K/10K starts at 7:30am and pancakes start cooking at 7am. Live music, patriotic parade, classic car show and free kids fun zone also in store!

Click HERE to register at Active.com.

Visit www.sevymca.org/newburypark/html/events.html for more information or call (805) 480-0309 to obtain an entry form into the car show.

City of Calabasas 4th of July Fireworks, Fun Runs, Splash Party and Pet Show

The City of Calabasas will proudly host the community’s annual 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular at Calabasas High School on Thursday, July 4, 2012. Gates open at 5:00p.m. and the fireworks show begins at 9:00p.m. The family-oriented, fun-filled event will feature live music featuring Platinum Groove, a family fun zone and the grand fireworks display!

Tickets must be purchased in advance and are availble at City Hall (100 Civic Center Way) starting June 3rd and at the Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center (23400 Park Sorrento) and Juan Bautista De Anza Park (3701 Lost Hills Road) until July 4. The $10 admission price includes parking, entertainment and all activities.  Children under 2 years of age are admitted free! Handicap parking and a Shuttle for elderly & disabled (plus one attendant) will be available.  Delicious food and beverages will be offered for sale at the site.  Please note that the Fireworks Spectacular is an alcohol and tobacco free zone. No bottles, pets or umbrellas are permitted.

Summer Splash Party at the Tennis & Swim Center, 2300 Park Sorrento, on July 4th from noon–5:30pm. Free Swimming and Tennis, Family BBQ, Fun, Games, and more! For information (818) 222–2782.

35th Annual Lakeside Fun Run presented by the Calabasas Park Homeowners Association. Events begin at 7:30 am and include 4 & 2 mile runs, 2 mile walk and 1/2 & 1/4 mile races for youth. Preregister before July 1st. For information call (818) 222–2782.

Pet Show presented by the Calabasas Park Homeowners Association at the greenbelt at Calabasas Lake at 11am. All pets welcome. Call 818.222.2782 for information.

No on-site ticket sales for these events! www.cityofcalabasas.com

City of Moorpark 3rd of July Fireworks Extravaganza

The City of Moorpark presents its 3rd of July Fireworks Extravaganza on Wednesday, July 3rd (yes...the day before the 4th) at Arroyo Vista Park, 4550 Tierra Rejada Road, Moorpark. Gates open at 3:45 p.m. Festivities start at 4:00 p.m. Admission is $5 per person. Visit the City of Moorpark website at www.ci.moorpark.ca.us or call 805.517.6300 for more information. 

Our family has attended this event a number of times in the past and we love it. Low key, family friendly fun. Bring your lawn chairs, picnic baskets and blankets. Lots of musical entertainment, games/prizes for the kids, food booths, etc. Fireworks start around 9 p.m.

Ventura 4th of July Street Fair and 38th Annual Children's Pushem-Pullem Parade

The popular City of Ventura 4th of July Street Fair on Thursday, July 4, 2013, extends along Main Street from Fir Street to Ventura Avenue as well as side streets Chestnut, Oak and California interspersed with six stages of entertainment and free shuttle bus service from the Ventura County Government Center to the Street Fair. This year's event theme is "Ventura City Hall Centennial 1913-2013"

The event covers seven blocks of Main Street and several side streets filled with over 200 fine artists, crafters, nonprofit organizations and food booths. The Street Fair has three stages of continuous live entertainment. Open 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. The event is free to the public. A free shuttle service to the event from the Ventura County Government Center is available from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Last shuttle leaving the Street Fair is at 5 p.m.

The 38th Annual Children’s Pushem - Pullem Parade at 10:00 a.m. is sponsored by the Ventura East Rotary Club and City of Ventura Community Services Department.  Assemble at Cemetery Park at Main and Crimea Streets at 9:00 a.m.  The parade proceeds down Main Street to Fir Street at 10:30 a.m.

More information and applications for vendor and food booths at www.cityofventura.net/streetfairs or call 805.654.7749 for more information.

44th Annual Westlake Village 4th of July Parade and Party in the Park

City of Westlake Village’s 44th Annual 4th of July Parade

The 44th annual City of Westlake Village 4th of July Parade will line up at 9:30 AM and process down the decorated 4-block route at 9:45 AM.

Participants are encouraged to decorate their bike, scooter, skateboard, or wagon in patriotic colors and join the City of Westlake Village for this wonderful patriotic celebration! Residents are also welcome to cheer participants on from the side of the parade route.

New this year: a contest for the most patriotic costumed non-motorized vehicle, pet, adult, and child. Please arrive at the former Westlake Medical Center by 9:15 am in order to be entered into the contest. Judging will take place at 9:30 am and winners will be announced at the park following the Flag Retirement Ceremony.

But wait! Before the parade, starting at 8am, Boy Scout Troop #752’s pancake breakfast will take place at the former Westlake Village Medical Center Property at 4415 Lakeview Canyon at 8:00 am. Breakfast tickets are available for $5 per person or $20 per family on the day of the event or by calling Lee Mackay at 805-914-9701.

The event begins at the former Westlake Village Mecdical Center site at the corner of Lakeview Canyon Road and Agoura Road and marches down the 4-block Agoura Road route to Berniece Bennett Park.

Once the parade arrives at the park there will be a U.S. flag retirement ceremony performed by a local Boy Scout Troup, followed by music, inflatables, old-fashioned games and free popsicles and water. The Rotary will be on hand selling hot dogs and snacks, with proceeds benefiting a local charity.

Please contact City Hall with any questions at 818-706-1613 or visit www.wlv.org.

Schedule of Events

8:00 am Pancake breakfast

9:15 am Patriotic costume participants arrive

9:30 am Line up for the parade

9:45 am Parade begins

10:00-12:00 Flag retirement ceremony and 4th of July party

Conejo Recreation and Park District 4th of July Events in Thousand Oaks

The 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular, coordinated by Conejo Recreation and Park District, The City of Thousand Oaks and other local sponsors, takes place on the hill behind the Hillcrest Center of the Arts in Thousand Oaks. Fireworks start at 9 p.m. Great view from the Janss Marketplace and The Oaks mall parking lots!

Other 4th of July activities in Thousand Oaks:

• Senior Home Run Derby, Borchard Park: $5.00 9:00-11:00am, 805/381-2744
• Home Run Derby, Borchard Park:  $5.00, 8:30-10:30am, 805/495-4674
• Pancake Breakfast $3.00/Per Person at Borchard Community Center 8:00-11:00am, 805/381-2791 ALL YOU CAN EAT!
• Concert in the Park, Conejo Community Park Featuring the Conejo Pops Orchestra 5:00pm FREE!
• Family Open Swim, Community Pool at CLU, Thousand Oaks & Newbury Park High School Pools. FREE! Noon - 4:00pm, 805/241-0894

www.crpd.org

Annual 4th of July Celebration at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley

This 4th of July at the Reagan Presidential Library, come celebrate our Nation’s 237th birthday with family entertainment, presidential look-alikes, face painting, storytelling and children's games and crafts. Enjoy all-American food while listening to a rousing patriotic concert. All 4th of July activities are free; regular Museum admission rates apply for those visitors who also visit the indoor Museum exhibits. For more information call (805) 522.2977 or visit www.reaganfoundation.org/events.  Event hours 10am to 3pm.

2013 Fillmore Chili Cookoff and Car Show on Thursday, July 4th

Fillmore Chili Cookoff & Car Show

Thursday, July 4, 2013

10am - 4pm

Presented by City of Fillmore Chamber of Commerce

300 Block Central Avenue, Fillmore

 

Open to 1974 & Older Vehicles

Dash Plaques - Commemorative Cup - Goody Bags

Event T-shirts Available - Special Awards - Great Food

Train Rides - Live Entertainment - Fireworks at Dusk

The City of Fillmore in conjunction with TNT Fireworks & Phantom Fireworks sponsors a professional fireworks display. The display will be launched from Fillmore Middle School located 543 A Street in the City of Fillmore. The show is scheduled to begin at dusk (approximately 9:15pm) and last approximately 25 minutes.

Visit www.fillmorecarshow.com for more information.

Ice Cream Social and Patriotic Celebration at Stagecoach Inn on July 4th

Ice Cream Social & Birthday Celebration at Stagecoach Inn Museum in Newbury Park on Thursday, July 4th

On the 4th of July the Stagecoach Inn Museum will be celebrating not only the birthday of the nation but its own birthday as well. Tradition has it the the original inn was opened on July 4th 1876. The museum was reopened, after the fire that destroyed the old building, on July 4th 1976.

To celebrate, the Inn will be open from 1 to 4pm for tours and an old fashioned ice cream social. To entertain us and to satisfy our sweet tooth we will have barbershop singers Pacific Sound and free ice cream while it lasts. Admission will be free. Located at 51 South Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. Call (805) 498-9441 or visit www.stagecoachmuseum.org for more information.

51st Annual Spirit of 76 Foundation 4th of July Parade in Santa Barbara

The Spirit of 76 Foundation is a non-profit, volunteer organization in Santa Barbara that is coordinating its 51st Annual 4th of July Parade with the theme: America the Beautiful this year. The parade will take place on Thursday, July 4, 2013, beginning at 1 p.m. at Micheltorena Street, proceeding down State Street to Old Town Barbara, ending at Cota Street. Reserved seating for a great view of the parade is available at http://spiritof76sb.org/donations.php. More info at www.spiritof76sb.org.