2nd Annual Independence Day Classic Show at Miller Family YMCA in Newbury Park

The Miller Family YMCA in Newbury Park is hosting its 2nd 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.

Schedule of Events: 7:30am 5K Race Start, 7:30 am Classic Car Show, 7:30am Pancake Breakfast 8:00am Kids Fun Zone, 9:00 am Community Parade/Live Entertainment. Early packet pickup on July 3rd at Road Runner Sports.

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 Westlake Village 43rd Annual 4th of July Parade

City of Westlake Village’s 43rd Annual 4th of July Parade

The 43rd 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 for this wonderful patriotic celebration! Residents are also welcome to cheer participants on from the side of the parade route.

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 hospital site at the corner of Lakeview Canyon Road and Agoura Road and marches down the 4-block route down Agoura Road 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.

Schedule of Events

8:00 am Pancake Breakfast

9:30 am Line-up for the Parade

9:45 am Parade Procession

10:00-12:00 Flag Retirement Ceremony and 4th of July Party in Park

Spirit of 76 Foundation 50th Annual 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 50th Annual 4th of July Parade with the theme: The Gift of Individual Liberty this year. The parade will take place on Wednesday, July 4, 2012, 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.

Ventura 4th of July Street Fair and 37th Annual Children's Pushem-Pullem Parade

Held on our nation's birthday, the annual City of Ventura 4th of July Street Fair attracts up to 50,000 people to Downtown Ventura. This year's event theme is "Happy Birthday Lady Liberty."

The event covers seven blocks of Main Street and several side streets filled with over 250 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 37th 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.

15th Annual Pooch Parade Dog Walk & Pet Expo in Ventura on Sunday, July 15th

The Pooch Parade is a celebration of love for all dogs. The walk is a beautiful three mile round trip along the Ventura Beach Promenade, and yes, the dogs are walking their people in long lines of smiles.

The walk is a fundraiser to support dog rescue, rehabilitation, adoption, and dog owner education programs undertaken by the Canine Adoption and Rescue League (C.A.R.L.). As a Walk-a-thon, walkers gather donations by obtaining sponsors to underwrite their three mile dogwalk in the Pooch Parade.

The event is held at San Buenaventura State Beach Park in Ventura on July 15th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.. The event will also feature a silent auction, contests, demos and vendors. For more information visit www.poochparade.org.