2007 Bay Area Fireworks Shows
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San Francisco
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Fourth of July Waterfront Festival featuring music by Double Funk Crunch and Tainted Love (6 - 9:30 pm). Pier 39, Beach Street and Embarcadero. (415) 705-5500; www.pier39.com.
Fireworks at 9:30 pm. Free
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Bay Area Fireworks Shows
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Alameda
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Independence Day on the Hornet. Music, games, clowns, fireworks. 10 am - 9:30 pm. USS Hornet Museum, Pier 3, Alameda Point, Alameda. (510) 521-8448 x 282; www.uss-hornet.org/dance/index.html.
See Fireworks from the flight deck. $10 kids, $25 adults, under 5 free
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Benicia
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Torchlight Parade, July 3, 6:30pm along First Street. July 4th all day, food, entertainment and arts & crafts downtown in City Park. Fireworks at foot of First Street. (707) 745-9791.
Fireworks at 9 pm. Free
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Berkeley
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Fourth of July at Berkeley Marina. Noon to 10pm, entertainment, arts & crafts, boat rides. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us.
Fireworks at 9:30 pm. Free
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Cupertino
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Cupertino Annual Fireworks Display. At high school. www.cupertino.org.
Fireworks at 9:30 pm. Free
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Foster City
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Fourth of July Celebration, Leo J. Park, 650 Shell Blvd. Events start at 8 am with a daylong celebration including live music, food and more. Fireworks at 9:30 pm. www.fostercity.org.
Fireworks at 9:30 pm.
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Hercules/Pinole
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Fourth of July Celebration. Parade at 10:30am near Redwood Road to and Sycamore Avenue. Info: http://www.ci.hercules.ca.us.
Fireworks at dusk at waterfront. Free
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Jack London Square
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Fireworks Cruise - Dinner and music with views of fireworks around the bay. 7:30 - 10:30 pm. FDR's Presidential Yacht Potomac, FDR Pier, Jack London Square at 540 Water St., Oakland. (510) 627-1215.
View fireworks shows from the water. $125
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Livermore
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Livermore Old Fashioned Fourth of July. Live music, family games, food. 4-10:30 pm. Richardson Park. (925) 373-5700; www.ci.livermore.ca.us/events.html.
Fireworks show synchronized with music. $10 per carload, $3 per walk-in
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Milpitas
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Milpitas Independence Day Festivities. Milpitas Sports Center, 1325 E. Calaveras Blvd. Water activities at Milpitas Sports Center Pools. Fireworks at Milpitas Sports Center. www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov.
Fireworks at 9:30pm. Free
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Moraga
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Moraga Fourth of July 2007. Moraga Commons Park. Events including 5k and 2k runs, parade, food, music starting at 8am. ci.moraga.ca.us.
Fireworks at 9pm. Free
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Morgan Hill
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4th of July Celebrations. Parade, downtown, 10am. Family Festival with games, food and music from 1 - 10:30 pm at Edmundson Community Park between Edmundson and Cosmo avenues. Fireworks at Edmundson Community Park. www.mhidi.com.
Fireworks at 10pm. Free
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Mountain View
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21st Annual 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular featuring San Francisco Symphony presented by Radio Disney. A variety of musical favorites and clips of Disney films projected on a giant screen with musical selections from Disney soundtracks. Concert finishes with a fireworks show. Shoreline Amphitheatre, 1 Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View. (415) 421-8497; www.livenation.com.
Fireworks at 8 pm. $15 - $30
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Napa
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Fourth of July Celebration. Downtown Napa. Noon-10 pm. Live music, food and parade. www.napavalley.com.
Fireworks at 9:30pm.
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Petaluma
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July 4th Fireworks; 175 Fairgrounds Drive. www.cityofpetaluma.net.
Fireworks at dusk.
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Pleasant Hill
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Fourth of July Celebration. Downtown, Pleasant Hill Park, College Park High. 5k run, pancake breakfast, parade, fun and games - all starting at 7:30am. www.pleasanthillrec.com.
Fireworks at 9pm. Free
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Pittsburg
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Fourth of July Celebration. Pittsburg Marina from 5pm-8pm. Food and games. Info: www.pittsburgca.net.
Fireworks at dusk. Free
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Richmond
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Third of July Fireworks Display. Marina Bay. www.ci.richmond.ca.us.
Fireworks at 9:15pm. Free
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Redwood City
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Redwood City Parade and Festival. The 67th annual event, with live entertainment, marching bands, floats, a fun run and fireworks. 9 am - 10 pm; parade at 10 am starts at Brewster Avenue and Winslow Street, Redwood City. www.parade.org.
Fireworks at 9:30 pm., over the Port of Redwood City. Free
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San Jose
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American Festival for Independance. Musical entertainment, food and arts and crafts. www.ehclifebuilders.org.
Fireworks at dusk. Free
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San Rafael
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Marin County Fair. Carnival rides, arts and crafts, farmers' market, farm animals, horse shows, a petting zoo, science exhibits and music. 11 am - 11 pm. Marin County Fairgrounds, San Rafael. (415) 499-6800; www.marinfair.org.
Fireworks at 9:30 pm. $11 - $13
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San Ramon
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Star-Spangled Spectacular, San Ramon Central Park, 12501 Alcosta Blvd. Live bands and food starting at 5pm. www.ci.san-ramon.ca.us.
Fireworks at dusk. Free
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Santa Clara
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All-City Picnic & Fireworks Extravaganza. Central Park, 909 Kiely Boulevard. Pancake Breakfast at 8 am, followed by games and entertainment throughout the day. www.ci.santa-clara.ca.us.
Fireworks display at 9:30 pm. Free
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Santa Rosa
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Red, White and Boom! Carnival games, concerts, kids' games, pony rides, and more. 3 - 10 pm. Sonoma County Fairgrounds, 1350 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa. (707) 585-9484; www.sonomacounty4th.com.
Fireworks display at 9:30 pm. Free
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Scotts Valley
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4th of July Fireworks Celebration, Parade at 3pm, Skypark opens at 5pm for pre-fireworks party. Live music, kids activities, food. www.santacruzsentinel.com.
Fireworks at 9:15 pm. $5 - $7
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Stanford
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Stanford Lively Arts presents July 3rd Celebration with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Fireworks. 7:30 pm, Frost Amphitheater. livelyarts.stanford.edu.
Fireworks at dusk. $22 students, $44 adults
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Suisun City
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Fourth of July Celebration. Harbor Plaza starting at 11 am. Traditional games and kiddie events, arts and crafts, live music and dance performances. www.ci.suisun-city.ca.us.
Concert and Fireworks at 9pm.
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Vallejo
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Fireworks Extravaganza at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, July 4. Park open 10 am - 10 pm. www.sixflags.com/parks/marineworld.
Fireworks at dusk. $30 - $50
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Vacaville
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Fourth of July Free Concert in the Park at 6:30pm, Andrews Park. www.vacavillenow.com.
Fireworks at 9pm.
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