1. Justin Rudd’s Great American 4th of July Kids Bike Parade
📍 Granada Ave., Belmont Shore, Long Beach
🗓 Friday, July 4 ⏰ 10:00 AM
Kick things off with one of Long Beach’s most charming traditions. This kid-powered parade along the Belmont Shore boardwalk features decked-out bikes, scooters, and wagons. Free to participate, just decorate your ride and show up early.Great for families and community vibes.
2. Subtract on the Pier
📍 Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier
🗓 Friday, July 4 ⏰ 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM
This one’s for dance lovers. A free, open-air house music party on the pier. Think sunset, ocean breeze, and deep bass—what more could you ask for?
3. 4th of July Premier Dinner Cruise – City Cruises
📍 Rainbow Harbor, Long Beach
🗓 Friday, July 4 ⏰ 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Dinner, dancing, and fireworks on the water. This cruise offers a full meal, DJ, and front-row seats to the coastal pyrotechnics.
4. Aquarium of the Pacific BBQ & Fireworks
📍 Aquarium of the Pacific
🗓 Friday, July 4 ⏰ 6:00 PM BBQ, 9:00 PM fireworks
Hang with sea otters, then head to the rooftop for a classic American BBQ and a prime view of the waterfront fireworks.
5. Hollywood Bowl Fireworks Spectacular ft. Earth, Wind & Fire
📍 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
🗓 July 2–4 ⏰ 7:30 PM nightly
The legends return! Earth, Wind & Fire brings the funk to the Bowl across three nights of music and fireworks. Not exactly “local,” but worth the drive.
6. 3rd of July Fireworks – Los Alamitos Base
📍 Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos
🗓 Thursday, July 3 ⏰ Gates open 4:00 PM, fireworks at 9:00 PM
Skydivers, flyovers, music, and fireworks — all inside a military base! Bring your ID and arrive early.
7. Queensway Bay Fireworks (via Visit Long Beach)
📍 Viewable from Shoreline Village, Rainbow Harbor, Lions Lighthouse
🗓 Friday, July 4 ⏰ 9:00 PM
The main event! Long Beach’s biggest firework show lights up the bay. Stake out your spot early — it gets crowded.
8. Stars, Stripes & Skylines at HALO
📍 HALO Rooftop Bar at Fairmont Breakers, Long Beach
🗓 Friday, July 4 ⏰ Evening
Celebrate the 4th with sky-high vibes at Long Beach’s only rooftop bar with panoramic skyline views. HALO at the Fairmont Breakers offers a front-row seat to the Queen Mary fireworks show, a live DJ set from DJ Resolution, plus food offerings and a welcome drink to get the party started. Bonus: Hotel guests score 50% off entry for themselves and a plus-one—just show your room reservation at the door.
9. Hotel Maya Fourth of July Weekend
📍 Hotel Maya, 700 Queensway Dr, Long Beach
🗓 Friday, July 4 – Sunday, July 6
Hotel Maya is making it a whole weekend celebration with three days of food, music, and fireworks by the water. Kick off Friday, July 4 with a tropical poolside BBQ from 11 AM–3 PM, featuring grilled eats, cocktails, and live steel drum vibes. As night falls, Fuego restaurant offers a pre-fixe dinner—think BBQ Spiced New York Strip and warm apple pie—with front-row views of the fireworks over the water. Saturday brings more BBQ and a Latin Jazz brunch, while Sunday launches a 70s-themed summer month with DJ sets, brunch, and an Anheuser-sponsored pool party.
10. Fun & Fireworks Fit for a Queen – The Queen Mary
📍 The Queen Mary, 1126 Queens Hwy, Long Beach
🗓 Friday, July 4 ⏰ 3 PM – Fireworks at 9 PM
Step aboard Long Beach’s most iconic vessel for a Fourth of July celebration that spans the decades. The Queen Mary transforms into a floating time capsule, with entertainment representing every era—from a 1910s Old Time Fair for the kiddos, to a roaring 1920s Gatsby lounge, to a neon-drenched 1980s Glow Bar. Fireworks light up the sky at 9 PM from the ship’s stern, and if you’re not ready to call it a night, add on tickets to the Silent Disco After Party to keep dancing well into the evening.
Wherever you end up this 4th of July, remember to keep it local, keep it kind, and keep it fun.
