Long Beach will celebrate Independence Day in unforgettable fashion with “Sea to Shining LBC: America’s 250,” a weeklong patriotic celebration blending pyrotechnics, athletics, and entertainment, culminating in a spectacular Independence Day fireworks finale with three simultaneous shows stretching across the city’s 5.5-mile coastline.

Building up to July 4, Long Beach’s tribute will feature a weeklong preview of the city’s role in the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The celebration will showcase competitions in coastal rowing/Beach Sprints (June 27-28, 9 AM starts), Kite surfing (all week), and water polo (July 2-3). More details coming soon.

On July 4, free synchronized fireworks shows launched simultaneously from three barges positioned off Granada Beach, Junipero Beach, and the Queen Mary will be visible from locations all along the coast. The free displays are expected to last approximately 20 minutes and illuminate the shoreline during the city’s most ambitious Fourth of July celebration. Suggested viewing locations include all along the bluff, Lion’s Lighthouse for Sight, Shoreline Village, the Belmont Pier, beaches and more.

For details on where to see the fireworks, including local fireworks cruises on July 4, visit our Fourth of July blog.