The annual Fourth of July Celebration, hosted by the Santa Barbara Waterfront and Parks and Recreation departments, will bring a day of family-friendly activities to the waterfront on Thursday, July 4.
 
There will be live music and dance performances at the West Beach Bandstand Beach sponsored by the PARC Foundation starting at noon.

Closures of State Street, from Gutierrez Street to Cabrillo Boulevard, and Cabrillo Boulevard from Castillo Street to Calle Cesar Chavez, will allow revelers to take the celebration to the streets starting at 6 p.m.

The day will conclude at West Beach with a 20-minute fireworks display at about 9 p.m., presented by Garden State Fireworks and sponsored by the Waterfront Department.

Community event media partners KjEE (92.9 FM) will simulcast the soundtrack, and the show will be live-streamed on KEYT.com.

There will be a street fair with festive food vendors, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. on Cabrillo Boulevard sidewalk at West Beach, sponsored by the PARC Foundation. Vendors include Timbers Roadhouse, Tinkers Hot Dogs, Lidos Philly Cheese Steaks, G Brothers Kettle Corn, Elubia’s Kitchen, and Chiltepin Mexican Grill.

Fourth of July Celebration Schedule follows: (subject to change)
noon-12:45 p.m. – Rockshop Academy
1-1:45 p.m. – Peer Pressure
2-3:30 p.m. – The Red Piano
3:30-3:55 p.m. – Evan Blix
4-4:45 p.m. – The Other Woman
5-5:25 p.m. – Legacy FM
5:30-5:50 p.m. – La Boheme Dancers
6-6:45 p.m. – East Valley Road 
7-7:50 p.m. – False Puppet
7:50-8:45 p.m. – Petty, Set, Go
9-9:20 p.m. – Fireworks

On July 5, the city will partner with Santa Barbara Channelkeeper to host beach cleanups to ensure any litter left over from the holiday does not make its way to the ocean.

Cleanups will take place 9-11 a.m. at Leadbetter Beach and East Beach. Gloves and buckets will be provided for all volunteers. Community members who would like to help with cleanup efforts can register here.

More about the July 4th celebration, including parking and road closures, can be found at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/July4.