Topping off the Juy 4 gala will be a 20-minute fireworks display around 9 p.m. at West Beach. Photo shows blue and red fireworks bursting over the waterfront. (Courtesy photo)
Topping off the Juy 4 gala will be a 20-minute fireworks display around 9 p.m. at West Beach. (Courtesy photo)

The annual Fourth of July celebration, hosted by Santa Barbara’s Waterfront and Parks and Recreation departments, will feature a full day of family-friendly activities at the waterfront.

The community can enjoy live music and dance performances at the West Beach Bandstand 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 the celebration to expand onto the streets starting at 6 p.m. Stearns Wharf will also be closed to vehicle traffic starting at 3:30 p.m.

The day will conclude with a 20-minute fireworks display around 9 p.m., presented by Garden State Fireworks and sponsored by the city’s Waterfront Department.

Community event media partners KjEE (92.9 FM) will simulcast the soundtrack, and the show will be livestreamed on KEYT.com.
 
Fourth of July Celebration schedule (subject to change) follows:
 
1-1:45 p.m. – Goodlanders
2-2:45 p.m. – Peer Pressure
3-3:45 p.m. – The Three Combroneros
4-4:45 p.m. – Walking Coco
5-5:45 p.m. – The Other Woman
6-6:45 p.m. – Ladyfinger
7-7:45 p.m. – East Valley Rd
8-8:45 p.m. – False Puppet
9-9:20 p.m. – Fireworks

Also on tap for the holiday is a street fair with food vendors, 11 a.m.-9 p.m., sponsored by the PARC Foundation along the Cabrillo Boulevard sidewalk at West Beach.

Vendors include Tink’s Old Fashioned Hot Dogs, Lidos Philly Cheese Steaks, Timbers Roadhouse, G Brothers Kettle Corn, Elubia’s Kitchen, and The Deli Doctor.
 
For more event information, including parking and road closures, visit Fourth of July Celebration (SantaBarbaraCA.gov/July4).

 For more about the Parks and Recreation Community Foundation, visit PARC Foundation.

In the wake of the Independence Day festivities there will be a Beach Cleanup opportunity, 9-11 a.m. July 5. The city will partner with Santa Barbara Channelkeeper to host beach cleanups at nearby beaches to ensure any litter left over from the holiday does not make its way to the ocean.

Cleanups will take place at Leadbetter Beach, West Beach and East Beach. Gloves and buckets will be provided for all volunteers.

Register here to help with the cleanup