Crowds on West Beach watch the Santa Barbara fireworks show Tuesday night. 
A crowd watches the Santa Barbara fireworks show from the Dolphin Fountain on State Street at Stearns Wharf Tuesday night. 
People check out food trucks during the Fourth of July festivities along the Santa Barbara waterfront Tuesday. 
Santa Barbara dishes up good weather for the Fourth of July festivities Tuesday. 
Vendors display their wares along Cabrillo Boulevard Tuesday. 
The West Coast Symphony Orchestra performs at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Tuesday. 
The West Coast Symphony Orchestra performs at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Tuesday.
People from all over gathered at Santa Barbara's waterfront to experience all the Fourth of July festivities Tuesday, which ended in a booming fireworks show above West Beach.
There were food vendors selling all kinds of goodies, including funnel cakes, fresh roasted corn and hot dogs, and shops set up along Cabrillo Boulevard.
The city also hosted free concerts on Stearns Wharf and West Beach throughout the day, and the sandy shores were packed with people.
Thousands of people streamed into the area for the 9 p.m. fireworks show, which lasted about 20 minutes and lit up the Santa Barbara sky.
People camped out to watch along the beach, at the Santa Barbara Harbor, at Shoreline Park, and anywhere there was a good lookout, including a stretch along the hilly Loma Alta Drive.
Downtown Santa Barbara was crowded with people all day, from the midday parade on State Street, to the evening Santa Barbara County Courthouse concert by the West Coast Symphony Orchestra, to the nighttime fireworks show.
— Noozhawk intern Julia Lee can be reached at news@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk on Twitter: @noozhawk, @NoozhawkNews and @NoozhawkBiz. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.
