Complete list of 92 Fourth Of July 2009 Fireworks & Events in SF Bay Area
All free or cheap 4th of July events in San Francisco, East Bay, South Bay, Peninsula and North Bay
| Saturday, July 4, 2009 |
I’ve always found it maddening trying to find out what’s happening in the bay area for 4th of july… where the fireworks are…what free and cheap ways there are to have fun… so i compiled a list and thought i’d post it. We’ve got 60 92 4th of July 2009 events listed including the major fireworks shows in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley and San Jose, plus tons of smaller hometown festivals, fairs and fireworks shows throughout the bay area, (17 in SF, 29 in East Bay, 27 in North Bay, 15 in South Bay, and 4 in the Peninsula)… and more events coming! - list updated 7/1/09
- new events added 6/30/09 - Lafayette, Saratoga, Vacaville, Richmond, Livermore, Oakland (2), San Francisco (8), El Cerrito, Redwood City, Campbell, Vallejo, Piedmont, Martinez
- new events added 7/1/09 - San Francisco (2), St. Helena (2), Fremont (2), Santa Rosa, Cupertino, Cloverdale, Russian River (2)
All events take place Saturday, July 4, 2009 unless otherwise noted
| San Francisco |
Fireworks |
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| City | Event Details (all events take place Saturday, July 4, 2009 unless otherwise noted) |
Fireworks |
| Aquatic Park | 4th of July Family FestivalKid-friendly games & music from 11a to 10pm at The Cannery you can view fireworks right afterwords over Fisherman’s Wharf - FREE |
Yes |
| Dolores Park | Political Satire Music Comedy Performance “Too Big to Fail”SF Mime Troupe theater performance in the park - FREE |
No |
| Fillmore Dist. | 2009 Fillmore Jazz Festival 12 blocks, two stages and 90,000 people (July 4th & 5th) 10a-6p - FREE |
No |
| Fisherman’s Wharf |  San Francisco 4th of July Waterfront Fireworks CelebrationExperience the Fourth of July at Fisherman’s Wharf. Aquatic Park stage (Jefferson & Hyde) showcases an afternoon of family entertainment and kids’ activities. Pier 39 hosts live music from 1-4p (Take 2) and Tainted Love (6-9:30p). Fireworks at dusk are shot from the foot of Municipal Pier - FREE |
Yes |
| Fisherman’s Wharf | Watch Fireworks close up aboard WWII Liberty Ship free hot dogs, chips & drinks, live patriotic music and watch fireworks from deck of S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien - $15 |
No |
| Golden Gate Park | Patriotic 4th of July Symphony ConcertGolden Gate Park Band at 1pm at Music Concourse - FREE |
No |
| Golden Gate Park |  Water Balloon Toss Contest & Hot Dog Relay Races Fun quirky track and field day for adults with categories for three-legged races, frisbee toss and free beef or veggie hot dogs when it’s all over @ Frankenart Mart - 1p to 5p - FREE |
No |
| Mission Dist. | Big Time Freedom Fest Eight Bands for Eight Bucks with free BBQ at El Rio on Mission St. 2p-8p -$8 |
No |
| Mission Dist. | Chili Cook Off & Block Party Hosted by Truck bar at Folsom & 15th - FREE |
No |
| Mission Dist. | “Peace is Patriotic” 4th of July Celebration and BBQAlternative patriotic music, bbq @ Bethany Center - FREE |
No |
| Pacific Heights | Organ Concert tours of historic frescos & stained glass windows @ Calvary Presbyterian Church noon - FREE |
No |
| Richmond Dist. | Community Picnic Free food from Neighborhood Parks Council @ Muriel Leff Mini Park in Inner Richmond - Noon - FREE |
No |
| SOMA | Great American Dance Party Late night DJ night with bikini-clad mechanical bull riders @ Jillian’s - FREE w/ RSVP before 10:30p |
No |
| Sunset Dist. | 4th of July BBQ, Bingo & Red Meat live honky-tonk music, free bbq & $5 Bingo @ Riptide - 4p - FREE |
No |
| Sunset Dist. | Volunteer: Habitat Restoration at Mt. Sutro One Brick fun, social do good opportunity - 9am - FREE |
No |
| West Portal | Red, White & Bluegrass Concert, burgers & beer @ 2pm - FREE |
No |
| San Francisco | SF City Guided Walking Tours choose from any of 18 different guided walking tours in neighborhoods all over SF including North Beach, Russian Hill, Pacific Heights & Lands End - 10am - FREE |
No |
| East Bay |
Fireworks |
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| Alameda | Mayor’s 4th of July Parade & Festival170 floats & Jumpin’ & Jivin’ Jubilee park festival - FREE |
No |
| Antioch | 11th annual 4th of July Celebrationalong historic waterfront with parade and festival- FREE |
Yes |
| Benicia | Picnic in the Park & 4th of July Fireworksall-day family festival - FREE |
Yes |
| Berkeley |  Berkeley Marina 4th of July Celebration & FireworksThe city’s annual events include musical performances, rides and games, children’s activities, arts and crafts booths. Games include old-fashioned sack race and giant slide or splash in the water at the beach. Live entertainment from noon until 9p on the main stage. Free sailboat rides from 1-4pm, dragon boat rides from 2-6pm. Fireworks off the end of the Berkeley Pier at 9:30pm - FREE |
Yes |
| Concord | 4th of July Parade and FestivalTodos Santos Plaza - Parade and classic car show - FREE |
No |
| Concord | Variety Show “The Singing Flag” and Fireworks 21th year, show at 7:30p, fireworks @ 9:30p - FREE |
Yes |
| Danville | 4th Of July Parade & Celebration - FREE |
Yes |
| El Cerrito | 11th Annual WorldOne Festival Reggae, dub, world music and circus acts for kids 10a-6p - FREE |
No |
| Fremont | Fremont 4th of July Parade and festival @ Warm Springs District - FREE |
No |
| Fremont | Ardenwood Historic Farm Festival fun kids games & challenges like watermelon seed spitting - 10:30a - $8 adults/$5 kids |
No |
| Fremont | Silent Film Night watch 1917 film with live piano accompaniment @ Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum 7:30p - $5 |
No |
| Hayward | 45th Annual Old-Fashioned 4th of July CarnivalPatriotic music & watermellon eating contests from 11-3p - FREE |
No |
| Lafayette | Buddhist July 4th festival w/ veggie potluck at Buddha Gate Monstery 10:30am - FREE |
No |
| Livermore | Thank You Veterans Indian Dancing, author readings & live music @ VA Hospital 1p - FREE |
No |
| Livermore | Old-Fashioned 4th of July with fireworksRobertson Park - ($3 walk in or $15 per car) |
Yes |
| Martinez | Hometown Celebration and Fireworks Parade, live music & fireworks over the water - FREE |
Yes |
| Moraga | 4th of July live music & FireworksDog parade and children’s bike parade- FREE |
Yes |
| Oakland | Fuck the Fourth Sale @ Anarchist book store (Friday, July 3rd)AK Press warehouse - FREE |
No |
| Oakland | Teddy Bear Parade & Mini Golf - 4th of July Festival Old Fashioned 4th of July with three-legged racing and kids games at historic Dunsmuir Hellman Estate - Noon - $5 |
No |
| Oakland | Old-Fashioned 1908 Patriot Picnic & Ice Cream SocialThe historic Pardee Home hosts a recreation of a turn-of-the-century Independence Day celebration with live music, historic recreations, free food, soda & ice cream and games like croquet and lawn tennis and 3D sterograph photos - $12* Period Dress and large fancy hats encouraged |
No |
| Oakland | Red White and Booze DJ dance party at The Uptown - 9p - FREE |
No |
| Oakland |  4th of July Fireworks Festival Live music on two stages, lots of kids activities & 20 minute fireworks dsiplay over the waterfront at 9:15p - FREE |
Yes |
| Orinda | Annual 4th of July Parade & CelebrationDaytime parade, family festival, mini classic car show and fun run - FREE |
No |
| Piedmont | Parade & Picnic in the Park small town festival w/ westies & scotties marching - 11am - FREE |
No |
| Pittsburg | 4th of July CelebrationPittsburg Marina w/ live music and games - Fireworks at dusk - FREE |
Yes |
| Pleasant Hill | Pleasant Hill’s 4th Of July Celebrationpark festival with two music stages & kids games - FREE |
Yes |
| Pleasanton | Fourth of July Patriotic Concert & Picnic Pleasanton Community Concert Band performs at noon at Wayside Park- FREE |
No |
| Richmond | Fireworks & Symphony Concert (Friday, July 3rd) with gospel music & Oakland East Bay Symphony @ 7pm - FREE |
Yes |
| San Ramon | Red White & Blue Picnic & Fireworks @ San Ramon Central Park - FREE (Parking is $10 per car) |
Yes |
| Vacaville | Live Music and Fireworks half-way between Bay Area & Sacramento @ 6:30p - FREE |
Yes |
| North Bay | includes Marin County, Wine Country & Sacramento Valley |
Fireworks |
| American Canyon | Napa County 4th of July FestivalParade, live bands all day & fireworks just north of Vallejo - FREE |
Yes |
| Bodega Bay | 3rd of July Fireworks over the Bay (Fri, July 3rd)FREE |
Yes |
| Calistoga | Napa County Fairgrounds July 4th Parade, Music & FireworksSilverado Parade at 11am & Fireworks - FREE (fairgrounds $7 for adults) |
Yes |
| Cloverdale | High School Fireworks Show @ Cloverdale High School Football Field - FREE |
Yes |
| Corte Madera / Larkspur | 44th Annual 4th of July Parade and FairParade, classic car show followed by family festival in Town Park - FREE |
No |
| Healdsburg | 19th Annual Old Fashioned 4th of July Fireworks Display fireworks show by American Legion - FREE |
Yes |
| Novato | Novato’s 17th Annual Fourth of July Parade10am - classic cars & Irish bagpipers among others, free outdoor film in evening - FREE |
No |
| Petaluma | Annual Petaluma Bell Ringing Ceremony Takes place at Petaluma Historical Library & Museum - FREE |
No |
| Petaluma | 4th of July Fireworks Show at Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds - $2-$5 |
Yes |
| Rohnert Park | 11th Annual Concert In The Park: Moonlighter Big BandPatriotic concert music in Eagle Park starting at 3pm -FREE |
No |
| Russian River | Guerneville Block Party & Fireworks live dixieland music & crafts faire - 10am to 10pm - FREE |
Yes |
| Russian River | Monte Rio Water Carnival & Fireworks (Friday July 3) Big Rocky Games, Water Parade, Water Curtain & fireworks - 11a to 10p - FREE (also Big Rocky games for kids on Saturday July 4th from 11a to 3p) |
Yes |
| San Rafael |  64th Annual Marin County FairLive music, carnival games (including a giant ferris wheel) and tons of eco-friendly activities & alt-fuel road show. July 4th concert is Hot Buttered Rum and Sha Na Na. Fireworks start at 9:30pm - $14 (Fair runs July 2-6) |
Yes |
| Santa Rosa | Sonoma County Fair Independence Day Fireworks Show (Thurs, July 3rd) $5 in fairgrounds, but FREE in carnival lot lawn ($10 for parking) |
Yes |
| Santa Rosa | Bicycle Santa Rosa Festival live music, theater & fun bike-related contests & races - 11am -FREE |
No |
| Sausalito | 4th of July Parade and fireworks celebration - FREE |
Yes |
| Sebastopol | 3rd of July 2009 Fireworks & Music Festival (Thurs, July 3rd)$7 live music & dancing - many people view fireworks for free on high school lawn |
Yes |
| Sonoma | Sonoma Fourth of July on the Plaza:Live Music & Fireworks - FREE |
Yes |
| St. Helena | Fourth of July Fireworks Show Annual St. Helena Fireworks Show - FREE |
Yes |
| St. Helena | Rocky Horror Picture Show 4th of July-themed film screening w/ live performance 10:30p - $7 |
No |
| Suisun City | Solano County waterfront 4th of July Fireworks FestivalLive music, ferris wheel, at Harbor Plaza - FREE |
Yes |
| Windsor | Pre-4th of July Fireworks Festival (Fri, July 3rd) w/ DJ in Sonoma - FREE |
Yes |
| Vallejo | 12 Annual Great Vallejo Ducky Derby15,000 rubber duckys race along Vallejo Waterfront - FREE to watch ($5 to “adopt” a ducky) |
No |
| Vallejo | 4th of July symphony concert Parade at 10am, music and festival until 6:30p - FREE |
No |
| Vallejo | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Fireworks Show amusement park open 10:30am to 10pm - $26.99 |
Yes |
| Yountville | All-Day 4th of July Family Festival & FireworksPony rides, puppet shows, swimming & barbershop quartet- FREE |
Yes |
| South Bay | includes Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties |
Fireworks |
| Aptos | “The Worlds Shortest Parade” & 4th of July FestivalAt just under 1/2 mile, the so-called shortest parade in the world - FREE (park festival is $5 donation) |
No |
| Campbell | Main Street USA Festival & Sundown Cinema outdoor screening of American Graffitti - 6p - FREE |
Yes |
| Cupertino | Childrens Parade & Fireworks FestivalParade and singalong during day, evening activities start at 6:45p - FREE |
Yes |
| Cupertino | Blackberry Farm Re-Opening Park and trail tours, swimming and live music - 11a - FREE |
Yes |
| Gilroy | 4th of July fireworks saluteBegins at 9:15pm at Gilroy High School over Chirstmas Hill Park- FREE |
Yes |
| Los Gatos | 4th of July Family Festival:Free cookies, free bingo & lemonade, bbq, live music - FREE |
No |
| Milpitas | “Pool Party & Fireworks” BBQ, live music - FREE |
Yes |
| Morgan Hill | Independence Day Celebration, Festival & Fireworks Street concert & dance (thurs 7/3) and parade, festval & fireworks on Friday 7/4 - FREE |
Yes |
| Mountain View | Radio Disney Fireworks Show with the San Francisco Symphony Family fun stage & contests at Shoreline Amphitheater - 4 pack of lawn tix for $69 |
Yes |
| San Jose | Alameda Rose, White and Blue Parade & Street Festivalantique cars, dunk tanks and carnival booths from 10am to 3pm - FREE |
No |
| San Jose |  Minor League Baseball & Post-Game Fireworks San Jose Giants vs. Modesto Nuts 7/4 and 7/5 at 6:30p - $11 bleacher seats, $33 Family Four Pack. Free fireworks viewing areas [see map] surround the stadium and will be open to the public |
Yes |
| San Jose | City of San Jose NBC 11 Fireworks Show and America Festival: Canceled for 2009 (click for alternate San Jose & South Bay Fireworks shows) |
No |
| Saratoga | Old Fashioned Patriotic Picnic & Celebration free ice cream for kids - 10am - FREE |
No |
| South San Jose | “Spirit of America” Carnival/Festival & Fireworks Canceled for 2009 |
No |
| Santa Clara | 4th of July All City Picnic and Fireworks Extravaganza all day concerts, games & food in Central Park - FREE |
Yes |
| Scotts Valley | 4th of July Parade & Fireworks also kids games @ Sky Park - $5 adv/$7 gate |
Yes |
| Sunnyvale | Fourth of July Picnic with jugglers and stiltwalkersDo-it-yourself picnic in Baylands park with games for kids - FREE |
No |
| Peninsula |
Fireworks |
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| Foster City | 4th of July Celebrationdog show, parade & fireworks - FREE |
Yes |
| Half Moon Bay | Small town 4th of JulyParade & fireworks over the ocean - FREE |
Yes |
| Palo Alto | 28th Annual Summer Festival & Chili Cook-off festival with live music at Mitchell Park - FREE |
No |
| Redwood City | Annual Independence Day Parade, Festival & FireworksParade at 10am, festival from 9-5p, fireworks at dusk at Seaport Court - FREE |
Yes |
we’ve done our best to make sure we’ve got all the details correct, but if you plan on attending any of these events, please double check with the event coordinators. By clicking on any of the links above, you’ll find either a URL or a phone number to contact for more information
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Fourth of July Events - 2009
Your list of 4th of July events is VERY appreciated!!! Great job!
June 30th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
no problem KB! i’m actually finding a few more events each day and will keep updating the list until july 4th.
June 30th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
Your 4th list says Vallejo doesn’t have fireworks in the right hand column, while the text says that it does. :O)
July 3rd, 2008 at 8:10 am
Thanks Jess, you’re right! I’ve confirmed there are fireworks in Vallejo along the waterfront for 2008 starting around 9pm
July 3rd, 2008 at 9:42 am
thank you for this list!!! i hope you do this every year.
July 3rd, 2008 at 2:59 pm
i hope you make this list every year!
July 3rd, 2008 at 3:00 pm
this is the 2nd year i’ve done this list, but this year was the biggest. we’ll also put together a big halloween and new years eve list of cheap ways to have fun!
July 3rd, 2008 at 4:09 pm
You’re awesome for this list! It made planning with the fam so much easier. I just copied and pasted the descriptions right in to IM discussions with them. Gracias Senior!
July 3rd, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Concord has hosted The Singing Flag, presented by Calvary Temple Church, for the past *20 years*, at Dave Brubeck Park (aka Concord Neighborhood Park), next to Concord High School. Show dates are July 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. Festivities for the kids start at 4:00 PM. The variety-style show starts at 7:30 PM and runs to 9:30 PM, when the fireworks start. Food is available in the park. Admission is FREE!
July 4th, 2008 at 8:31 am
I too really appreciate your list. Thank you. It’s a very patriotic public service.
July 4th, 2008 at 8:53 am
Your list does not mention Great America that has always had fireworks. It also does not include San Jose Giants game on Saturday. How many others have been left out?
July 4th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
I’m fairly new to San Fran and must say this site is a breakthrough! Very useful and informative. I’ll continue to visit your site regularly! VERY IMPRESSIVE & glad I found ya’ - Thanks!
July 4th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
I _think_ Alameda Fairgrounds in Pleasanton usually has fireworks
June 30th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Thank you so much for the list! Since the big show was canceled in San Jose our family didn’t know where we would go-this list is awesome-thanks for all the hard work!
June 30th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
This is the best listing for July 4 I’ve ever seen. I love your list of events and often link to it in my SF examiner.com Dating Examiner column. I also notify my dating coaching clients about singles-friendly events that you publicize. You are a great resource for everyone in the SF Bay Area!
July 1st, 2009 at 9:49 am
Great list. Straight forward - simple, clear and easy to understand.
July 1st, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Thank you for all your hard work. I would never be able to do anything fun if it wasn’t for your website!
July 1st, 2009 at 7:01 pm
I saw that Oakland cancelled fireworks, and so did Pinole, anyone know about the fireworks in Hercules?
July 2nd, 2009 at 9:29 pm
Your list is a wonderful gift for those of us with family and friends coming for 4th and also for those of us who by chance have that day as a birthday.
July 3rd, 2009 at 1:11 pm
dont u just love this time of year i cant wait:)
July 3rd, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Wow! What a great list! I just want to add that Oakley in Contra Costa is celebrating Cityhood on the 4th at O’Hara Park’s soccer field which includes fireworks at 9:30 pm
July 3rd, 2009 at 10:33 pm