San Francisco 4th of July Fireworks
Celebrate 2015 Independence Day with live music and entertainment all day in front of Pier 39 on July 4, 2015.
At approximately 9:30 pm, visitors will be treated to The City of San Francisco’s spectacular fireworks display over the Bay.
2015 Fourth of July Entertainment
Saturday, July 4, 2015 | Noon to 10 pm
Pier 39, San Francisco
FREEThe day features musical entertainment and activities in Pier 39 including:
- Noon: WJM is no ordinary band. William, Jeremy, and Max are three California fifth graders that have turned their love of music into an instrument for change. 100% of their earnings support children’s charities. They will perform on the Entrance Plaza Stage
- 5 pm: Tainted Love whose musical goal is total ’80s domination on the Entrance Plaza Stage
- 9:30 pm: Fourth of July Fireworks show will launch from the foot of Municipal Pier and from barges north of Pier 39. If you can’t make it to Aquatic Park, other good viewing locations are all along the waterfront including by Coit Tower, Aquatic Park, the end of the piers at Fort Mason, the Cannery, and Ghirardelli Square.
Where else to watch the San Francisco fireworks | 2015
Getting To and From the Fireworks
Caltrain – Extra Late Night Southbound Trains | 2015
Caltrain operates extra southbound service out of San Francisco for those attending the Independence Day fireworks along the waterfront.
Post-fireworks specials will depart San Francisco at the scheduled time or when full.
- 11 pm: express to San Carlos, then local to San Jose Diridon
- 11:20 pm: local to San Jose Diridon
- 11:40 pm: local to San Jose Diridon
- 12 am: local to San Jose Diridon
One-way tickets or day passes may be purchased at the ticket machines at stations before boarding. Customers using their Clipper® card (8-ride and e-cash) must remember to tag on before boarding and tag off at their destination station. Caltrain is a Proof-of-Payment system; customers without valid tickets are subject to citation. Unfortunately there’s no booze allowed on trains from San Francisco after 9 pm.
The following weekday-only routes will not run July 3 or 4, 2015:
1AX, 1BX, 7R, 7X, 8AX, 8BX, 9R, 14X, 28R, 31AX, 31BX, 38AX, 38BX, 41, 81X, 82X, 83X, 88.
The 76X Marin Headlands Route will run July 3 and 4.
All other bus routes and rail lines will use the Saturday schedule on Friday July 3rd and Sunday schedule on Saturday July 4th.
The Muni Metro will open at 6 a.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday.
- Parking meters, posted time limit zones and seven day street sweeping will be enforced citywide on the holiday. We know this sucks.
- Commuter tow away, residential parking permits and Monday-Friday daytime street sweeping will not be enforced.
- Meters on Port of San Francisco property, including The Embarcadero and Fisherman’s Wharf, are enforced seven days per week throughout the year, except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
- Hazards are always subject to ticketing and towing.
