Jul 4,2026
Huntington Beach Fourth of July — Parade & Fireworks Over the Ocean 2026
Most towns let the Fourth of July stay a backyard thing. Huntington Beach decided a long time ago that the whole town should do it together, out loud, in the street — and it has been keeping that promise for more than a hundred years.
It starts before the sun is fully up and never really stops. The Surf City Run goes off early, the parade rolls down Main Street at 10am — one of the largest Independence Day parades west of the Mississippi, big enough to pull half a million people to the curb — and a carnival runs all day. The beach fills on both sides of the pier long before dark. Then the fireworks launch from the end of the Huntington Beach Pier and break over the open Pacific, no stadium and no fence between you and the water, for a full thirty minutes.
Saturday, July 4, 2026. Parade at 10am, Fireworks Over the Ocean at 9pm from the HB Pier, 325 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach. Beach viewing is free on both sides of the pier; reserved parade grandstand seats run about $27. Come for the morning, stay for the water.
Most towns let the Fourth of July stay a backyard thing. Huntington Beach decided a long time ago that the whole town should do it together, out loud, in the street — and it has been keeping that promise for more than a hundred years.
It starts before the sun is fully up and never really stops. The Surf City Run goes off early, the parade rolls down Main Street at 10am — one of the largest Independence Day parades west of the Mississippi, big enough to pull half a million people to the curb — and a carnival runs all day. The beach fills on both sides of the pier long before dark. Then the fireworks launch from the end of the Huntington Beach Pier and break over the open Pacific, no stadium and no fence between you and the water, for a full thirty minutes.
Saturday, July 4, 2026. Parade at 10am, Fireworks Over the Ocean at 9pm from the HB Pier, 325 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach. Beach viewing is free on both sides of the pier; reserved parade grandstand seats run about $27. Come for the morning, stay for the water.
It starts before the sun is fully up and never really stops. The Surf City Run goes off early, the parade rolls down Main Street at 10am — one of the largest Independence Day parades west of the Mississippi, big enough to pull half a million people to the curb — and a carnival runs all day. The beach fills on both sides of the pier long before dark. Then the fireworks launch from the end of the Huntington Beach Pier and break over the open Pacific, no stadium and no fence between you and the water, for a full thirty minutes.
Saturday, July 4, 2026. Parade at 10am, Fireworks Over the Ocean at 9pm from the HB Pier, 325 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach. Beach viewing is free on both sides of the pier; reserved parade grandstand seats run about $27. Come for the morning, stay for the water.
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No stadium. No fence. Just the open Pacific throwing the light back at you off the end of the pier, and half a million people on the sand who decided the whole day belonged to them.
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Saturday, July 4, 2026
10:00 AM PDT – 9:30 PM PDT
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Most towns let the Fourth of July stay a backyard thing. Huntington Beach decided a long time ago that the whole town should do it together, out loud, in the street — and it has been keeping that promise for more than a hundred years.
It starts before the sun is fully up and never really stops. The Surf City Run goes off early, the parade rolls down Main Street at 10am — one of the largest Independence Day parades west of the Mississippi, big enough to pull half a million people to the curb — and a carnival runs all day. The beach fills on both sides of the pier long before dark. Then the fireworks launch from the end of the Huntington Beach Pier and break over the open Pacific, no stadium and no fence between you and the water, for a full thirty minutes.
Saturday, July 4, 2026. Parade at 10am, Fireworks Over the Ocean at 9pm from the HB Pier, 325 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach. Beach viewing is free on both sides of the pier; reserved parade grandstand seats run about $27. Come for the morning, stay for the water.
It starts before the sun is fully up and never really stops. The Surf City Run goes off early, the parade rolls down Main Street at 10am — one of the largest Independence Day parades west of the Mississippi, big enough to pull half a million people to the curb — and a carnival runs all day. The beach fills on both sides of the pier long before dark. Then the fireworks launch from the end of the Huntington Beach Pier and break over the open Pacific, no stadium and no fence between you and the water, for a full thirty minutes.
Saturday, July 4, 2026. Parade at 10am, Fireworks Over the Ocean at 9pm from the HB Pier, 325 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach. Beach viewing is free on both sides of the pier; reserved parade grandstand seats run about $27. Come for the morning, stay for the water.
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