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Huntington Beach Independence Day Event

City of Huntington Beach

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Huntington Beach Independence Day Event
  • Pacific Coast Highway & Main Street, Huntington Beach, CA
    100 Main Street
    Huntington Beach, California 92648
  • 7AM-9:30PM

Launched in 1904, the first Huntington Beach Independence Day celebration commemorated the arrival of the first electric passenger train linking the area with Long Beach and Los Angeles, attracting 50,000 people to the celebration.

122 years later, the annual tradition annually attracts more than 500,000 attendees. The event includes the Surf City 5K Run, 122nd Huntington Beach 4th of July Parade (biggest 4th of July parade west of the Mississippi), festival, carnival, Block Party with live music and Fireworks Over The Ocean.