On the Palos Verdes Peninsula, there are two choices for Fourth of July celebrations during the day. There are also two choices nearby for local fireworks in the evening.
Palos Verdes Estates will be hosting their 47th Old Fashioned Independence Day Celebration at Malaga Cove School beginning at 9:45 a.m. with entries into the Apple Pie Contest followed by the Children’s Bike Parade at 10:00 a.m. Admission is free and you may bring a picnic or purchase food from Boy Scout Troop 257. For additional information, call 310-375-3455 or click on the link above and scroll down to page 3.
Rancho Palos Verdes will be hosting their 33rd Annual Independence Day Country Fair Celebration at Point Vicente Park/Civic Center from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. There will be Arts & Crafts Booths, Kiddie Carnival Rides, Petting Zoo, Pie Eating Contest, Hula Hoop Contest and more. Admission is free, on-site parking is $3 per vehicle and free shuttle service is provided along Hawthorne Blvd. For additional information, call 310-349-0743 or click on the link above.
Fireworks can be seen in the evening at the Redondo Beach Pier at 9:30 p.m. (click here for more information on reserved seating) or at Torrance’s Charles Wilson Park beginning at dusk (click here for more information/then choose “Fourth of July Celebration”.
Photo courtesy City of Rancho Palos Verdes
