Redondo Beach Fireworks 

King Harbor, 208 Yacht Club Way

9 p.m. 

Bring your blankets or chairs and get ready for an amazing pyrotechnic show! The fireworks will be launched off a barge about 300 yards away from the Redondo Beach Pier. There will be several vantage points from the pier and along the beach to view the fireworks.

The hum of drones heard during the Redondo Seaside Lagoon “fireworks” show last year, will be replaced this year by traditional, “bombs bursting in air’ fireworks used in previous years. Last year’s drone show was in response to new environmental regulations. This year’s traditional fireworks comply with the new regulations. “They are 98% biodegradable,” according to Steve Jeffiries of Garden State Fireworks, which is producing the $100,000 Redondo show. Photo by Ray Vidal

Redondo 4th of July party

Seaside Lagoon

137 N Harbor Drive

Doors open at 2 p.m.

Fireworks show at 9 p.m. 

A family-friendly community event and a front row seat for the Fireworks Spectacular. Seating is first served. Bring Beach blankets, chairs and small umbrellas. Enjoy all day supervised swimming and arts and crafts, inflatable slides, patriotic music, food. Admission is sold until the lagoon reaches capacity. 

Tickets: Seasidelagoonjuly4.eventbrite.com.

Redondo Pier Concert

100 Fisherman’s Wharf 

6 – 8 p.m. 

Running Hot, a Rolling Stones tribute band plays on the Redondo Beach Pier. Bring a blanket or low-backed beach chair. Free outdoor event. Fireworks show starts at 9 p.m. 

Information: redondopier.com.

Redondo Independence Day 5K Run

Kids Firecracker Dash

Village Runner, 255 Avenida Del Norte

5k – 8 a.m.

Kid’s Dash at 9:30 – 9:45 a.m. 

Join the 31st annual 4th of July 5K and Firecracker Dash in Redondo Beach at 8 a.m. sponsored by UCLA Health. All participants will receive an Independence Day run T-shirt. There will be chip timing, age division awards, and cash prizes for the top three overall male and female runners in the 5K run. Costume Contest. All kids’ dash finishers receive medals too.

Registration: villagerunner.com/4th-of-july-5k

Hermosa Beach Ironman 

Hermosa, north end of town

8 a.m.

Guys and girls compete by running a mile, paddling a mile in the ocean on a paddleboard, and then consuming a 6 pack of beer without puking. Proceeds benefit local charities. $35. 

Registration: hermosalocal.com/hermosa-beach-iron-man.

Manhattan Begg Pool Independence Day Party

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. 

1402 N. Peck Avenue

4th of July celebration with the city aquatics staff, celebrating our nation’s independence. A day of water games, water balloon toss, swimming, and music. No food will be provided. Bring a picnic to eat on the grass area. $5 per person.

El Segundo Festival & Fireworks show

Field entry begins at 5 p.m. 

Softball Field blanket seating opens at 8 – 9 a.m. 

401 Sheldon Street

The Annual 4th of July includes daytime events from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. and evening events from 5 – 9 p.m. The fireworks show will start at 9 p.m. The streets will be closed around the park to allow you to safely enjoy all the festivities. Daytime events include contests like hula hoops, a water balloon toss, a watermelon eating contest presented by the Rotary Club, and a pie eating contest presented by the Kiwanis Club. There will also be a 3-legged sack race, toddler and youth races, and a diaper derby for crawlers. Evening events will include live music, food booths, and the fireworks. 

Information: elsegundo.org.

Torrance Fireworks show

 9  p.m

Torrance Civic Center, 3330 Civic Center Drive

4th of July Fireworks Show presented by the City of Torrance. Attendance will be limited at select Civic Center locations for viewing. 

Updates: torranceca.gov/i-want-to-/register/torrance-alerts.

Rancho Palos Verdes Fourth of July Celebration

3 – 9 p.m. 

Ken Dyda Civic Center

30940 Hawthorne Blvd.

Live music, games, crafts, rides and inflatables for the little ones, drone light show at night, beer and wine booths, food trucks and more. 

Information: rpvca.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=2369.

Palos Verdes Estates old-fashioned 4th of July

Festivities begin at 9:30 a.m.

Malaga Cove School, 300 Paseo Del Mar 

Music, family games, good, pie eating contest, bike parade, awards, and more. Heritage of Freedom Honoree and Guest Speaker Mark Langill, team historian for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Information: pvjuly4.org. 

Marina del Rey Fireworks Show

9 – 9:20 p.m. 

A spectacular, 20-minute fireworks show over the water in Marina del Rey. View the show from nearly anywhere in Marina del Rey, Venice Pier, Playa Vista, and Dockweiler Beach. You can enjoy music synchronized to the show at the following locations: Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way and Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way.

Questions call (424) 526-7900.

Information: marinadelrey.lacounty.gov.

Long Beach Shoreline Fireworks Show

Downtown Long Beach

9 p.m. 

Fourth of July fireworks show at Queensway Bay, sponsored by the City of Long Beach. The free show can be seen all along the waterfront with prime viewing points at Lions Lighthouse for Sight, Shoreline Village, Rainbow Harbor, and Marina Green. 

Information:  visitlongbeach.com.

Undersea fireworks, Aquarium of the Pacific

100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach

View an ocean’s worth of patriotic hues and the dazzling undersea “fireworks” and natural spectacles displayed by the aquatic residents of the Aquarium of the Pacific. Special after hours access on July 4. Special tickets get you access to a buffet meal from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. and include all-day Aquarium admission. Extended general admission hours are available until 8 p.m., but advance registration is required.

Information and tickets: aquariumofpacific.org/events/info/july_4th.

Community Observance, Korean Bell

The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m.

3601 S Gaffey St., San Pedro

The Annual San Pedro 4th of July Community Observance at Angels Gate Park, home of the Korean Friendship Bell. The Korean Bell, one of San Pedro’s most enduring landmarks, plays a key role in the ceremonial observance.  

Gardena Fireworks Bash

5 – 10 p.m.

Rowley Park

13220 S. Van Ness Avenue

Fireworks show, kids zone, food trucks, music, and games. Fireworks begin at approximately 9 p.m. Questions call (310) 217-9537

Information: Cityofgardena.org/events