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2008 Huntington Beach
4th of July Parade and Pier Festival |
The 104th Annual Huntington Beach 4th of July Parade and Pier Festival celebration bursts into action on Friday, July 4th with the city’s longest-held parade tradition and many fun, family-oriented events.
The day starts at 6 a.m. with the Surf City 5K Run and Fitness Expo at Worthy Park, and the Huntington Beach Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast in Lake Park starting at 6:30 a.m. At 10 a.m., the 104th Annual Huntington Beach 4th of July Parade will wend its way along historic Main Street parade route. Marching bands, floats, military troops, community groups, dignitaries, clowns, equestrians and celebrities make up more than 250 parade entries that will thrill parade-goers until just past noon. Celebration sponsor Time Warner Cable television will be on hand to videotape the parade for rebroadcast over event sponsor KOCE-TV later in the day. Announcer for the parade will be Ed Arnold, Emmy Award-winning co-anchor and managing editor of KOCE’s nightly news magazine show “Real Orange,” and winner of the 2007 Radio and Television News Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award and a Golden Mike Award.
After the parade ends, everyone is invited to bask in the Huntington Beach sun and enjoy the Pier Festival until evening, when the excitement mounts in anticipation of a spectacular fireworks display over the ocean.
All this, however, is only the beginning of an all-American summer weekend at the beach. Friday kicks off the huge three-day Pier Festival on Pier Plaza at the famed Huntington Beach Pier. Admission is free, and attendees can enjoy daily live entertainment, a 28-foot-high climbing wall, food, kid’s activities, and more than 60 unique vendors showcasing their goods from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday (July 4) and Saturday (July 5), and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 6.
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