4th of July parades & fireworks shows announced for Riverside County
Parades and fireworks celebrating America’s 240th birthday are planned throughout Riverside County this weekend. Pre-Independence Day fireworks spectaculars and related events are
scheduled Saturday in Corona, Menifee and Temecula.
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The Corona “Main Street U.S.A Parade” will begin at 9 a.m. at Ontario and Main streets, featuring law enforcement units, fire engines, marching bands, military hardware and show animals. The procession will travel about a mile, winding up at Olive and Main streets around noon. A fireworks show is set for 8:30 p.m. in Santana Park, 598 Santana Way.
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In Menifee, the city will hold its annual “Independence Day Celebration” on Saturday, beginning at 4 p.m. with family activities at Wheatfield Park, followed by a parade along La Piedra Road, and fireworks at 9 p.m. in the park.
The Vail Lake Resort near Temecula will host a pyrotechnics show over the water at 9 p.m. Saturday.
On Sunday, a variety of Independence Day celebrations are planned. In Lake Elsinore, immediately following the baseball game, Storm Stadium will be bathed in red, white and blue during a half-hour fireworks show.
A “Concert for Heroes” will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the amphitheater at Riverside National Cemetery, featuring rousing patriotic favorites. The Soboba Casino in San Jacinto is planning a fireworks event at 9 p.m., and the Jurupa Area Recreation & Parks District in Eastvale will host a community meet-and-greet at 4 p.m., featuring outdoor entertainment, with a pyrotechnic show
at 9 p.m. outside Patriot High School.
Independence Day parades will be held Monday in Moreno Valley and San Jacinto.
Moreno Valley’s “Fourth of July Parade” will get underway at 9:30 a.m. at Alessandro Boulevard and Frederick Street, concluding about two hours later at Towngate Avenue. The celebration will continue at 2 p.m. in Morrison Park, near the intersection of Dracaea Avenue and Morrison Street, where a “Family FunFest” is planned, complete with several rock bands, a beer garden
and kids’ games.
The city of San Jacinto’s “Fourth of July Hometown Parade 2016” will start at 9 a.m. at the San Jacinto Unified School District office, 2045 San Jacinto Ave. Tractors, classic cars, motorcycles and military equipment will be in the parade, led by members of each service branch, who will travel about seven blocks along San Jacinto, with a finale at Valley Wide Regional Park, 901 W. Esplanade Ave.
Beginning at 9 p.m. Monday, fireworks shows will be held at the following locations:
Beaumont, Stewart Park, Ninth Street and Orange Avenue;
Blythe, Colorado River Fairgrounds, 591 N. Olive Blvd.;
Canyon Lake, Skipper’s Island, 22-200 Canyon Club Drive;
Lake Elsinore, off the levee, Lakeshore Drive;
Moreno Valley, Morrison Park, Dracaea Avenue and Morrison Street;
Moreno Valley, Valley View High School, 13135 Nason St.;
Palm Desert, Civic Center Park, Fred Waring Drive and San Pablo Avenue;
Palm Springs Stadium, 1901 E. Baristo Road;
Rancho Mirage, Agua Caliente Casino, Resort & Spa, 32-250 Bob Hope
Drive;
Riverside, Evergreen Memorial Historic Cemetery, 14th and Pine streets;
Riverside, La Sierra Park, 5215 La Sierra Ave.;
Riverside, Mt. Rubidoux Park, 4706 Mt. Rubidoux St.;
San Jacinto, Valley Wide Park, 901 W. Esplanade Ave.;
Temecula, Ronald Reagan Sports Park, 30875 Rancho Vista Road
In Riverside County, private parties are prohibited from using fireworks except in Blythe, Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs and Indio, where so-called “safe and sane” fireworks can be sold to the public.
The devices, which must meet state fire marshal certification, are mostly pyrotechnics that do not explode or fly, including sparklers, ground spinners, fountains, snappers and caps. Municipalities can authorize fireworks demonstrations, and the county grants permits for shows in unincorporated communities.
Under county Ordinance 858, fines for illegally storing, transporting or setting off fireworks can range from $500 to $1,000. A violation is a misdemeanor.
According to county fire officials, any person who triggers a brush fire due to the illegal use of fireworks will be held responsible for all suppression costs.
