Seasonal & Holidays

4th Of July In Seal Beach To Be Celebrated, Drive-In Style 2021

Register to attend the Joint Forces Air Base fireworks display. Here's what to expect when you go.

LOS ALAMITOS, CA —The 34th Annual Drive-Up 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular will be celebrated in the cities of Los Alamitos & Seal Beach. Expect live music on the main stage beginning with King Salmon Band followed by the 40th Infantry Division Band. Food vendors will be available. The event’s climax begins promptly at 9 p.m. with one of the best and longest fireworks displays in Southern California.

Gates will open at 4 p.m. via Lexington Drive off Katella Ave and Orangewood Avenue off Los Alamitos Blvd. No pedestrians, walk-ins, or bicycles will be allowed to enter the Joint Forces Training Base.

Reservations are required for all vehicles and can be made at losal4thofjulyfireworks.com. Only one ticket per vehicle is required.

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If you go, prepare for extra time.

Due to heightened security, please provide plenty of time and patience to enter and exit the base. I.D. checks (over the age of 16) and a health screening is required for everyone in the vehicle. Please have I.D. out and accessible at entry.

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Please note that alcohol, fireworks, BBQ’s, RV motor homes/trailers, and pets (except for service animals) are not allowed on the installation. Face coverings are required and participants are requested to stay inside, next to, or in front of their vehicle, only to leave to visit the food vendors and/or restroom units, and immediately returning to their vehicles.

Timeline for the 34th Annual 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular

  • 4 p.m. Gates are open and event begins
  • 4:15 p.m. King Salmon Band on the Main Stage
  • 6:15 p.m. 40th Infantry Band on the Main Stage
  • 7:45 p.m. Dignitary speeches
  • 8 p.m. 40th Infantry Band resumes
  • 9 p.m. Fireworks show begins
  • 9:30 p.m. Event concludes

This event is free to anyone wishing to attend, with reservations, thanks to the generosity of our Premier Community Partner - Republic Services and or Rising Star Sponsors – Rossmoor Community Services District, Sea Air Federal Credit Union, Charles Abbott Associates, Inc., Financial Partners Credit Union, The Shops at Rossmoor, OC Breeze, and the Event-News Enterprise.

For additional information, contact the Los Alamitos Recreation and Community Services Department at (562) 430-1073 or visit www.cityoflosalamitos.org/recreation.

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