Santa Barbara 4th of July festivities are held at the waterfront and Stearns Wharf from 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m., including food vendors, arts and crafts, local musicians, and more. The fireworks show is held at West Beach at 9 p.m., is approximately 20-minutes long, and is choreographed to patriotic music. The City of Santa Barbara closes the Stearns Wharf parking lots from 3-9:30 p.m. Waterfront shuttles and local buses will run as normal until 3 p.m., when they will start following an altered schedule available at sbmtd.gov.
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara City College at 721 Cliff Drive, overlooking the Santa Barbara waterfront, hosts an annual fireworks viewing at the Great Meadow on its West Campus and a viewing at the Maxwell Overlook at East Campus. This family-friendly option for Independence Day, with live entertainment, is held on the 4th of July starting at 6 p.m.
Montecito
Just south of Santa Barbara is Montecito's annual Village 4th of July Parade which starts at 11:30 a.m. at Upper Manning Park, 449 San Ysidro Road, and ends at Lower Manning Park, where an Independence Day celebration is held that includes food and live music.
