Where to see 4th of July fireworks in L.A. for 2025

The Hollywood Bowl hosts a fireworks-filled summer bash each year, and this time around Earth, Wind & Fire will have the honor of tackling the show. Bring a bottle of wine and sit through the show, then stick around for the post-concert pyro, held after all three dates: July 2, 3 and 4.

Psst: Looking for more fireworks at the Bowl? You can also catch them after the Tchaikovsky Spectacular (July 18, 19), Tchaikovsky & Márquez with Dudamel (Aug 14), Los Aguilar, the Bolívars & Gustavo Dudamel (Aug 15, 16) and the season’s Fireworks Finale: Chicago (Sept 12–14).

There’s something about watching fireworks over the ocean. Every year in Marina del Rey, fireworks explode over the marina channel, and spectators gather all over to watch: at Burton Chace Park or Fisherman’s Village as well as from Marina “Mother’s” Beach, waterfront hotels and restaurants, and on boats (you can even see them as far away as Venice). Fireworks shoot off from the south jetty starting at 9pm and usually last for about 20 minutes. Arrive early to the area’s county lots.

Roll out a blanket, crack open some beers, listen to some tunes and pose in the photo booth during a night of fireworks over Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Cinespia is back with two fireworks-filled screenings: Top Gun on July 4 and La La Land on July 5.

This Fourth of July in Long Beach, you’ll find pyro over Queensway Bay around 9pm that’s easily viewable for free from most of the Long Beach waterfront’s attractions, including Lions Lighthouse in Shoreline Aquatic Park, Shoreline Village, Rainbow Harbor and Marina Green. If you’d rather watch from the water, you can also set sail with City Cruises or Harbor Breeze Cruises, which depart from Rainbow Harbor on the Fourth. And the Queen Mary is once again partaking in the festivities with an onboard assortment of music and food ($69). For some early fireworks action, there’s also “Big Bang on the Bay,” a block party and fireworks show on the eastern edge of the city over Alamitos Bay on July 3 (5pm, fireworks 8:30pm, tickets $85).

Disneyland shoots off fireworks practically every night of the year, but you can see “Celebrate America!,” a patriotic red-white-and-blue display, especially for the Fourth. Just a heads up that you currently need a reservation to visit Disneyland (though the fireworks are visible sans patriotic music from pretty much anywhere near the park—look to the sky around 9:30pm).

Make your Fourth of July an all-day blowout by heading down to this legendary, long-running (121 years!) fest at the Huntington Beach Pier, which is billed as “the largest Independence Day celebration west of the Mississippi.” The festivities kick off with the 5K Surf City Run at 8am. Follow the 2.5-mile parade route to the beach, then put on your Uncle Sam hat for the Pier Plaza Festival, where you’ll find live entertainment, family activities and all-American eats all weekend. Scope out a spot or grab a VIP seat for the fireworks display at 9pm, which ends in an epic finale.

Big Bear fires off some impressive pyro, though given the distance for most Angelenos, this might be the only entry our list that you should consider pairing with an overnight stay. (The traffic getting into and out of the mountain resort can be a challenge over any long weekend, so tossing in the fireworks certainly complicates any single-day visits.)

If you’re looking to book a cabin with a vista or simply staking out a viewing spot, you’ll find the best visibility for the show (which starts between 8:45 and 9:15pm and runs for over a half-hour) on the eastern half of the lake, with mostly clear views from the north shore (there’s also a mountaintop party at Snow Summit; $105).

Oh, and though the winding mountain road through Running Springs is the main route folks use to drive into the area, it’s not the only way in and out; it may add some extra mileage, but the desert route through Lucerne Valley minimizes the mountain driving, which should hopefully make for a much more easygoing journey (aside from potential traffic on the 15 through the Cajon Pass).

Though it’s shot off fireworks in the past, this year Grand Park is again hosting a block party with a drone show—but due to the recent Downtown unrest, the event is being rescheduled for a TBA date later this summer.

The same goes for the Rose Bowl, Burbank and Pacific Palisades festivities—though these three are still hosting celebrations on the Fourth itself, all have swapped out fireworks for drones this time around.