City of Santa Clara 4th of July All-City Picnic and Fireworks Extravaganza Show
Come celebrate Independence Day at the All-City Picnic & Fireworks Extravaganza! The picnic will be held in scenic Central Park, located at 909 Kiely Blvd, Santa Clara, 95051, from 12:00-10:00 pm. Bring a picnic lunch or purchase all-American foods prepared by local community groups and food trucks. Sit back, relax, and enjoy live entertainment at Main stage on the Basketball courts or visit City Department booths. Kids can have fun with carnival games, hands-on crafts, face painting and free swimming at the International Swim Center.
Arrive hungry and bring your blankets and lawn chairs to the lawn area adjacent to the basketball courts. The day’s finale will be a fantastic Fireworks Extravaganza at 9:30 pm, with patriotic music and a sky ablaze with colors performed by licensed professionals under SCFD supervision and funded by the City of Santa Clara. Admission is free! Parking is limited, so we encourage walking, biking (Bike Watch will be available), and/or carpooling.
Stay safe this 4th of July and attend a free public fireworks display performed by licensed professionals in Central Park or purchase a ticket and spend the day at California’s Great America theme park. The event co-sponsored by Silicon Valley Power, with support and the County of Santa Clara 2017 Fireworks Grant, and produced by City of Santa Clara Parks & Recreation.
Fireworks, pets, portable barbecues, propane, alcohol and open flames are prohibited in the event venue! Central Park group picnic areas will be open, first come first served. Visit http://santaclaraca.gov/4thofjuly for more information or contact the City’s Parks & Recreation Department at (408) 615-3140.
Schedule of events:
Attractions-Central Park Meadow
12:00-4:30 pm Ticket Sales Booth-Next to Carnival Games, tickets 50 cents each
12:00-5:00 pm Carnival Games-1 ticket each; Jump Houses-2 tickets; Face Painting-4 tickets; Kids’ Crafts by the City of Santa Clara Library
12:00-5:00 pm Visit City Department Booths
12:30-4:30 pm Free Public Swimming at the International Swim Center; Limited capacity, first come, first served
Main Stage Entertainment-Basketball courts, Central Park & Video Screen on Lake Site Meadow
3:00 pm Welcome-Mayor Lisa M. Gillmor & Flag Dedication Ceremony
3:15-4:30 pm Deja vu Jazz Band and Buchser Jazz Band
5:15-6:30 pm The Megatones-Premier Bay Area Cover band
7:30-9:00 pm Pop Fiction-High Energy Dance Party
9:30 pm Fireworks Extravaganza
Community Food Groups-Central Park Meadow
12:00-8:30 pm Santa Clara Elks Lodge #2347-PolishSausage, Watermelon slices, and French Fries, Santa Clara PAL-Nachos, chili, water and soda, Texas Sno-balls – Teen Challenge – BBQ chicken plate, chicken/rice bowl, Shaved Ice & Frozen drinks, Farmhouse Chick – Scout Troop #14 – Cotton candy, ice cream, and kettle corn
Food Trucks-CRC Parking Lot/Patricia Drive
3:00-9:30pm Rice Rockit, Chutney Mary’s, BBQ Kalbi, Twisted Chill, Chutney Mary’s, 3 Brothers Kitchen, MoGo BBQ, Sarah’s Latin Taste, Kona Ice and Lalo’s Tacos
Fireworks Advisory:
The laws governing fireworks in Santa Clara are clear – fireworks are illegal. Yet, on July 4, 2016, the City of Santa Clara’s Communications Center received 200+ calls related to illegal fireworks. Please do not engage in fireworks – it’s inconsiderate to your neighbors, needlessly scares children and pets, creates an unsafe situation and as a result ties up emergency phone lines.
Santa Clara Municipal Code section 15.60.280 states, “The possession, manufacture, storage, sale, handling, and use of fireworks, including those fireworks classified as Safe and Sane by the California State Fire Marshal, are prohibited.” This includes, but is not limited to, popular bottle rockets, roman candles, firecrackers and sparklers. Illegal fireworks are dangerous, should not be used, and pose a hazard to you and our community.
Residents are asked to report noise complaints and/or illegal fireworks to Public Safety Dispatchers the following circumstances:
• Injury - call 9-1-1
• Fire - call 9-1-1
• Property damage - call the non-emergency number 408-615-5580
• Sale of fireworks - call the non-emergency number 408-615-5580
• Knowledge of an exact location where fireworks are being set off - call the non-emergency number 408-615-5580
Administrative citations can be issued to violators as staffing allows. The fine for the first infraction is $300 and/or by imprisonment of up to six months. The penalty is more severe if the discharge of fireworks results in a personal injury or property damage.
Address/Location
Santa Clara Police Department
601 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 408-615-5580