July Fourth fireworks, live music & fun festivities in Broward

Pompano, Weston, Sunrise  & other towns in South Florida are rocking Fourth of July with fireworks, parades, water slides, fun activities & live entertainment. July 4th events in Broward primarily are July 4, with a few events earlier during the weekend

Plenty of Independence Day festivities in Broward  feature exciting live entertainment.  Examples include

• Beach Boys with John Stamos from “Full House” in Fort Lauderdale
• Taylor Dayne in Miramar

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Fourth of July events in West Broward

Sunrise

• Parade of Stars & Family Fun Day  9 a.m. – 12 p.m. July 4 Parade runs west on Sunset Strip from Northwest 12th Street to the park 6600 Sunset Strip. At the park, festivities include refreshments, inflatable water slide & kids’ fun zone
• Fun & Fireworks 5 p.m. – 9 p.m July 4, outdoors @ BB&T Center, One Panther Parkway, Sunrise, includes fun zone for youngsters, food & drink vendors, live entertainment & fireworks, free entry & free parking, website
  • 3:45 p.m. DJ, kids fun zone, food trucks
  • 4:45 p.m. Reggae Force, island favorites
  • 6:15 p.m. Audiotramp, party rock and ’80s tunes
  • 8:00 p.m. Gypsy Lane Band, Pop, soul, Latin & Motown
  • 9 p.m. fireworks

Pembroke Pines, for Pembroke Pines residents only

Independence Day Family Picnic and Fireworks — events are for Pines residents only. Tickets are required.

7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. July 4 @ Pines Recreation Center,  7400 Pines Boulevard

Weston

Weston Hometown Parade is 10:30 a.m. July 4

Parade route is from Town Center Boulevard and Three Village Road, east on Three Village Road to Bonaventure Boulevard, south to Bell Tower Lane, and winding through Weston Town Center to Main Street, information is online or 954-389-4321

Information online

Miramar

Taylor Dayne & other performers are featured at July Fourth festivities with fireworks

Entry is free, number is limited, vouchers are required. Register online 

Music, fireworks & food vendors, 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. July 4 Miramar Regional Park, 16801 Miramar Parkway, Miramar 33027, 954-602-3178

Entertainment

• Taylor Dayne
• TimbaLive
• Morgan Heritage

Information & Rules

• gates open 5:30 p.m.,  no entry after 8 p.m
• distancing & masks encouraged
• no coolers,  no outside fireworks
  

Margate

• Parade 9 a.m. July 4 Margate Boulevard eastbound from 76th Avenue to State Road 7
• Pool Party with steel drum band, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. July 4, Calypso Cove waterpark, 6200 Royal Palm Boulevard, Margate, $4 for Margate residents, $7 for non-residents
• July Fourth Extravaganza, food trucks, obstacle fun, 30Vice performing @ 6 p.m., fireworks @ 9 p.m., northwest quadrant of State Road 7 & Margate Boulevard

Information online

Mullins Park, Coral Springs

Family fun with water splash fun, games, cornhole, & food vendors. Entertainment featuring by Alexander Star and The Golden People and DJ Reré. Fireworks are @ 9 p.m. 

Fourth of July  events in East Broward

Pompano Beach

Fireworks Extravaganza July 4 with opportunities in person & virtual.  Event includes

• 5:30 p.m. live music featuring Jazhilla Group, reggae
• 7 p.m. VAM band, popular hits
• 9 p.m. fireworks from floating barge offshore

Live music is south of Fisher Family Pier, 222 N. Pompano Beach Boulevard, Pompano, if attending in person, no pets, no alcohol, no fireworks, no glass, no drones

Virtual event is featured @ 8:30 p.m. on Pompano website, Facebook, 78 on TV, & YouTube

Parking is @ Atlantic Boulevard & A1A  & Pier garage

Fort Lauderdale

4th of July Spectacular featuring The Beach Boys & John Stamos from “Full House”, Fort Lauderdale Beach off Las Olas Boulevard

Entertainment & fun 12 p.m. – 9 p.m., free entry, fees apply for parking

• 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Family Zone with water slides Fort Lauderdale beach, South of Las Olas
• 12 p.m. – 5 p.m Family Zone, Las Olas Oceanside Park, face painting, art projects, DJ, games & other fun
• 12 p.m. Patriotic music
• 2 p.m. Miami Sound-Byte Band
• 4 p.m. eating contests
• 5 p.m. Big City Dogs
• 7:30 p.m. The Beach Boys
• fireworks at 9 p.m.

website

Deerfield Beach

Fireworks show @ Quiet Waters Park, 401 Powerline Road, Deerfield Beach 33442, 9 p.m. Gates open for Deerfield residents @ 3 p.m.  & 5 p.m. for non-residents. Food trucks on site. Spectators are encouraged to supply their own food & drinks. No propane grill, glass bottles or fireworks permitted

Hollywood

4^th of July Star Spangled Spectacular on Hollywood Beach is 5 p.m. to about 9:30 p.m. July 4

Events include

• 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. live entertainment @ Hollywood Beach Bandshell on Johnson Street
• 7 p.m. welcome from Hollywood mayor & commissioners
• 9 p.m. fireworks offshore

Free shuttles 

Organizers recommend parking in downtown Hollywood and riding free shuttles to oceanside July 4th festivities. Shuttle pick-ups are

• Radius Garage, 250 N. 19th Avenue 
• Van Buren Garage, 251 S. 20th Avenue

     Shuttles run 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. from downtown Hollywood. Returning rides from festivities on Hollywood beach run 9:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.  Masks required.

Sun Shuttle

The Sun Shuttle is an environmentally-friendly, electric public transportation option. Description: “An App requested ride is $1.00 per fare. A flag down ride is free. Flag down riders can and hop on and off along the route the driver is already going for the paid App requested ride. The Sun Shuttle will be operating from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on July 4th. Download the free “Ride Circuit” App from the App Store or Google Play

Other parking information is on event website

Hollywood Hollywood Beach & Hollywood parks are plastic-free & foam-free. No single-use plastic or foam is permitted. Please take home any reusable items you use.

Lauderdale-by-The-Sea

 Festivities include a parade on El Mar Drive featuring Stilt Walkers & Fire Trucks. Family Fun Day at El Prado Park includes a water slide, entertainment, face painting and other fun. Fireworks are at 9 p.m., 4500 El Mar Drive, 33308, website

 Palm Beach July 4th events

Miami-Dade  July 4th events

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