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Fourth of July on Stearns Wharf

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Stearns Wharf

Fourth of July on Stearns Wharf

Stearns Wharf Merchants Association

Fourth of July celebration and fireworks show from Stearns Wharf

Live music begins at 12:00 PM | Firework show begins 9PM

Stearns Wharf celebrates Independence Day with the best view of the annual fireworks show.

The Wharf offers many attractions while you are waiting for the fireworks show to begin including:

• Live music provided by Unknown Daze (From 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM)

• Live music by Tequila Mockingbird (From 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM)

• Face painting

• Festive treats including ice cream, sherbet, candy, popcorn, fudge, and cotton candy

• Jewelry, art, crafts, gifts, and toys

• Shells, minerals, and fossils

• Wine tasting

• Sportswear clothing

• Fishing gear rental and bait and tackle

• Palm reading

• Fresh fish, shellfish, steaks, prime rib, fish and chips, burgers, cocktails, exotic tropical drinks, and more

• Child-friendly water taxi and harbor tours

• Interactive Sea Center museum

Watch the fireworks after dark from one of the best locations in the city with the display shooting off right next to Stearns Wharf.

Stearns Wharf is located in the harbor in Santa Barbara, California. When completed in 1872, it became the longest deep-water Wharf between San Pedro and San Francisco. Named for its builder, local lumberman John P. Stearns, the wharf served the passenger and freight shipping needs of California’s South Coast for over a century. Stearns Wharf, Your local destination - and where State Street Meets the Sea. Ninety minutes free parking, and always dog-on-a-leash friendly.

For more information, please visit www.stearnswharf.org