Here’s our picks for Fourth of July fun in Long Beach, which this year falls on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
July 3<\/strong><\/p>\n Big Bang on the Bay<\/b><\/a>: <\/b>Boathouse on the Bay, at 190 N. Marina Drive, will again host is pre-Fourth of July celebration with dinner, fireworks and entertainment on Alamitos Bay from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. July 3. Event also includes vintage flyovers, skydivers, dancing and a sailing regatta. Block party seating is $50\/person (Kids 10 & under $30) Visit childrentoday.org for block party tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n July 4<\/b><\/p>\n Queen Mary<\/b>: An \u201call American 4th of July celebration\u201d<\/a> is planned aboard the ship: a fly over with World War II-era Marina Corps T-6 Texas, live entertainment, games, crafts, a movie and more. The event sells out every year, so get your tickets early. Event is from 2 to 10 p.m. July 4. Cost is $44 for adults over 12, if purchased before July 4; $59 on the day of the event. $24 for children (pre-purchase) or $39 on the day of the event.<\/p>\n Aquarium of the Pacific: <\/b>Celebrate Independence Day with the red, white, and blue fish at the Aquarium of the Pacific<\/a>. Freshly-grilled BBQ (hot dogs, brisket, baked beans and more), Queen Mary fireworks, journey inside the sea until 10 p.m. Cost is $14.95 for guests after 5 p.m.; BBQ is $64 for adults, or $54 for members; kids are $28, or $18 for members.<\/p>\n Harbor Breeze Cruises<\/b><\/a>: Take a two and a half hour cruise into the Pacific Ocean and see wildlife on the Fourth of July. Adults, $45; seniors $40; children 3-11 $30, toddlers are free.<\/p>\n Kids Bike Parade<\/b><\/a>: Justin Rudd will hold a free bike parade for kids at 10 a.m. July 4 at 1 Granada Ave. Other events planned: a 9:30 a.m., kids patriotic speech contest (90-seconds max., per speech), free; and a 9:50 a.m., kids patriotic costume contest.<\/p>\n Several local restaurants, including Fuego at the Hotel Maya<\/a>, Parker\u2019s Lighthouse<\/a>, The Reef restaurant<\/a>\u2014all tied to the Queen Mary fireworks\u2014will host special events on the Fourth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here’s our picks for Fourth of July fun in Long Beach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":66206,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[374],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hi-lo","tag-4th-of-july","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=688"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=688"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}