Fourth of July Activities
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CAMARILLO
Freedom Park at Camarillo Airport, 555 Airport Way
Gates open: 3 p.m.; fireworks begin: 9 p.m.
Admission: Free
What you will see: A 20-minute fireworks show set to patriotic music
Number of shells in show: 760
Other events: Live music and flag presentation. Open house at Confederate Air Force Museum at airport Saturday and Sunday. Festival Sunday at park between 3 and 9 p.m. with bands, games, food and an ice-carving demonstration.
Information: 484-8388, message code number #395
FILLMORE
Fillmore High School football field, 555 Central Ave.
Gates open: 7 p.m.; fireworks begin: 9 p.m.
Admission: Free
What you will see: An hourlong fireworks show
Number of shells in show: 282
Other events: Car show and chili cook-off will be held during the day at City Hall.
Information: 524-3701 or 524-0551
OJAI
(Activities will be held Monday)
Nordhoff High School, 1401 Maricopa Highway
Gates open: 5 p.m.; fireworks begin: 9:30 p.m.
Admission: $4 for one and $10 for a family pass in advance; $6 for adults and $2 for children 13 and younger at the gate
What you will see: A 25- to 30-minute fireworks show set to patriotic music
Number of shells in show: 534
Other events: Starting at 5:30 p.m. at the high school, there will be a concert, food booths and rides. Earlier in the day, there will be a parade, foot races, breakfast, baseball game and other activities in town. On July 4, there will be a tri-tip dinner and free concert at Libbey Park.
Information: 649-2729 or 646-3151
OXNARD / PORT HUENEME
Channel Islands Harbor, 3900 Pelican Way
Gates open: 10 a.m.; fireworks begin: 9 p.m.
Admission: Free
What you will see: A 20-minute fireworks show set to patriotic music
Number of shells in show: 600
Other events: Music, a children’s parade, pony rides, face painting, dancers, food and craft vendors, ice sculpture demonstration, farmers’ market and watermelon-eating contest.
Information: 985-4852
SANTA PAULA
Harding Park, East Harvard Boulevard
Gates open: all day
Admission: Free
What you will see: A 25-minute show
Number of shells in show: 382
Other events: From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., there will be a festival at Santa Paula Airport, 822 Santa Maria St., which includes an air show, kids’ games, food and craft vendors, salsa-making contest, live music and a miniature steam train that will give rides (the cost is $3 per person at the gate).
Information: 525-5561
SIMI VALLEY
Simi Valley High School, 5400 Cochran St.
Gates open: 3 p.m.; fireworks begin: 9 p.m.
Admission: $7 adults, $4 children in advance; $8 adults, $5 children ages 4 to 17 at door.
What you will see: A 25-minute pyro-musical called “The Magic of Fireworks”
Number of shells in show: 264
Other events: Games, food, music and other entertainers.
Information: 584-4400
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 40 Presidential Drive
Gates open: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (no fireworks)
Admission: Free
Events: Thomas Jefferson impressionist, storytelling, pie-eating contest, games and music
Information: (800) 410-8354
THOUSAND OAKS
The Oaks mall, 222 W. Hillcrest Drive
Gates open: 3 p.m.; fireworks begin: 9 p.m.
Admission: Free
What you will see: A 20-minute fireworks show set to patriotic music
Number of shells in show: 507
Other events: Earlier in the day, there will be home run derbies, a pancake breakfast, free swimming at local high school pools, an orchestra concert and nature walk.
Information: 381-2747 (fireworks) or 495-6471 (other events)
VENTURA
Ventura College football field, 4667 Telegraph Road
Gates open: 5 p.m.; stage show starts at 5:30 p.m.; fireworks: 9 p.m.
Admission: $8 for adults, $6 for children ages 6 to 12, free for children under 5 (pre-sale tickets are $6 and $4 and available at City Hall, Vons stores and McDonald’s restaurants in Ventura)
What you will see: A 25-minute pyro-musical called “The Magic of Fireworks”
Number of shell in show: 250
Other events: A three-hour stage show called “The Music of America” with actors and bluegrass, blues and jazz music, children’s games, clowns, contests and balloon sculptures.
Information: 654-7850
