ORANGE COUNTY

Aliso Viejo: Community festival with live entertainment, bounce houses, face painting, games and apple pie contest begins at 6 p.m. Fireworks at dusk. Grand Park, 26703 Aliso Creek Road. (949) 243-7411 or www.avca.net

Anaheim: Canyon Hills Community Council’s 4th of July Walk/Run check-in at 5:30 a.m. with celebration and festivities at 12:30 p.m. Canyon High School Parade at 3 p.m. Fireworks at 9 p.m. Peralta Canyon Park, 115 N. Pinney. www.chccanaheim.com

Anaheim: Disneyland is open 8 a.m.-midnight. Celebrate America! A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky fireworks display at 9:25 p.m. $56-$66. 1313 S. Harbor Blvd. (714) 781-4000 or www.disneylandresort.com

Anaheim: Angels Stadium’s fireworks display after the Blue Jays game. Game begins at 6:05 p.m. $5-$110. 2000 Gene Autry Way. (714) 940-2000 or www.angels.mlb.com

Buena Park: Knott’s Berry Farm fireworks. 9:45 p.m. $19.99-$49.99. 8039 Beach Blvd. (714) 827-1776 or www.knotts.com

Cypress, Los Alamitos, Rossmoor and Seal Beach: The communities’ joint celebration including military displays, food and games begins at 4 p.m. Fireworks 9 p.m. Free. The Joint Forces Training Base, 11200 Lexington Drive, Los Alamitos. (714) 229-6780 or (562) 430-1073 or www.ci.los-alamitos.ca.us

Dana Point: Fireworks off a barge outside the harbor at 9 p.m. Free shuttle service from Dana Hills High School. Viewable from Heritage Park, 3400 Old Golden Lantern; Lantern Bay Park, 2511 Park Lantern Road; and Capistrano Beach, 35005 Beach Road. (949) 248-3530 www.danapoint.org

Fullerton: 19th Annual Community Festival including entertainment, games, music and food begins at 5 p.m. Fireworks 9 p.m. Free. Fullerton High School Stadium, 700 N. Lemon St. (714) 738-6545 or www.ci.fullerton.ca.us

Huntington Beach: 104th annual “United We Stand” Celebration includes pancake breakfast at Lake Park, pier festival, parade and Surf City 5K Run. 10 a.m. Fireworks at dusk. Free. Pier Plaza, Pacific Coast Highway and 8th St. (714) 374-1535 or www.hb4thofjuly.org

Irvine: The Irvine Police Assn. presents the 24th Annual Concert on the Green and Fireworks Festival at 3 p.m. Fireworks 9 p.m. $7-$12. Irvine High School, 4321 Walnut. (949) 724-0488 or www.irvinepa.org

Irvine: Don McLean and the Southern California Children’s Choir perform at 8 p.m. Fireworks to follow. $11-$102. Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 8808 Irvine Center Drive. (714) 755-5799 or www.pacificsymphony.org

Ladera Ranch: Festivities feature a community parade, live music, activities and food beginning at 4 p.m. Free. Fireworks to follow. Founder’s Park, 29551 Sienna Parkway. (949) 388-8300 or www.laderalife.com

Laguna Beach: Fireworks can be viewed from Main Beach at dusk. Bring a blankets and picnic. Free. 101 S. Coast Highway. (949) 497-3311 or www.lagunabeachcity.net

Laguna Hills: Community festival includes food, music, patriotic crafts, carnival rides and costumes for children. 4 p.m. Bring blankets and lawn chairs. Fireworks 9:15 p.m. Free. Community Center and Sports Complex, 25555 Alicia Parkway. (949) 707-2680 or www.ci.laguna-hills.ca.us

Laguna Niguel: Festivities include 30th Annual Run in the Parks and pancake breakfast beginning at 7:30 a.m. Free swim at community pool from noon-5 p.m. A 6 p.m. concert by Soul Shadows at the Crown Valley Park Amphitheater. Bring a flashlight. Fireworks at regional lake 9 p.m. Free. Laguna Niguel Regional Park, 28241 La Paz Road. (949) 425-5100 or www.ci.laguna-niguel.ca.us

La Habra: City festival including games, food, music and other activities begins at 5 p.m. Fireworks 9:30 p.m. $5-$8. La Habra High School Stadium, 801 Highlander. (562) 905-9708 or www.ci.lahabra.ca.us

Mission Viejo: A street fair including food booths, crafts, rides and games begins at noon. Fireworks 9 p.m. Free. Olympiad Road between Marguerite Parkway and Melinda Road. (949) 830-7066 or www.cityofmissionviejo.org

Newport Beach: 50th Annual Fireworks Extravaganza begins 11 a.m. and includes volleyball and horseshoe tournaments, hula hoop and limbo contests and more. Fireworks 9 p.m. $50 per car. Newport Dune Waterfront Resort, 1131 Back Bay Drive. (949) 729-3863 or www.newportdunes.com

ancho Santa Margarita: DJ entertainment and games begin at 2 p.m. Air cannon launches and entertainment by The Bridge at the lake shore, 7 p.m. Fireworks 9 p.m. Free. Lago Santa Margarita Beach Club, 21472 Avenida de las Fundadores. (949) 858-1390.

San Clemente: Fireworks display off the municipal pier can be seen from the beach. 9 p.m. Free. San Clemente Pier, 611 Avenida Victoria. (949) 361-8254 or www.san-clemente.org

San Juan Capistrano: Community festival with family games, food, exhibits, live entertainment and rides. Begins 4 p.m., with fireworks at 9 p.m. Free. San Juan Capistrano Sports Park, 25925 Camino del Avion. (949) 493-5911 or www.sanjuancapistrano.org

Tustin: Celebration including music by Surftones begins at 6:30 p.m. Fireworks 9 p.m. Free. Tustin High School Football Stadium, 1171 El Camino Real. (714) 573-3326 or www.tustinca.org

Westminster: Entertainment, games and food at 5 p.m. Fireworks 9 p.m. Free. Westminster Civic Center, 8200 Westminster Blvd. (714) 895-2860 or www.ci.westminster.ca.us

Yorba Linda: Festivities begin at 4 p.m. Fireworks 9 p.m. Free. Veterans’ Park, 4756 Valley View. (714) 961-7181 or www.ci.yorba-linda.ca.us

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LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Cerritos: 35th Annual Let Freedom Ring Celebration includes national bell ringing, food, game booths, rides and entertainment. 4 p.m. Fireworks 9 p.m. at Cerritos High School. Free. Cerritos Civic Center, 18125 Bloomfield Ave. (562) 916-1254 or www.ci.cerritos.ca.us

Hollywood Bowl: The Los Angeles Philharmonic performs classic baseball music at 7:30 p.m. Fireworks to follow. $6-$149. 2301 N. Highland Ave. (323) 850-2000 or www.hollywoodbowl.com

Long Beach: The Queen Mary and Gridlock present festivities featuring live performances and carnival rides starting at 10 a.m. Fireworks 9 p.m. $21.95-$95.95. Queen Mary www.queenmary.com

Los Angeles: Music and fireworks on South Lawn near Natural History Museum. No seating inside Coliseum. Fireworks 9 p.m. Free. L.A. Coliseum, 3939 S. Figueroa St. www.safejuly4th.org

Malibu: Two fireworks shows from barges off the coast, visible from the beach. 9 p.m. Free. 80 Malibu Colony Road and 27900 block of PCH. www.ci.malibu.ca.us

Pasadena: Americafest 2008 community festival begins at 10 a.m. featuring a performance by the California Philharmonic Orchestra and Drum Corps at 7 p.m. Fireworks 9 p.m. Free-$13. Parking $15. The Rose Bowl, 1001 Rose Bowl Drive. (626) 577-3101 or www.rosebowlstadium.com

San Pedro: San Pedro bands and the Golden State Pops Orchestra perform, with demonstrations by the Coast Guard and LAFD’s fire boat starting at noon. Fireworks 9 p.m. Free. Cabrillo Beach, 3800 Stephen M. White Drive. (310) 548-7401 or www.cabrillobeachbathhouse.org

Studio City: The Studio City Chamber of Commerce holds festivities on the CBS lot at 4:30 p.m. Fireworks to follow. $10-$20. CBS Studio Center, 4204 Radford Ave. (818) 655-5916 or www.studiocitychamber.com