Everybody loves a Fourth of July parade in Newport Beach

Van Newton, 2, rides his deorated scooter along Balboa Boulevard during the annual Newport Peninsula Bike Parade on Thursday.

Families ride their bikes along Balboa Boulevard during the annual Newport Peninsula Bike Parade on Thursday.

Emily Cody, 3, left, and Kayla Norris, 3, compete in the sack race during the Newport Peninsula Bike Parade and Community Festival on Thursday.

Cynthia Brown and her son Greysen, 4, take part in the annual Newport Peninsula Bike Parade on Thursday.

A dog named Ned wears a Statue of Liberty costume during the annual Newport Peninsula Bike Parade on Thursday.

Ryder Rasmussen, 13, with the Boy Scouts pack 10, troop 37, recites the Pledge of Allegiance as Mayor Diane Dixon looks on during the Newport Peninsula Bike Parade and Community Festival on Thursday.

Fionna Castellanos, 8, left, and Annie Blake, 8, hold hands while taking a ride down a slide during the annual Newport Peninsula Bike Parade and Community Festival on Thursday.

Pen and Wendy Herring pull their four dogs in a decorated wagon during the annual family-friendly Newport Peninsula Bike Parade and Community Festival on Thursday.