4th of July in Newport Beach
Lots of
activities are happening on the Fourth of July!
Just up PCH
from the Newport Channel Inn, the 108th annual Huntington Beach 4th
of July Parade will have over 35,000 people lining the Main Street parade route
from 10 a.m. to noon. Grand Marshal of
the parade is Patrick Warburton from the CBS TV series “Rules of Engagement”. The Pier Plaza Festival will continue from 10
a.m. to 9 p.m. when the grand finale “Fireworks over the Ocean” will light up
the sky at the pier.
American
Legion’s patriotically decorated “Old Glory Boat Parade” will cruise Newport
Harbor at 1 p.m.
An event for
families, the West Newport “Bike & Dog Parade” begins at 9 a.m. at the 38th
Street Park on the Newport Peninsula and ends at the 44th Street
Channel Place Park, with a festival to follow until 11:30 a.m. There will be arts and crafts, carnival
games, giant slides, and bouncers for the kids.
The Newport
Beach “Independence Day on the Bay” celebration at the Newport Dunes Park, with
the “The Bangles” as the headliner band, will begin with the park gates opening
at 7 a.m. The Beer Gardens open at 11
a.m. and the bands start playing at 11:15 and continue all day with The Bangles
on stage at 7:15 p.m. Admission to the
concert area is $20 per person for walk-ins.
Parking is $60 per car and includes free admission for all occupants to
the concert area. If you plan to park,
get there early to snag a parking place!
The Dunes Park celebration continues on July 5th when the
Beer Gardens open at 3 p.m. with tribute bands performing at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.,
and a food truck competition throughout the afternoon.
A squadron of
United States Marine helicopters is scheduled to perform a flyover along the coast. Keep an eye to the sky around 7 p.m.!
The Newport
Beach Star-Spangled “Fireworks over the Bay” at the Newport Dunes Park begins
at 9:00 p.m. Walk-in admission to the
Dunes Park to enjoy the fireworks is free.
The Newport
Channel Inn has a limited number of rooms still available for July 3 and
4. Room reservations may be made by calling
the Newport Channel Inn at 949 642-3030 or booking online at www.newportchannelinn.com.
Labels: Fourth of July, Newport-Beach, Newport-Channel-Inn, special-events
Cars Land is now open!
You will feel
like you just walked into the Disney Pixar “Cars” movie when you walk down the
main street of “Radiator Springs” as you enter the new “Cars Land” area of the
Disney California Adventure Park. Try
and see it after dark when all the neon is ablaze! There are several new rides and lots of shops
and restaurants. “Luigi’s Flying Tires” will
remind long-time Disneyland visitors of Tomorrowland’s long-gone Flying Saucer
ride as you float along on a cushion of air, bumping into all the other tires. By far, the star new ride is “Radiator
Springs Racers” which is set amid amazingly detailed southwestern mountain scenery,
and takes you on a bit of a “Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride” before pulling into Luigi’s
for a new set of tires or into Ramone’s for a new paint job (It changes every
time you ride! You need to go on it multiple
times to try all the versions.), before a fast, ride-ending race with another
car. This ride is pure Disney magic, zippy
enough for those that want that but not beyond the enjoyment of the entire
family, and is truly a triumph for the Disney Imagineers!
As a Guest staying
at the Newport Channel Inn, you can save from $7 to $27 per ticket off the
Disney ticket window price by buying your tickets at the Newport Channel Inn’s
front desk! Newport Channel Inn has a
supply of 1-day 1-park tickets, 1-day park hopper tickets, and 2-day park
hopper tickets for sale at last year’s prices!
When we run out we can’t get more so put in your ticket order when you
make your room reservation directly with us and we will set them aside for your
arrival.
http://bit.ly/newportinn
Newport Beach Independence Day on the Back Bay
"
The Bangles"
are the featured band for the July 4th 2-day Celebration held at
the Dunes Park in Newport Beach. The
Newport Dunes gates open at 7 a.m. on the Fourth of July, the Beer Gardens open
at 11 a.m. and the bands start playing at 11:15 and continue all day with The
Bangles on stage at 7:15 p.m. The
Star-Spangled Fireworks display begins at 9:00 p.m. Walk-in admission to the Dunes Park to enjoy
the fireworks is free. Admission to the
concert area is $20 per person for walk-ins.
Parking is $60 per car and includes free admission for all occupants to
the concert area. If you plan to park,
get there early to snag a parking place!
The
celebration continues on July 5th with the Beer Gardens open at 3
p.m. with tribute bands on stage at 5 and 7, and a food truck competition throughout the
afternoon.
A few rooms are
still available at the Newport Channel Inn.
To reserve your room, call the Inn at 949 642-3030 or book online at www.newportchannelinn.com.
