Catalina 4th Of July Celebration
Two Harbors celebrations will take place on
July 3. Avalon 4th of July celebrations will take place on
July 4.
July 3
USC Marching Band Performance
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Enjoy a live performance by the USC Trojan Marching Band on Wrigley Stage.
July 4
Mermaid Meet & Greet on Middle Beach
9:00 AM - 10:00 am
Start your 4th of July by the sea. Come witness some fin-tastic tail flips and mermaid tricks from Madison the Mermaid.
Home & Business Decorating Contest
10:00 am
Prizes for Best Theme, Overall Decoration, and Most Patriotic. Judging begins at 10 am; winners announced at 12:30 pm. Winners are awarded Catalina Island Gift Certificates: 1st place $100 · 2nd place $50 · 3rd place $25
Golf Cart Parade - Crescent Avenue
1:00 pm
Parade Grand Marshall: Val Schafer
Come dress yourself, dress your cart, or play the part!! Decorate your float for the 2026 theme: Red, White and 250 — Celebrating our History and Defining our Future.
Golf Cart Parade registration is required for all decorated carts entering the parade.
Cart Judging (1st, 2nd, 3rd place): meet on lower Descanso St. between 11 am–12 pm.
Parade Line Up: meets along Casino Way between 12–12:30 pm. (Decorated registered vehicles only.)
Live Music on Wrigley Stage
2:30 pm – 9:00 pm
On Wrigley Stage throughout the day and evening.
| DJ Nasby |
2:30–4 pm |
| LA Winter |
4–5:30 pm |
| Los Islenos |
5:30–7 pm |
| RELIC |
7–8:30 pm |
| USC Band |
8:30–9 pm |
Dinghy Parade
3:30 pm
Organized by the Catalina Island Yacht Club. Jump in your dinghy and motor through the Avalon Bay moorings, or watch from the shoreline.
USC Marching Band at the Catalina Casino Ticketed
6:30 pm
Enjoy a live performance with the USC Trojan Marching Band at the Catalina Casino on the Fourth of July and view the fireworks from the Casino promenade. (ticketed event)
🎆 Fireworks Show over Avalon Bay
9:00 pm (approx.)
Grab a chair or blanket and set up a spot on one of Avalon's main beaches, or just watch from your boat, hotel, vacation rental, or favorite downtown spot.
Options for viewing fireworks from the water
Catalina Adventure Tour's Seaview Glass Bottom Boat Departs at 8:20 pm Reserve your spot
Catalina Adventure Tour's Nautilus Semi-Submarine Departs at 8:30 pm Reserve your spot
USC Marching Band on Wrigley Stage
9:30 pm
Live performance by USC Marching Band on Wrigley Stage at 9:30 pm.
Special thanks to Garden State Fireworks, Curtin Maritime and Catalina Express!
Events are organized, managed and promoted by the City of Avalon, Love Catalina Tourism Authority and the Catalina Island Company.
Support the celebration, donate today. All (tax deductible) donations to the City of Avalon go towards supporting the fireworks show and the USC marching band's performance in the parade. Interested in Sponsoring the Catalina 4th of July?
Click for Sponsor information.
See below for Two Harbors events.
July 3
Children's Festival — 40th Annual
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Kick off Independence Day with our 40th Annual Children's Festival. Have your kids join us at Buffalo Park for crafts & activities from 10am to 12pm.
Dinghy Parade — 22nd Annual
2:00 pm
Decorate your dinghy in a creative patriotic theme and follow us in a parade through the coves of the West End for our 22nd Annual Dinghy Parade at 2pm. Prizes will be awarded to the most creative dinghies.
🎆 Fireworks Celebration
Approx. 9:00 pm (dark)
Watch the spectacular firework show over Isthmus Cove. Fireworks begin at dark (approx 9pm). Come early, grab a bite and cool beverage at Harbor Reef Restaurant before the sky lights up over Isthmus Cove.
Catch the Two Harbors Fireworks
Evening
Staying in Avalon? Guests in Avalon can hop aboard the Cyclone speed boat at the Green Pleasure Pier or an air-conditioned Motor Tour and be in Two Harbors in time for the annual fireworks spectacular.
*All events in Two Harbors are produced by the Catalina Island Company and Two Harbors Enterprises.
INDIVIDUALS
$1000
Mitchell, Decatur
$500
Hoppe, D. R.
Richards, Gary
Forbush Asset Management
Lake, Don
Bartlett, Jim & Karen
Buddy C Wilson II Trust
Pando Family Trust ~ Mooring #187
Caudill, Paulette B
Harper, David & Maryjean ~ Mooring #56
Avalon 3 Partners
Rodd Rinker
$375
Kellogg Family Vacations
$300
Brilhart, Judy
$250
Grisham Enterprises
Sturgeon, Mr & Mrs Geoffrey
$200
Catalina Beach House
Gardner, Rose Ellen
Longyear, Jeb & Judith
KAM Trust
Braslow Family
$150
Hunt, E. Woodrow
$100
Robert Nizich
Amant, David & Katherine
Olsen Family
David Demler
Claudia Canby
$50
Thomas, Brad & Mary
