Schedule

10:00 am: Home & Business Decorating Contest
Prizes for Best Theme, Overall Decoration and Most Patriotic.
Judging begins at 10 am, Winners announced at 1 pm.
Home & Business Decorating Contest winners are awarded Catalina Island Gift Certificates:
1st place $100, 2nd place $50, 3rd place $25

1:00 pm: Golf Cart Parade
Come dress yourself, dress your cart, or play the part!! Decorate your float for the 2025 theme, "Surfing in the USA- Celebrating the Islands Beach Culture", or the good ol' red, white & blue.

Parade line up meets along Casino Way between 12-12.30 pm. (Decorated vehicles only.)
Parade categories: Best of Parade, Best Art Deco, Best "Surfing in the USA," and Most Patriotic.

3:30 pm: Dinghy Parade
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 Museum / 3:30 pm (tentative)
Looking for something special to do on Catalina Island this July 4th? Join us at the museum for a 4th to remember with the celebrated USC Trojan

3:00 - 9 pm: Live Music
On Wrigley Stage throughout the day and evening.

6:30 pm: USC Marching Band at the Catalina Casino
Enjoy a live performance with the USC Trojan Marching Band at the Catalina Casino on the Fourth of July.

8:30 pm: View the Fireworks from the Harbor
Cruise out onto Avalon Bay aboard the Cyclone power boat for a unique perspective of Catalina’s annual 4th of July fireworks. You’ll be right in the middle of all the action, as you watch a spectacular barrage of colorful fireworks ignite the evening sky high above the glow of downtown Avalon and the iconic Casino.

9:00 pm: Fireworks Show over Avalon Bay
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.

9:30 pm: USC Marching Band on Wrigley Stage
Live performance by USC Marching Band on Wrigley Stage at 9:30 pm.

Special thanks to Garden State Fireworks, Curtin Maritime and Catalina Express!