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Sacramento Independence Day Celebration

Cal Expo proudly joins the City and County of Sacramento to produce the largest-scale pyrotechnics display in the area’s history.  The Independence Day Celebration is a family oriented collection of activities focused around our Nation’s birthday.  In addition to the spectacular fireworks display, the Celebration also includes music and dancing in the Grandstand area. 

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Event Hours: Gates open at 6 p.m.
Fireworks begin around 9:30 p.m.
 
Entertainment: Live Music & Dancing - Mobility, a subdivision of the US Air Force band of the Golden West, will provide live music and dancing starting at 7:30 p.m.

State Fair Star Talent Auditions - Auditions will once again be held at the Independence Day Celebration at the Budweiser Grandstand. Auditions are open to vocalists aged 16 and older. To reserve an audition space, e-mail talent@calexpo.com or call (916) 274-0424 and leave a message with your name and contact information.

Be prepared to perform a 1-2 minute acapella version of a song of your choice. Contestants should arrive at 5 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome but not guaranteed a spot. Auditions are first come, first serve.
 
Cost: General admission to the July 4th celebration is FREE. Parking is $8 per vehicle. A limited number of $10 reserved seats are being sold. Click here to purchase reserved seats online. They are also available at the Cal Expo Box Office, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning June 30.  For additional ticket information, call (916) 263-3000. The day of the event, tickets may be purchased at the East Gate Box Office located adjacent to Parking Lot D, beginning at 3 p.m.
 
Parking: Parking is $8 per vehicle.
Guests should use the East Gate, located at the intersection of Exposition Blvd. and Challenge Way,  as the main entrance to the event. Enter through the D Lot parking area.

 
Following the show, westbound Exposition Blvd. will be closed. Attendees of the July 4th celebration parking in Lots A & B will be directed to leave Cal Expo through the tunnel exit leading to either Highway 160 or the Capitol City Freeway. Those parking in Lots C & D will exit east on Exposition Blvd.
Add'l Details: Guests are encouraged to arrive early and bring lawn chairs and blankets. Fireworks, cans, glass bottles and alcoholic beverages are prohibited. Bags and ice chests will be searched at the gate.  The grass infield will be open on the north side with a section for persons with disabilities set up on the apron by the Winner’s Circle.