Rose Bowl Fireworks Show to be Largest in Southern California
By Pasadena Independent
Published: Thursday, July 1st, 2010
Combine food, family fun, entertainment and spectacular fireworks; add a dash of good old-fashioned patriotism and a tribute to local military men and women mix well and what do you have?
The 84th annual Fourth of July celebration at the Rose Bowl presented by Honda.
While many communities have had to cancel Fourth of July celebrations for economic reasons, the Rose Bowl event will continue, as it has for more than eight decades, providing safe and affordable family entertainment.
This year’s day-long celebration will take place on Sunday, July 4, and will feature performances by world class drum and bugle corps ensembles presented by Drum Corps International and “Americafest,” the biggest and best fireworks show in Southern California. There will also be a special video tribute to the men and women from the greater San Gabriel Valley who have given their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A Family Fun Zone outside the stadium will open at approximately 2 p.m. and offer food vendors, entertainment, crafts, exhibits and inflatable rides for the kids. There will also be food for sale inside the stadium after the gates open at 6 p.m.
While no outside food or drink will be allowed inside the stadium, families can picnic or tailgate on the grassy area outside the Rose Bowl.
Opening ceremonies, including the Presentation of the Colors and the National Anthem, will take place at 6:50 p.m. Drum Corps performances, featuring groups from throughout the United States and Canada playing a spectrum of music ranging from rock to symphonic, will begin at 7 p.m.
The fireworks show will begin at 9:05 p.m., presented by Pyrospectacular, known throughout the world for extraordinary displays in New York, Boston, Thailand, the Philippines, NFL Super Bowls and the Olympic Games.
Members of the active military and their families will be admitted free by showing their current military identification at Rose Bowl Gate B the day of the event.
The evening will conclude with a Pyro Spectaculars by Souza pyromusical production entitled, “Celebrate Freedom.” Americafest is the largest fireworks show on the west coast and feature patriotic music, Americana video and over 5000 fireworks. “The Rose Bowl show has a very special place in my heart,” says Jim Souza, President of Pyro Spectaculars. “It’s such a great venue for us to perform our fireworks both inside the stadium and in the sky.” This show is computer controlled and designed by the 5th generation Souza family whose credit include several Olympic Games, World Cup Soccer and Super Bowls.
Darryl Dunn, General Manager of the Rose Bowl, has set a fundraising goal of $50,000 to cover costs of hosting military families and to help offset the cost of the fireworks. Anyone wishing to help keep this great tradition going should send a tax deductible donation to the Rose Bowl Foundation, 1001 Rose Bowl Drive, Pasadena.
General admission tickets are priced at $13. Children 7 and under will be admitted free. Tickets may be purchased at the Rose Bowl Ticket Booths starting June 30 through July 4. Ticketmaster also has them.
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