Fourth of July in Poway, Rancho Bernardo and 4S Ranch
Poway
The Old-Fashioned Fourth of July festivities in Old Poway Park will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free and low-cost activities include live music, old-fashioned games, arts and crafts, food and return of wily train robbers as passengers ride on the park’s 1907 Baldwin steam engine. The Heritage Museum and Nelson House will be open, and the Midland Road Farmer’s Market will be available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Gates open at 6 p.m. at Poway High School stadium for the 9 p.m. fireworks show. Admission is $5 per person, with children 11 and younger free. Details at www.poway.org.
Rancho Bernardo
The Spirit of the Fourth festivities will begin at 6:30 a.m. with a pancake breakfast in Webb Park. Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for children. The community fair will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the park, with many free and low-cost activities. They include playing as many rounds of miniature golf as you like for $5, 9:30 a.m. patriotic pet contest, 10:45 a.m. veterans ceremony and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. car show. The 46th annual Spirit of the Fourth parade starts at 3:30 p.m. Evening entertainment at Bernardo Heights Middle School begins at 6 p.m. The fireworks show is at 9 p.m. Requested donation is $10 per person or $20 per family. Details at www.SpiritoftheFourth.org.
4S Ranch
The 4S Ranch Master Association is organizing a carnival from noon to 3 p.m. at Linear Park. There will be fun, food (for purchase), carnival-style games and slides. Wristbands purchased in advance are $5 and non-resident wristbands are $10. Purchase at www.4SConnect.com. Admission at the event is $10, with children under 2 admitted for free. There will not be a fireworks show due to renovations at Del Norte High School stadium.
