See Rancho Cordova celebrate 4th of July with fireworks, carnival and parade
Sacramento Bee
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The city of Rancho Cordova got a head start on its Fourth of July celebrations with a Wednesday night carnival and fireworks show.
It expected to draw 20,000 visitors with two days of Independence Day festivities.
Both events will repeat on July Fourth at Hagan Community Park, with the fireworks show — proclaimed the “best in Northern California” by the city — set for 9:45 p.m.
Thursday’s events also include a run and 10 a.m. parade.
Fireworks illuminate the skyline over Hagan Park in Rancho Cordova on Wednesday during the city’s Fourth of July celebration.
A child plays with lights and bubbles before the Rancho Cordova Fourth of July fireworks show on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at Hagan Community Park in Rancho Cordova.
Fireworks illuminate the skyline over Hagan Park in Rancho Cordova on Wednesday during the city’s Fourth of July celebration.
Oscar Ramirez, 21, and Joanna Alcarez, 20, walk with a blowup alien won at the Rancho Cordova Fourth of July celebration on Wednesday in Hagan Park.
Rancho Cordova residents Brandon Walthof, Jonathan Alvarado and Isiah Lujan, all 18, react as they ride the Rip Cord at the city’s Fourth of July celebration on Wednesday at Hagan Park.
Kayla Abrahams, center, cools herself with an electric fan as she waits with daughters Ciara, left, 10, and Jaycee, 12, for refreshments at a food stand at the Rancho Cordova Fourth of July celebration on Wednesday in Hagan Park.
Lizette Young of Roseville waves her cellphone with its light on as she listens to singer Stacy Carter perform the music of Diana Ross at a Fourth of July celebration on Wednesday at Hagan Park in Rancho Cordova.
A large crowd watches the Fourth of July parade on Coloma Road in Rancho Cordova on Thursday.
Sacramento River Cats mascot Dinger waves to Crowd at the Fourth of July Celebration parade down Coloma Road on Thursday.
Rancho Cordova Councilman Donald Terry and son Holden Terry ride a silver Mustang down Coloma Road in the city’s Fourth of July parade on Thursday.
Riders of the Rancho Cordova Area Chamber of Commerce float enjoy the crowd during the city’s Fourth of July parade on Coloma Road on Thursday, July 4, 2024.
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