Artist Katie O’Neill designed this cover for last year’s July 4th celebration.
“We’ll celebrate raising up Pacific Palisades and returning stronger than ever with our 78th Annual Pacific Palisades July 4 Celebration,” said Palisades Americanism Parade Association President Matt Rodman and Secretary Daphne Gronich.
In a message to the community, Rodman and Gronich wrote “Now, more than ever, nothing will stop Palisadians from celebrating our Palisades 4th. While tending to our properties, working to find places to live, and fighting for insurance coverage, the volunteers of the Palisades Americanism Parade Association (PAPA) have also found precious time to start planning an event worthy of a Palisades Fourth.”
Although the January 7 Palisades Fire burned a large share of commercial and residential properties, it has not destroyed the spirit of the community.
This year the celebration will take place on Paul Revere Charter Middle Schools’ six-acre athletic field on the evening of the Fourth. There will be music, great entertainment, kids’ activities and more than 20 food trucks.
The event will be capped with a drone show that will light up the sky with an amazing display. Pyro Spectacular has orchestrated fireworks for Pali for years, and this year they will switch it up with a massive drone show, which will be one of the largest in Southern California.
“We’ll make sure to keep that Palisades hometown feel that’s unique to our community,” PAPA organizers wrote. “We’ll have time to see our neighbors and friends and make plans to see each other again. But most importantly, we’ll celebrate raising Pacific Palisades and returning strong.
This year’s celebration will be open only to Palisadians, their friends and family, and people will need to register in advance (starting in June) to obtain complimentary tickets.
PAPA organizers said they will be in discussions with Santa Monica July 4th Parade organization about how Palisades representatives might be able to participate in that parade.
While living in the Palisades, many residents started their July 4 with an early morning run of Will Rogers 5/10K Run and Kids Fun-Run. This year the Will Rogers 48th Run will be a 5K Run and Kids Fun Run held at Venice Beach.
Look for more updates on Circling the News and on www.Palisades4th.com.
Probably a good idea to get rid of large fireworks displays in the Palisades
Including firetruck on that poster is about as sensitive as putting a Russian tank on a Ukrainian Independence Day poster. I trust our non-responders will have the good taste not to show up. Let’s get Caruso’s crew with their low-tech water tanks in there instead!