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The Bay Area’s Fourth of July calendar is bigger than a single fireworks show in 2026. This year, we are not only looking at the usual Independence Day mix of parades, picnics, waterfront crowds, live music, and family festivals. We are watching a once-in-a-generation regional celebration built around America’s 250th birthday, with San Francisco turning the Golden Gate Bridge into the centerpiece of the night.
The headline event is San Francisco’s free public fireworks display from the Golden Gate Bridge, scheduled to begin around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 4. Fireworks will launch from the bridge itself, making this only the third time pyrotechnics have been deployed from the iconic span in nearly 90 years. The previous bridge-based fireworks displays marked the Golden Gate Bridge’s 50th and 75th anniversaries in 1987 and 2012…