Why are there NO 4th of July celebrations in Santa Ana? Ours is one of the few cities that allow safe and sane fireworks. We have a very nice public stadium, Eddie West Field, which could host a fireworks show. But apparently patriotism is not a priority for our City Council. That is a shame.
There are plenty of fun events scheduled for the rest of Orange County. The Times O.C. has published a list of such events available at this link. The O.C. Register has also published a list of 4th of July events, at this link.
There are two 4th of July items to report regarding Santa Ana. The Park Santiago Neighborhood Association is hosting a Neighborhood Parade today at 3 p.m. The parade will start at the Lawn Bowling Center, over at Park Santiago. The route is South on Valencia, West on Santa Clara, North on French, East on Virginia, ending back at the park.
Also, the Santa Ana Girls Softball League is selling fireworks today at McFadden and Standard. You can also support the Santa Ana High School Girl’s Water Polo Team by buying fireworks at their stand, which is located at Warner and Bristol. Please support these fine athletes today by buying your fireworks at their stands!
While we celebrate the freedom that is our heritage as Americans, let’s not forget to say a prayer for our men and women who are serving in our Armed Forces. They are putting their lives on the line for our freedom. They will likely come under fire today, in Afghanistan and Iraq. While their brothers and sisters man our other far flung bases in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. May God bless them and bring them home safely!
West FloralPark aslo has a parade at 3.
Art, thanks for posting this info. I became a little teary-eyed reading about the Santiago Neighborhood Association hosting a parade. We lived there for 13 years (moved in 1989) and raised our family on French St. Wish the parade had happened in the 80s.
Incidentally, moved out of Santa Ana to a larger home in North Tustin. Our girls to this day still refer to their French St. home as their real childhood home. The larger home in North Tustin meant nothing to them. Thought you current SA residents would enjoy reading this.
The title here is a bit misleading. We saw plenty of sky rockets going off in Santa Ana. Whether they were sanctioned by the city … now that’s a different story.
The residents of SanTana whoop it up and the city makes a big production of the fiesta of the patrias festival that goes on for an entire weekend….just goes to show that the hearts and minds of most SanTana residents, illegal and otherwise, still reside in Mexico. The reconquista continues, albeit subconsciously and with the tacit approval of the Mexican government.