Photos: Bay Area celebrates the Fourth of July with festive parades

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Jeff Lusareta and his adopted dog Bradley Cooper, 7, watch the 45th Annual 4th of July parade in Alameda, Calif., on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Alameda's 4th of July parade is one of the longest in the nation with a 3.3 mile route with more than 170 entries and 2,500 participants as thousands of spectators from all over the Bay Area and beyond enjoy the patriotic parade.(Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Parades rolled across the Bay Area in honor of Independence Day on Tuesday, bringing to conclusion a long holiday weekend.

Alameda’s Fourth of July parade is the longest in the nation with a route that spans 3.3 miles, attracting more than 170 entries and 2,500 participants. The parade draws over 60,000 spectators from the region and entries include residents, politicians, equestrians, dance troops, floats, antique cars, community groups and marching bands.

Meanwhile, in San Jose, the Rose, White & Blue Parade is the South Bay’s largest Fourth of July parade. The parade is committed to creating anti-racist work that positively engages, uplifts and represents the multicultural communities of San José and beyond through a culturally-relevant event on Independence Day.

The parade began near the campus of Lincoln High School with a lineup of parade participants, classic cars, bands, dance groups and community troupes, winding its way through the Shasta/Hanchett and Rose Garden neighborhoods.

A stilt walker interacts with crowd members during the Rose White and Blue Fourth of July Parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in San Jose, Calif. Thousands of visitors lined city streets to watch marching bands, dancers, and vintage cars take part in the annual parade. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) 

Ava Sulchuk, 6, left, and her sister Emilia, 4, of Alameda, wave American flags during the 45th Annual 4th of July parade in Alameda, Calif., on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Alameda’s 4th of July parade is one of the longest in the nation with a 3.3 mile route with more than 170 entries and 2,500 participants as thousands of spectators from all over the Bay Area and beyond enjoy the patriotic parade.(Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) 

Community members line the road along The Alameda during the Rose White and Blue Fourth of July Parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in San Jose, Calif. Thousands of visitors watched marching bands, dancers, and vintage cars take part in the annual parade. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) 

Koda, a 2-year-old German shepherd husky, with its Alameda owners Tersa Ludwog and Devon Padilla Adams, watch the 45th Annual 4th of July parade in Alameda, Calif., on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Alameda’s 4th of July parade is one of the longest in the nation with a 3.3 mile route with more than 170 entries and 2,500 participants as thousands of spectators from all over the Bay Area and beyond enjoy the patriotic parade.(Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) 

Community members line the road along The Alameda during the Rose White and Blue Fourth of July Parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in San Jose, Calif. Thousands of visitors watched marching bands, dancers, and vintage cars take part in the annual parade. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) 

Members of the US Coast Guard wave their hands at spectators during the 45th Annual 4th of July parade in Alameda, Calif., on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Alameda’s 4th of July parade is one of the longest in the nation with a 3.3 mile route with more than 170 entries and 2,500 participants as thousands of spectators from all over the Bay Area and beyond enjoy the patriotic parade.(Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) 

Members of La Cumbiamba Colombiana perform during the Rose White and Blue Fourth of July Parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in San Jose, Calif. Thousands of visitors lined city streets to watch marching bands, dancers, and vintage cars take part in the annual parade. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) 

Spectators watch the 45th Annual 4th of July parade in Alameda, Calif., on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Alameda’s 4th of July parade is one of the longest in the nation with a 3.3 mile route with more than 170 entries and 2,500 participants as thousands of spectators from all over the Bay Area and beyond enjoy the patriotic parade.(Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) 

Scouts carry a large American flag along The Alameda during the Rose White and Blue Fourth of July Parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in San Jose, Calif. Thousands of visitors lined city streets to watch marching bands, dancers, and vintage cars take part in the annual parade. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) 

 

City of Alameda Fire Chief Nick Luby, top left, waves at spectators during the 45th Annual 4th of July parade in Alameda, Calif., on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Alameda’s 4th of July parade is one of the longest in the nation with a 3.3 mile route with more than 170 entries and 2,500 participants as thousands of spectators from all over the Bay Area and beyond enjoy the patriotic parade.(Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) 

A vintage car drives along The Alameda during the Rose White and Blue Fourth of July Parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in San Jose, Calif. Thousands of visitors lined city streets to watch marching bands, dancers, and vintage cars take part in the annual parade. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) 

Thuy Nguyen, from the Alameda Food Bank, takes part in the 45th Annual 4th of July parade in Alameda, Calif., on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Alameda’s 4th of July parade is one of the longest in the nation with a 3.3 mile route with more than 170 entries and 2,500 participants as thousands of spectators from all over the Bay Area and beyond enjoy the patriotic parade.(Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) 

An American flag with a portrait of a Native American is carried by a participant with the Native American Health Center during the 45th Annual 4th of July parade in Alameda, Calif., on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Alameda’s 4th of July parade is one of the longest in the nation with a 3.3 mile route with more than 170 entries and 2,500 participants as thousands of spectators from all over the Bay Area and beyond enjoy the patriotic parade.(Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) 

Amberly Burns, left, and her husband Johnathan Stout, from Colorado, participate in the 5K run before the start of the 45th Annual 4th of July parade in Alameda, Calif., on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Alameda’s 4th of July parade is one of the longest in the nation with a 3.3 mile route with more than 170 entries and 2,500 participants as thousands of spectators from all over the Bay Area and beyond enjoy the patriotic parade.(Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) 

A vintage car drives along The Alameda during the Rose White and Blue Fourth of July Parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in San Jose, Calif. Thousands of visitors lined city streets to watch marching bands, dancers, and vintage cars take part in the annual parade. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) 

Native Americans with the Native American Health Center participate during the 45th Annual 4th of July parade in Alameda, Calif., on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Alameda’s 4th of July parade is one of the longest in the nation with a 3.3 mile route with more than 170 entries and 2,500 participants as thousands of spectators from all over the Bay Area and beyond enjoy the patriotic parade.(Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) 

Originally published at Jane Tyska