Fourth of July 2019 Celebrations
Happy Independence Day! Here’s a roundup of some of the fun activities going on throughout South Florida:
Fireworks
Fireworks displays generally start at 9pm. Many municipalities make a day of it with parades, family activities, food trucks and music.
Aventura – Along Country Club Drives
Coconut Grove – Regatta Park
Coral Gables – Biltmore Hotel
Doral – Central Park
Fort Lauderdale – A1A and Las Olas Blvd
Hialeah – Ted Hendricks Park
Homestead – Homestead-Miami Speedway
Islamorada – Founders Park MM 86
Key Biscayne – Village Green
Marathon – Sombrero Beach
Miami – Bayfront Park
Miami Lakes – Picnic Park West
Miami Springs – Golf Course
Miccosukee Resort & Gaming – West Dade
North Beach – North Shore Park Bandshell Collins and 73rd
North Miami – FIU Biscayne Bay Campus
South Beach – Ocean Drive
Key Lime Festival
Key West
July 4-7
Fourth of July celebrations are part of this four-day event, which includes the Key Lime Cocktail Sip & Stroll and Key Lime Pie Hop, Key Lime Scavenger Hunt and Key Lime Cookbook Signing & Champagne Reception.
Restaurant Specials
Bungalow by the Sea at Cadillac Hotel and Beach Club, Miami Beach
Specials from Tito’s Vodka, music and BBQ feast.
El Vez, Fort Lauderdale
Red, White and Blue mojitos, fried chicken baskets and spicy slaw.
The Confidante Miami Beach
Party in the backyard with local DJ beats, discounted Confidante Coconut with Malibu and Coconut Red Ball and NNQ brisket nachos.
Planta South Beach
Plant-based Backyard BBQ includes vegan burgers, buffalo cauliflower, corn off the cob.
Phuc Yea, MiMo
Seafood Cookout with a Vietnamese twist plus $9 cocktails, $7 house wines, $5 shots and $15 buckets of brews.
Sala’o Cuban Bar & Pescaderia, Little Havana
Return to the 1940s era this fourth of July with music, food and drink.
Sugar Factory, Miami Beach
Try their Fourth of July Insane Milkshake with vanilla ice cream, strawberry sauce, royal blue ganache, and red, white and blue sour stars, and is topped with whipped cream, red, white and blue sprinkles, pinwheel pops, marshmallows and white chocolate shavings.
Caja Caliente, Coral Gables
Tamales, salpicón de pulpo and local beer at this casual new spot in the Gables.
Jaguar Latin-American Kitchen, Coconut Grove
Enjoy a 16-ounce rib-eye steak for $39 with beers such as Premium Cristal from Peru, Modelo Especial from Mexico, or Hatuey from Cuba.
Biscayne Bay Brewing Company, Doral
Third annual Battle of the Paddles features classic brews, good food, and friendly competition.
Nikki Beach Miami, South Beach
Explosive beats, live music, over-the-top burgers, football games, cheerleaders and baton twirlers.
The Commodore, The Ritz-Carlton, Coconut Grove
This trendy craft cocktail bar is offering four classics for the fourth for only $7 from 5pm to close on July Fourth: Sazerac, Tom Collins, Airmail and Old Fashioned
The Rusty Pelican, Key Biscayne
Watch the fireworks from this unique vantage point plus enjoy a dinner buffet for $65-75 per person and $25 per child.
