{"id":13027,"date":"2026-06-07T15:01:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T15:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=13027"},"modified":"2026-06-07T15:01:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T15:01:51","slug":"sea-to-shining-sea-lbc-to-celebrate-americas-250th-with-three-fireworks-shows-at-once-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=13027","title":{"rendered":"Sea to Shining Sea LBC to celebrate America\u2019s 250th with three fireworks shows at once \u2014 and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Long Beach is gearing up to host a massive Fourth of July celebration, which this year will mark America\u2019s semiquincentennial \u2014 or 250th birthday.<\/p>

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The event, dubbed Sea to Shining Sea LBC, will feature three simultaneous and synchronized fireworks displays over the coastline, a week of sporting events to pay homage to the city\u2019s upcoming role in the 2028 Olympics and more.<\/p>\n

Sea to Shining Sea LBC was a passion project brought to life by John Morris, the owner of Boathouse on the Bay, who had organized and hosted Big Bang on the Bay, an annual July 3 fireworks celebration and block party, since 2011.<\/p>\n

But because of a yearslong dispute between Morris and the California Coastal Commission, the 2026 iteration of Big Bang on the Bay was canceled after the state regulatory body rejected Morris\u2019 appeal to continue the fireworks show this year. The commission, instead, has mandated that Morris transition the Fourth of July celebration to a drone show.<\/p>\n

Morris had been planning to go all out for the 2026 Big Bang on the Bay celebration since the 2025 event ended, he said in a Friday interview. Morris even bought the fireworks he would need for the 2026 celebration last July, he said, in preparation for his celebration of America\u2019s 250th birthday.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy whole vision was, of course, to have Big Bang be a kickoff for the country\u2019s 250th birthday,\u201d Morris said. \u201cI ordered the fireworks that night, luckily, otherwise there wouldn\u2019t be any. We laid low in hopes that the third (of July) would come together, but unfortunately it didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

But once Big Bang was officially off the table for this year, Morris turned his ambitions elsewhere, and began working on planning Sea to Shining Sea LBC with the help of the city, Visit Long Beach (the city\u2019s convention and visitor\u2019s bureau), and many other parties that have contributed to the planning.<\/p>\n

In addition to the usual Fourth of July fireworks display at the Queen Mary, Sea to Shining Sea LBC will also feature two additional over-the-water fireworks displays: One off of Granada Beach and another off of Junipero Beach.<\/p>

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The fireworks will be operated by the same company that usually oversees Morris\u2019 Big Bang display, he said.<\/p>\n

All three shows will be free and open to the public, with plenty of viewing spots along Ocean Boulevard and at the city\u2019s beaches and bluffs, including near Lions Lighthouse, at Shoreline Village and at the Belmont Pier.<\/p>\n