Fourth of July

Each year the local Fourth of July fireworks display is set off from Mira Mesa High School fields and enjoyed by many who gather at locations such as Mira Mesa Community Park or at Miramar Lake in Scripps Ranch. This year's fireworks display costs $19,600, an amount raised by the Mira Mesa Community Fourth of July Committee and its sister nonprofit group, Scripps Mesa Fireworks, Inc., completely through donations and fundraisers. The City now charges a fee of approximately $3,500. The Fourth of July Committee must also raise approximately $4,000 to cover the annual expenses of hosting the Mira Mesa Fourth of July parade.
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We can now accept online donations for Fourth of July fireworks by credit card.
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There were reports of Fourth of July celebrations being cancelled at several locations around San Diego for lack of funds. In Mira Mesa, we had a full Fourth of July celebration this year starting with a pancake breakfast at the Epicenter teen center, followed by a parade down Mira Mesa Blvd, an expanded fun day in the park celebration after the parade, and fireworks at 9:00 PM set off from Mira Mesa High School. This article by Pam Stevens has a complete description of Fourth of July activities. Doug Dillard of MiraMesa.com has posted a video of the 2008 Fireworks finale.

Music for Fun Day was provided by Strictly Rhythms Entertainment featuring Ray Pinnock AKA DJ Undaground.

To have a Fourth of July celebration in 2009 we will need to raise considerable money and need more volunteers, so please donate, encourage your friends, neighbors and relatives to donate, and volunteer!

Mira Mesa Fourth of July Committee

The Mira Mesa Community 4th of July Committee is a non-profit group that raises the funds to put on the fireworks display, parade, and Fun Day completely through donations, as well as plans and hosts the day’s events. The group meets monthly year-round on the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM at the Mira Mesa Senior Center, and every Wednesday in June.

For more information contact Mira Mesa 4th of July Committee president Debbie Vincent, (858) 566-6749, debbie.pta@gmail.com; vice-president Karen Burger, (858) 271-0419; treasurer John Malo, (858) 566-9336, n6imv@juno.com, community relations chair Pam Stevens, pstevens@san.rr.com, or Scripps-Mesa Fireworks president Marv Miles, (619) 993-8401.
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Fourth of July Committee Meetings: Anyone interested in helping plan next year's Fourth of July celebration in Mira Mesa is encouraged to attend the next meeting of the Mira Mesa Community Fourth of July Committee. Regularly scheduled meetings are the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM at the Mira Mesa Senior Center, 8460 Mira Mesa Boulevard. Occasionally meeting times are changed to accommodate the schedules of committee members.

Pictures from 4th of July Fundraiser "Casino-a-Go-Go Night" March 29, 2008.

Donations to support the Fourth of July fireworks and activities can be mailed to: Mira Mesa Community Fourth of July Committee, PO Box 261264, San Diego, CA 92196.

Pictures from the 2007 Mira Mesa Fourth of July Celebration: "A Salute to Our Military." .

Mira Mesa Celebrated “America, Land of Liberty” on July 4, 2006