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Senior Editor, Audience News @KQED (NPR/PBS in SF). Was: Lecturer @UCBsoj, host of #TheCoolerPodcast. “No hard drugs, no superhero movies.”
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Fourth of July fireworks 2026: Shows, parades and events around the Bay Area

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By Nisa Khan Verified, Carly Severn Verified, Audrey Garces
| The Oaklandside Verified
A version of this article orginally appeared on KQED. This Fourth of July marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. And the Bay Area will be taking its celebrations to a whole new level accordingly. A major highlight will be San Francisco’s annual free fireworks show taking place not at its usual Fisherman’s Wharf location but on the Golden Gate Bridge itself — only the third time this has happened in almost a century.
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Fourth of July fireworks 2026: Shows, parades and events around the Bay Area

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By Nisa Khan Verified, Carly Severn Verified, Audrey Garces, Zac Farber Verified
| Berkeleyside Verified
Fireworks explode at the Berkeley Marina and over San Francisco in 2012. Credit: D.H. Parks This Fourth of July marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. And the Bay Area will be taking its celebrations to a whole new level accordingly. A major highlight will be San Francisco’s annual free fireworks show taking place not at its usual Fisherman’s Wharf location but on the Golden Gate Bridge itself — only the third time this has happened in almost a century.
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Going to San Francisco Pride 2026 This Weekend? Parade Times, Maps, Street Closures and Safety Advice

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By Carly Severn Verified
| KQED-TV (San Francisco,CA) Verified
News Home / Guides and Explainers When is SF Pride 2026? Where can I watch the parade? And what parties and events are taking place for SF Pride? Your questions, answered. Jun 23, 2026 Updated 10:37 am PT A member of the San Francisco Pride Band, founded in 1978, perform in the San Francisco Pride Parade on June 29, 2025. (Beth LaBerge/KQED) San Francisco Pride 2026 — one of the biggest LGBTQ+ celebrations in the world — is just a few days away.
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