Independence Day celebrations started early in Orange County on Tuesday and the fun wasn’t set to stop until well after the sun went down.
The Laguna Niguel Family YMCA hosts its 44th Run in the Parks with a 5K and kids race. Runners got up early on their Fourth of July to start the races at 8 a.m.
In Villa Park, the Stars on Parade also got an early start with kids lining up at 8:30 a.m. with their red-white-and-blue festooned bikes, trikes, wagons and scooters to tour the neighborhoods and get everyone into the American spirit.
Huntington Beach had a packed day of celebrations, advertised as the biggest west of the Mississippi, and it seemed like most everyone was out in the morning for the always popular parade down Main Street.
Communities throughout the day enjoyed carnivals and concerts and many had fireworks shows planned to light up the night sky across Orange County.
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