Friday, December 5, 2025

Get Your 4th of July Parade Viewing Spot at 5am (not 4:59am) VIDEO

Looking for a great spot for the Coronado 4th of July parade? This is what the Orange Ave median looks like around 6am – basically, the best spots are gone.

Most “seat savers” get to Orange Avenue around 4:30am to pick out prime parade real estate. You are NOT allowed onto the median to save space until 5am, so stay on the sidewalk until that time. Prepare to have at least one person stay with your stuff once it’s in place.

Official City Rules:

The Orange Avenue median opens at 5 am on July 4. There is no camping or staking out. People on the median prior to 5 am will be asked to leave and subject to a citation. Items left unattended on the center median will be removed and taken to the Coronado Public Services building, 101 B Ave. You may set up on the sidewalk side of Orange Avenue before 5 am; however, you cannot leave items unattended or block public rights-of-way. There also is no loading or unloading of items or passengers while stopped in traffic lanes.

See the 4th of July schedule here. 

Video: Police Remove “Early Bird” Parade Items from Coronado Median

Video: Coronado Parade Space Savers Just After 5AM on Orange Ave

It’s always a great parade:

Can’t be at the parade? Watch it via Live Stream

The parade will be shown live on Coronado TV (http://tv.coronado.ca.us/).


 



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Originally from upstate New York, Dani Schwartz has lived in Coronado since 1996. She is happy to call Coronado home and to have raised her children here. In her free time she enjoys reading, exercising, trying new restaurants, and just walking her dog around the "island." Have news to share? Send tips or story ideas to: [email protected]

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