"Americafest presented by XBOX 360"

83rd Annual
4th of July Celebration
at the Rose Bowl
Saturday, July 4, 2009

• Celebrate America with Music, Food and Fireworks
• Full Day of Safe and Affordable Family Fun, Food and Entertainment
• Drum Corps International Presents five World Class Unit Performances
• "Americafest" The Biggest and Best Fireworks Show in Southern California
• 25 - 30,000 Attendance

Pasadena's 4th of July celebration in the Rose Bowl has kept our Star Spangled spirit flying for 83 years. The day combines a safe and entertaining family activity and a most patriotic tribute to our American heritage with the biggest and best fireworks show in Southern California.

For the second year, the Rose Bowl presents Drum Corps International (DCI), Marching Music's Major Leagues^TM, with five of the nation's best Drum Corps units performing their field shows and music with amazing precision. Last year their electrifying show captivated the audience with their youthful energy and excitement.

Then the night will erupt with a world-class fireworks show that will thrill and delight families from throughout Southern California. Fireworks show producers, Pyro Spectaculars by Souza, has become known as the “Fireworks Ambassadors to the World” by developing revolutionary choreography methods and precisely firing fireworks to music at the biggest events around the globe.

As we celebrate the American Spirit of Freedom, the Rose Bowl will honor the men and women who have served and are actively serving in the Armed Forces, at home and around the world. Veterans and active military organizations will be on hand to exhibit and demonstrate their services. There will be a military flyover, and a tribute to the men and women from the surrounding communities who have given their lives defending our freedom in the middle east. Members of the active military and their families will be admitted free by showing their current military identification at Rose Bowl Gate B the day of the event.

Darryl Dunn, General Manager of the Rose Bowl Stadium said, “Fireworks in the Rose Bowl have been a treasured Pasadena tradition for 83 consecutive years. We consider our 4th of July celebration as one of our core events.”