Mark your calendar: 4th of July community parade, picnic and circus back by popular demand

by Contributed Content on June 19, 2026

Circus Bella in Menlo Park 2025

Bring your picnic basket and blanket, come dressed in red, white, and blue, and get ready to celebrate the 4th of July and California 175/America 250 with a people parade, community picnic, and free, all-new show by Circus Bella.

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California is celebrating 175 years of statehood through summer 2026 as the United States celebrates the most important milestone in our country’s history, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, on July 4, 2026!

Meet at the Arrillaga Family Gymnasium parking lot, 600 Alma St. at 10:45 am for the parade departing at 11:00 am down Alma Street to enjoy a picnic and circus at Burgess Park.

Circus Bella will have two performances at noon and 2:00 pm.

A variety of food trucks will also be on-site with food and treats for purchase.

Photo by Menlo Park-based  photographer Rick Morris from 2025 Circus Bella performance (c) 2025

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