Fireworks and Music DJ
Fireworks Advance Sale Tickets
Our annual music and fireworks show at Palisades Charter High School will be at the Football stadium in 2024. (Stadium gates open at 6 PM). Lee Dyson of Hey Mister DJ will kick off the event at 6:00 PM, with fireworks by world famous Pyro Spectaculars sAbouttarting at 9 PM.
Is this an “all ages” event?
Absolutely! Tickets are required for all attendees, including children 3 and under, because QR codes (on your phone or printout) will be scanned at the entrance for each attendee, including kids. Cellular service can be spotty, so paper print-outs of your tickets can help avoid check-in issues.
Tickets will only be available for pre-purchase online up until 8:40 PM, cellular service permitting. THERE WILL BE NO CASH SALES AT THE DOOR. If you purchased, but can't find, your tickets, please check your email's spam folder and look for an email from Ticketleap.
What time does the event begin and end?
Stadium gates open at 6 PM. Gates close at 8:50 PM. The fireworks start at approximately 9PM. The event is over by 10 PM.
Is parking available?
A LIMITED NUMBER OF PARKING SPOTS FOR PASSENGER VEHICLES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-PURCHASE ONLY.
We encourage walking if possible. Limited parking is available on neighboring streets to the east, west, and southwest of the school.
Are pets allowed?
NO. Pets are NOT allowed on Pali High grounds, consistent with the site's rules. Trained service dogs under the control of their owner/user who has a disability (where the service dog is working or performing tasks directly related to the individual's disability) are welcome, however. Emotional support and/or comfort animals are NOT permitted. Guests arriving with pets will need to take them home before being allowed entry into the Pali High football stadium.
Is there seating available?
Stadium and bleacher seating is available. Patrons are encouraged to only bring blankets or cushions to sit on the football field, No chairs with stick legs will be permitted in order to protect the field. Guests arriving with any such chairs will need to leave them outside, so please just leave them at home.
Where do I watch the fireworks? Do I have to negotiate steps from the entrance?
The Fireworks will be viewed from the Pali High Football Field. You need to navigate stairs or a ramp to go to the field from the Bowdoin Street sidewalk entrance of Pali High. Accommodations will be made for disabled guests. Please ask a volunteer for assistance.
Do I need earplugs?
The speakers are placed at intervals along the field. Seating is on a first come, first served basis. If you sit near a speaker, it will be loud. If you are sensitive to sound, please select your seat carefully and consider bringing earplugs. Earplugs will not be for sale.
Is smoking permitted?
NO. The smoking or vaping of tobacco or other products is prohibited in the Stadium or anywhere on the grounds of Palisades Charter High School.
May I bring my own food and drinks to the fireworks?
NO. No picnicking will be allowed on the Pali High football field. Guests will NOT be allowed to bring in any coolers, food or drinks into the stadium. Guests arriving with any such items will need to leave them outside or will not be allowed entry.
Will food or beverages be available for sale at the fireworks?
YES. There will be food trucks in the football stadium parking lot; however, all refreshments will need to be consumed at the tables and chairs near the food trucks or in the concrete bleachers area. Refreshments will NOT be allowed on the football field or track inside the stadium. Access to the food truck area is available to ticket holders only.
Will there be any street closures around Pali High?
YES. No parking on either side of Bowdoin from noon to 11 p.m. Westbound Bowdoin Street, in front of Pali High, will be closed at noon (or before, depending on the fire marshal's requirements) until 10 pm, and the ocean-field side will be closed from 4 pm until 10 pm (after the fireworks). North and southbound Temescal Canyon Road will close shortly before 9 pm to Palisades-bound traffic (no turns off PCH). Bowdoin Street will be closed to pedestrians arriving from Erskine/Northfield 30 minutes before the fireworks start at 9 pm until the area has been cleared by the Fire Marshal.
Stadium entry gates at Bowdoin/Temescal Canyonwill open at 6:00 PM and close at 8:50 PM, for fire safety reasons. No pedestrian passage to or from the pre-paid parking lot at Pali High to the stadium entrance will be allowed after 8:50 pm until the area has been cleared by the Fire Marshal after the fireworks
Restrictions
- Present your printed ticket or phone e-ticket for scanning at entry. You won't receive a ticket in the mail. Cell service can be spotty, so paper print-outs may avoid check-in issues.
- PLEASE NOTE: One person per ticket. If forwarded to another person and used/scanned at entrance,ticket will not be usable by purchaser.
- NO CHAIRS WITH STICK LEGS, NO LARGE BAGS/COOLERS, NO FOOD, NO BEVERAGES, NO SILLY-STRING OR POPPERS, NO SMOKING OR VAPING, NO DANGEROUS ITEMS, NO BYCYCLES OR SKATEBOARDS, NO PETS.
- All persons and property subject to search.
- Music will begin around 6 PM fireworks around 9 PM. Stadium entry gates will open at 6 PM and close at 8:50 PM, for fire safety reasons.
- No passage to or from the parking lot will be allowed after 8:50 PM. Bowdoin will be closed to pedestrians from Erskine/Northfield 30 minutes before the fireworks until the area is cleared by the Fire Marshal
- By using this ticket, attendee and/or their parent/guardian forever release Organizer, site operator, landlord and their contractors, employees and volunteers from any and all liability associated with the event.
- Purchasers will be deemed to have made a donation to the PAPA non-profit if they are unable to use their tickets, including due to delayed arrival precluding entry, such as trying to bring in pets or prohibited items. NO REFUNDS WILL BE PROVIDED.
Thursday, July 4th 2024
