Lakewood Block Party & Fireworks Estravaganza

Saturday, June 28 from 4:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
The Lakewood Civic Center will echo with up-tempo music, good food, fun for the kids and a blazing fireworks show on Saturday, June 28. Festivities begin along Clark Avenue at 4:00 p.m. with the opening of 20 “Taste of Lakewood” food vendors and Family Fun Zone amusements.

The Funky Hippeez stage show headlines the evening’s entertainment. Singers, dancers, and musicians begin rocking on the main stage at 5:00 p.m. In line with this year’s Recreation and Community Services Department “Summer of Love” theme, the group offers a non-stop blend of disco music and choreographed dance. Seating is concert-style and guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and arrive early for best seating.

Professional fireworks cap off festivities at approximately 9:15 p.m. Lakewood Center will sponsors the spectacular fireworks finale--choreographed by PyroSpectacular--a pyrotechnics industry leader. Best viewing is from Hardwick Street between Home Depot and Best Buy.

The 2008 Block Party will stretch from the Civic Center parking lot (at Hardwick Street) southbound along Clark Avenue to Del Amo Boulevard. The parking lot south of the Angelo M. Iacoboni Library is home to the Family Fun Zone games and attractions.