Watch the Redwood City parade for our salute to the local flower industry in the 1930s. Then, join us at the History Museum for An Old-Fashioned Fourth with holiday crafts from the 1880s including pinwheels, paper parachutes and lanterns.

At 1 p.m., watch films from the Archives exploring San Mateo County as a Beautiful Place to Live.

Parade gatherers in period clothing and a vintage care holding a sign for the San Mateo County History Museum

Details

Date:
Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Time:
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Last admission at 3:45 p.m.

Location:
San Mateo County History Museum website

Cost:
$3-Adults

$2-Students & Seniors

Free-5 & Under

Redwood City Fourth of July Images, c. 1890s by James Van Court.

Running men pull wagon down street during a parade circa 1880s
Young woman with a crown on July Fourth Float pulled by horses in front of the Tremont House on Main Street in Redwood City circa 1880s
John Christ and his Fourth of July Float advertising his store
Group of men and boys with flags and drums circa 1880s
Young boys dressed in uniforms with toy rifle, fife and drum from the First Infantry Company D circa 1880s
Family gathered around a Fourth of July float decorated with flags and flag bunting in front of a house circa 1880s
Float decorated with flags with a group of young girls dressed in white
Marching band in front of the Pioneer Drug Store in Redwood City circa 1880s
Band marches on Redwood City street during a Fourth of July parade circa 1880s
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