It wasn’t the Fourth of July yet — but San Pedro partied like it was.
The Port of Los Angeles and San Pedro once again got an early jump on the red-white-and-blue summer holiday on Friday night, June 27, during the annual Cars and Stripes Forever blow-out, featuring classic cars and motorcycles, live music, dancing, and a spectacular finale of fireworks over the harbor under the Vincent Thomas Bridge.
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“Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, takes place right next to the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
“Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, takes place right next to the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
“Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, takes place right next to the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
“Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, takes place right next to the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
“Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, takes place right next to the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
Tomas Aju and “Hueso” attend“Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
“Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, takes place right next to the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
“Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, takes place right next to the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
“Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, takes place right next to the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
“Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, takes place right next to the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
People are reflected in the ruby-red paint of a 1974 Corvette at “Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
People are reflected in the ruby-red paint of a 1974 Corvette at “Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
“Hueso,” a Pug and French bulldog mix, steals the show at “Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
“Hueso,” a Pug and French bulldog mix, steals the show at “Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
A 1948 Chevrolet turns some heads at “Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
“Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, takes place right next to the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
“Hueso,” a Pug and French bulldog mix, steals the show at “Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
Tomas Aju and “Hueso” attend“Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
People are reflected in the ruby-red paint of a 1974 Corvette at “Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
Tomas Aju and “Hueso” attend“Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
“Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, takes place right next to the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
People are reflected in the ruby-red paint of a 1974 Corvette at “Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
People are reflected in the ruby-red paint of a 1974 Corvette at “Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
“Hueso,” a Pug and French bulldog mix, steals the show at “Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
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“Cars and Stripes,” a free family event featuring classic cars, music and fireworks, takes place right next to the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Every year, hundreds of people come out to celebrate the carefree spirit of summer with the pre-Independence Day, patriotic, family-friendly event on Harbor Boulevard and Swinford Street.
Food trucks and a beer garden rounded out the festivities, which helped get everyone in the mood ahead of America’s birthday celebration.
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