Independence Day Parade Returns to Huntington Beach After 2-Year Hiatus

Independence Day Parade Returns to Huntington Beach After 2-Year Hiatus
A view of the Fourth of July Parade in Huntington Beach, Calif., on July 4, 2022. Alex Lee/The Epoch Times
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Thousands of residents gathered on the streets of Surf City on July 4 to welcome back its annual parade after a two-year pause for the pandemic.

The Huntington Beach parade is the longest-running Fourth of July parade west of the Mississippi and has become a popular Orange County tradition. This summer it returned for its 118th year.