July Fourth

Red, White, & Blues Festival at the Alameda County Fair: Come party (or feel the blues, depending on your political perspective) at this Fourth of July celebration at the Alameda County Fair. Maria Muldaur & the Louisiana Hot Band, Ron Thompson & the Resistors, Kathleen Cairns & Tattoo Blue, Henry Clemente & the Gumbo Band, Motor Dude Zydeco, Tom Rigney & Flambeau, & The Caravan of Allstars perform a daylong concert. Mon., July 4, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., $4-$6. Alameda County Fairgrounds, 4501 Pleasanton (at Rose), Pleasanton, 925-426-7600.

San Francisco Giants vs. Cincinnati Reds: The Bay Area's best -- that's right, best -- baseball team takes on the Cincinnati Reds. What better way to honor our country than to catch one of its favorite pastimes: watching men in tight uniforms frolic in the grass, chasing balls. Mon., July 4, 1:05 p.m., $12-$50. SBC Park, 24 Willie Mays Plaza (at Third & King Sts.), 972-2000.

San Francisco's Fourth of July Waterfront Festival: Pier 39 blows shit up and celebrates the birth of the USA with live local funk and '80s cover bands Double Funk Crunch and Tainted Love. Fireworks start at 9:30 p.m. Mon., July 4, 12-10 p.m., free. Pier 39, Beach & Embarcadero, 705-5500, www.pier39.com.

USS Hornet Fourth of July Party: Watch fireworks from the flight deck, and enjoy music and activities for kids, including the 2005 Fun Box Tour featuring professional skateboarders. So much family fun, you'll die. Mon., July 4, 2-10 p.m., $5-$15. USS Hornet Museum, Pier 3, Alameda Point, Alameda, 510-521-8448.