Fireworks show can be seen for free from outside the Resort. A fireworks show occurs over the lagoon after dark. A day-long celebration with carnival games, crafts, face painting, music by a DJ, hula-hoop and limbo contests, volleyball and horseshoe tournaments and drawings by a caricaturist. 33.63393 -117.88491 2 Newport Dunes 4 th of July Celebration, 1131 Back Bay Dr ( at Newport Dunes Resort).Summer-long Jazz music festival on two stages.
Newport Beach Summer Jazz Series, ☏ +1 949 729-6400.Over 100 artists showing and selling their work, ranging from paintings to sculptures to jewelry. Along South Bayfront Drive on Balboa Island. Newport Beach Film Festival, ☏ +1 949 253-2880, The 10-day festival features over 300 short and feature length films.The company's primary whale watching ship is 65 feet in length with a large upstairs sun-deck, wrap around outside seating, snack bar with food and beverage and indoor seating with large windows. The trip has a 96% viewing success rate of marine life on each cruise. During the winter months you can view Grey Whales, the occasional Orca, and many dolphins and sea lions. ! During the summer months, view Blue Whales (more than 90 feet in length), Minke Whales, Humpback Whales and several types of dolphin and other marine life. Newport Landing Whale Watching, 309 Palm St.$1.50 per ticket or 20 tickets for $25 (number of tickets required vary with attraction. Located near the Balboa Pavilion, the Fun Zone has a Ferris wheel, merry-go-round, rock wall, arcade, and bungee jump. It's accessible from the Balboa peninsula via a short car/passenger ferry, or you can drive there over a bridge from near the Pacific Coast Highway. It is a quaint throwback to simpler times, with a strip of stores and restaurants (Marine Avenue) and a pedestrian walkway which incicles the island. This museum gives an introduction to the extensive maritime history of this area. There is an excellent film presentation, and many exhibits of interest to young and old. Located on Irvine Avenue, and facing out onto coastal wetlands, this is an excellent introduction to the flora and fauna of Pacific Coast wetlands. Adults $10, students (w/ valid ID) & seniors (65+) $8, children under 12- free. Specializes in contemporary art and houses rotating special exhibitions.
There is a concrete boardwalk running along the beach from the east of the Balboa pier to west of the Newport pier. The Wedge, at the end of the Balboa Peninsula, is famed for its challenging surf, but Newport's miles of wide beaches offer plenty of room for everyone, except on the busiest summer weekends. The city is nestled on the Pacific Ocean and is a favorite among surfers. True to its name, any visit to Newport Beach is incomplete without a trip to the beach. Routes 1, 47 and 71 serve the beaches (over a mile away from here) and the Balboa Peninsula Route 76 serve the John Wayne Airport SNA (about 6 miles from here). The OCTA Newport Transportation Center is just east of Fashion Island in Newport Beach here OCTA Routes 1, 55, 57, 75, 76 and 79 converge for a transfer point. The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) serves the Newport Beach area. The former will take you to West Newport and the latter to the east side of the Newport Bay. Take CA Highway 1 or the I-405 freeway to the 55 or 73 freeway south. Consult the OCTA website for more information. Local OCTA bus routes service Amtrak/Metrolink stations at certain times. A taxi would probably be the most convenient option. Metrolink and Amtrak serve Santa Ana, Tustin (Metrolink only), and Irvine.
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