We invite all dog owners to come celebrate the 4th of July with our Coastside Communities by walking their four-legged friends in Half Moon Bay's Ol' 4th of July Parade.

View the Slideshow of the fanciful pooches in our 2010 parade.

Join us July 4 to be a part of the pageantry. Registration check-in begins at 10:45am and the parade starts at noon.

There are fun events surrounding the parade, like our Yappy Hour (6/25) and our Bark BQ (immediately following the parade) that we're certain you won't want to miss.

Don't have a dog? No worries...John and Marcia, event organizers, bring their imaginary dogs, Cuff and Link. A stuffed animal also works just fine for parade purposes. And if these options don't appeal to you, we are working to create a social network for those who are dogless and are interested in helping walk those who have more than two dogs.

Did we mention that all these events are free? You must register to walk your dog, and if you don't take advantage of all the opportunities to pre-register, there will be a $10 registration fee for registering the day of the event (July 4).