Point Dume celebrated the Fourth of July in grand fashion last Friday as parade participants decorated cars, golf carts, bikes and all other modes of transportation. At the end of the route, organizers hosted a barbecue and attendees were treated to several live performances.
Launched by three Point Dume families in 1999, the homegrown neighborhood parade started with “a lot more people marching in the parade than actually watching it,” according to Dr. Steven Grahek, the “mayor” of Point Dume who helped organize the first parade, along with Point Dume neighbors, Ann (then Lambert) Vannoy, and Alice Carpenter and her daughter Rebecca.
Check out the photos from Friday and let us know if you were there!
Actor John C. Reilly rides his bike in patriotic attire.
Anthony Kiedis, singer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and son Everly Bear join the Point Dume parade.
Parade participants decked their golf carts out with a variety of red, white and blue items including flags, pinwheels, banners and streamers.
NBA star Kevin Garnett and his family join the Fourth of July celebration parade in Point Dume.
Malibu Mayor Skylar Peak is joined by actor and Malibu resident John C. McGinley.
Captains Lang, Alma and Ruby Street cheer as they watch the parade go by at the end of the route.
Hip hop artist Shwayze (second from right), Sheldon Keeton, Hendrix Smith and Candace Bowen get ready to join the festivities at the parade.
Sgt. Vanessa Varela escorts WWII veteran Cathryn Williams during the ceremony where she and fellow veterans were honored.
Nine-year-old Sophia Springer wins a prize for best entrance in the nine- to twelve-year-old category.
The hard-working Grahek family, Deborah (top), Gabriella and Stephen, have put on the Point Dume Parade for 15 years.