The Big 4th of July Celebration at Colton Hall was part of the city of Monterey's full day of 4th of July activities for America 250, the 250th birthday of the United States of America. The bands performing at the annual "Colton Hall Lawn Party" for the momentous occasion were Samz School of Music Youth Band, New Moon on Monday, Chicano All Stars, and Foreverland.

Photos by Sheldon Chang. If you'd like to request a high resolution copy of a photo or get some outtakes that we didn't publish, make a donation of any amount to help fund future 4th of July Parades and email a screenshot of the donation receipt with your request to sheldon@oldmonterey.org.