Manteca’s longstanding community traditions to celebrate the Fourth of July — a breakfast, parade, and aerial fireworks — are back again to today to mark the nation’s 248th birthday.

 The Manteca Rotary’s pancake breakfast takes place this year at the Boys & Girls Club on West Alameda Street, three blocks west of the parade route.

Breakfast is being served from 7 to 10 a.m.  The price is $10.

The parade starts at 10 a.m. It will go down Main Street from Golden West School.  It then turns right to head west to Library Park where it will disperse.

The City of Manteca’s aerial fireworks start at 9:30 p.m.

The aerial display will be over the Big League Dreams sports complex northwest of Daniels Street and Airport Way.

Admission is $2 for attendees over the age of 12. Those under 12 are free. Gates open at 7 p.m.

You can also watch the fireworks for free from several nearby venues.

The suggested locations are Bella Vista Park,1580 Bella Terra Drive; Dutra Estates Park 2701, Ancestry St.; Dutra Estates Mini Park 1523, Hearthstrong Drive; Dutra Southeast Park,1850 Sparrowhawk St.; Kevin O'Neill Park 1282 Lauren Park Circle; and Roberts Estates Park, 1740 Rail St.