Fourth of July
Celebrate Independence Day with Montevideo! Join your neighbors for a day of fun, food, and community. Register for the 5K, cheer on the neighborhood parade, enjoy a delicious BBQ at the clubhouse, and make a splash with pool games for a chance to win prizes!
Register for the 4th of July 5k Race
Registration is open for the race.
When: July 4th, 2026 8:30AM
Where: Montevideo Swimming Pool Parking lot: 1585 Monteval Ln, San Jose, CA, 95120
You can pay here
Click here for the Race Route
4th of July 5K Results
Neighborhood Parade
PARADE START TIME 11:00AM
Floats compete for a prestigious paper certificate for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Come out and cheer on your neighbors and friends! The parade starts from the Montevideo clubhouse.
Fill out the form to be in the parade.
We encourage anyone to sign up, not just neighborhood streets; bikes, pets , families, you name it, you’re welcome to join the parade fun!
Click here for the parade route.
Parade Theme
2026 – America’s 250th Anniversary
2025- Fairy Tales & Children’s stories
2024 – Music Mania
Previous Parade Themes
2023 – Video Games
2022 – National Parks
2021 – Essential Workers
2020 – What Do You Miss?
2019 – MoviesÂ
2018 – The 60’s (50 years of parading in Montevideo!)
2017 – School Memories
2016 – Favorite Toys and Comics
2015 – 50 (50th Anniversary)
2014 – America’s Heros
2013 – California
2012 – Favorite Games
2011 – U.S. Cities
2010 – TV Shows of the 60’s and 70’s
2009 – Disneyland
2008 – 40 (40th Anniversary)
2007 – Favorite Places
2006 – Reality Shows
2005 – Movies
2004 – Any Decade
2003 – Board Games
2002 – United We Stand
2001 – Science Fiction
2000 – Children’s Books
1999 – Caribbean
Clubhouse BBQ & Picnic
Join us at 12:00pm in the clubhouse for a neighborhood BBQ (open to MIA members & guests only).  Burgers, hotdogs, chips, and soda are sold online for pre-order. Dessert and healthy snacks are sold by the Montevideo Piranhas swim team.
Winners of the parade float competition and 5K race are announced at 1:30 pm.
The pool is open from 12 -5 pm and the pool games will start at 2 pm.
Volunteer
A great event doesn’t happen without great volunteers.
Please sign up for a 1-hour shift to help with the Race or BBQ.