The 4th of July always brings out parties in a grand scale. This year, the 4th hits on a Friday so expect even bigger and better events with larger attendance, bigger headliners and a later vibe. If you haven't made up your mind yet on what to do, check out some of the parties that have come across our radar.

High Sierra Music Festival - Quincy CA
In it's 18th year now, High Sierra is 4 days of music, sun and partying up in the Sierra mountains. If you are looking for an excuse to break out of the city for the big weekend, this is definitely a good one. With headliners that include Spearhead, Bassnectar, Phix and The Slip to name a few, you can't really go wrong.

Independence weekend @ Ruby Skye
This is a 3 day event with some of the biggest names in DJing. Thursday's headliner is Kaskade, Friday has Bad Boy Bill and on Saturday D:Fuse blows in to finish off the weekend. Epic indeed.

Anon Salon - Sky of Diamonds @ Temple
Three visually immersive rooms of Video Fireworks and massive FX creating a phantasmic version of the American dream-escape...
Hip-Hop meets U.K. Breakbeat... Live! Plus New Flavors - plus L.A.'s Best New Guns. Breaks, Hip Hop, Dubstep, Glitch & House; fused in three Environments.

Paul Oakenfold @ 1015 Folsom
After over 2 decades of djing around the world and playing in front of literally millions of people, Paul Oakenfold has long ago established himself as one of the greatest DJ's in history. On the 4th of July he will show the crowd at 1015 that he still has what it takes to rock a dance floor.