Hundreds of children and adults cool off on Saturday, June 29, 2024, during the city of Murrieta’s 33rd Birthday Bash at California Oaks Sports Park. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Murrieta’s annual Birthday Bash had it all.
Food, fireworks — and firefighters hosing down the crowd on a hot summer afternoon.
Omari Ward, 2, plays in the side pool on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Murrieta’s 33rd Birthday Bash at California Oaks Sports Park. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Murrieta firefighters hose down hundreds of people on Saturday, June 29, 2024, during the city’s 33rd Birthday Bash at California Oaks Sports Park in Murrieta. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Murrieta Firefighters hose down hundreds of people on Saturday, June 29, 2024, during the city’s 33rd Birthday Bash at California Oaks Sports Park. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Julian Garcia, 3, of Menifee plays in a mud puddle instead of the water features on Saturday, June 29, 2024, as the city of Murrieta celebrates its 33rd anniversary with its annual Birthday Bash at California Oaks Sports Park. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A child rides a zip line on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at California Oaks Sports Park in Murrieta as the city celebrates its 33rd anniversary with its annual Birthday Bash. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Parents run as water from the hose down hits the trees on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at California Oaks Sports Park in Murrieta, where the city celebrated its 33rd birthday. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Children play in the mud after firefighters hosed them down on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at the city of Murrieta’s 33rd Birthday Bash at California Oaks Sports Park. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Murrieta firefighters hose down hundreds of people on Saturday, June 29, 2024, during the city’s 33rd Birthday Bash at California Oaks Sports Park in Murrieta. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Children play on one of the water slides on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at the city of Murrieta’s 33rd Birthday Bash at California Oaks Sports Park. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Murrieta firefighters hose down hundreds of people on Saturday, June 29, 2024, during the city’s 33rd Birthday Bash at California Oaks Sports Park in Murrieta. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A family takes a break from playing to get a bite to eat on Saturday, June 29, 2024, as the city of Murrieta celebrates its 33rd anniversary with its annual Birthday Bash at California Oaks Sports Park. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Murrieta firefighters hose down hundreds of people on Saturday, June 29, 2024, during the city’s 33rd Birthday Bash at California Oaks Sports Park in Murrieta. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
The kids activity zone on Saturday, June 29, 2024, had many blowup water slides, obstacle courses, and games at the city of Murrieta’s 33rd Birthday Bash at California Oaks Sports Park. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Hundreds of children and adults cool off on Saturday, June 29, 2024, during the city of Murrieta’s 33rd Birthday Bash at California Oaks Sports Park. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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Omari Ward, 2, plays in the side pool on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Murrieta’s 33rd Birthday Bash at California Oaks Sports Park. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
That’s how the southwest Riverside County city celebrated its 33rd anniversary Saturday, June 29.
The event at California Oaks Sports Park stretched from mid-afternoon until the smoke from an early fireworks show cleared after 9 p.m.
The bash also included live music and kid’s activity zone.
“We are connected by community,” Murrieta City Manager Kim Summers said in a news release. “Our Birthday Bash is an event that captures the essence of what is so wonderful about Murrieta.”
