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Where to watch a fireworks show in the Seattle area

Jun 27, 2017, 11:08 AM | Updated: Jul 4, 2021, 7:53 am

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Fireworks explode behind an American flag at Gas Works park during the display at an Independence Day celebration in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

(AP Photo/John Froschauer)

Depending on where you live, it is likely that fireworks are banned in your area. Luckily, there are options throughout Western Washington for watching magnificent displays over the July 4th holiday.

Where fireworks are banned around Western Washington

They professionally-orchestrated fireworks shows and permitted. Try checking out these large-scale, professional fireworks displays.

King County

Auburn
Event: Emerald Downs Fireworks Spectacular
Place: 2300 Emerald Downs Drive
Date: July 3rd
Time: Approx. 30 min. after the final race

Bellevue
Event: Bellevue Family 4th
Place: Bellevue Downtown Park
Date: July 4th
Time: 10:05 p.m.

Carnation – CANCELED
Event: The Great Carnation 4th of July Celebration
Place: Tolt Commons
Date: July 4th
Time: 10:10pm

Des Moines – CANCELED
Event: Fireworks Over Des Moines
Place: Des Moines Beach Park and waterfront
Date: July 4th
Time: Approx. 10:20 p.m.

Federal Way – CANCELED
Event: Red, White and Blues Festival
Place: Celebration Park
Date: July 4th
Time: 10:15 p.m.

Kenmore – CANCELED
Event: 4th of July Fireworks
Place: Lake Washington, Log Boom Park
Date: July 4th
Time: 10:00 p.m.

Kent – CANCELED
Event: 4th of July Splash
Place: Lake Meridian Park
Date: July 4th
Time: 10:00 p.m.

Kirkland – CANCELED
Event: Celebrate Kirkland! 4th of July
Place: Marina Park
Date: July 4th
Time: 10:15 p.m.

Maple Valley – CANCELED
Event: Independence Day Celebration
Place: Lake Wilderness Park
Date: July 4th
Time: 10 p.m.

Newcastle – CANCELED
Event: Independence Day Celebration
Place: Lake Boren Park
Date: July 4th
Time: About 10 p.m.

Renton – NO FIREWORKS SHOW
Event: Fabulous 4th of July
Place: Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park
Date: July 4th

Sammamish
Event: Lake Sammamish Fireworks Show
Place: On Lake Sammamish / Vasa Park
Date: July 4th
Time: 10:15 p.m.

SeaTac – CANCELED
Event: 4th of July Fireworks
Place: Angle Lake Park
Date: July 4th
Time: 10:15 p.m.

Seattle – CANCELED
Event: Family 4th at Lake Union
Place: Gas Works Park
Date: July 4th
Time: 10:15 p.m.

Yarrow Point/Hunts Point – CANCELED
Event: Point 4th of July Celebration
Place: Cozy Cove
Date: July 4th
Time: 10:15 p.m.

Kitsap County

Kingston
Event: Kingston Fourth of July Celebration
Place: Mike Wallace Park – Appletree Cove
Date: July 4th
Time: 10 p.m.

Port Orchard
Event: Fathoms of Fun
Place: View from Port Orchard, Bremerton
Date: July 10th
Time: 10:00 p.m.

Poulsbo – CANCELED
Event: 3rd of July Celebration
Place: Over Liberty Bay
Date: July 3rd
Time: 10:15 p.m.

Silverdale – FIREWORKS CANCELED
Event: Whaling Days Festival
Place: Dyes Inlet
Date: July 23-25
Time: 10 p.m.

Pierce County

 

Eatonville
Event: Community Celebration
Place: Eatonville Elementary School
Date: July 3rd
Time: Dusk

Puyallup
Event: Red, White and Kaboom Drive-In Celebration
Place: Washington State Fair & Events Center
Date: July 3rd
Time: 10pm

Steilacoom – CANCELED
Event: Steilacoom’s Grand Old Fourth of July
Place: Lafayette Street, Downtown
Date: July 4th
Time: Dusk

Tacoma – Ruston
Event: Freedom Fair
Place: Ruston Way Waterfront
Date: July
Time:

San Juan County

Deer Harbor – CANCELED
Event: Bellport Deer Harbor Fireworks
Place: Deer Harbor Marina
Date: July 3rd
Time: Dusk

Friday Harbor
Event: San Juan Island 4th of July Celebration
Place: Friday Harbor
Date: July 4th
Time: 10:10 pm

Lopez Island
Event: An Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration
Place: Fisherman’s Bay
Date: July 4th
Time: 9:30 pm

Orcas Island – CANCELED
Event: Eastsound Fireworks Display
Place: Eastsound Waterfront Park
Date: July 4th
Time: Dusk

Roche Harbor
Event: Old-Fashioned July Fourth
Place: Roche Harbor Resort, Friday Harbor
Date: July 4th
Time: 10:30 p.m.

Skagit County

Alger
Event:Fireworks Extravaganza
Place: Skagit Speedway
Date: July 10th
Time: Dusk (after the races)

La Conner
Event: La Conner 4th of July
Place: Swinomish Channel
Date: July 4
Time: 9:30 p.m.

Mount Vernon
Event: Fabulous 4th of July
Place: Edgewater Park, 600 Behrens-Millet Road
Date: July 4th
Time: Dusk

Sedro Woolley
Event: Loggerrodeo
Place: Riverfront Park
Date: July 4th
Time: Dusk

Snohomish County

Arlington
Event: Fireworks show
Place: Quake Park, 59th Ave. NE
Date: July 4th
Time: 10 p.m.

Edmonds
Event: An Edmonds Kind of 4th
Place: Civic Stadium, 6th and Bell
Date: July 4th
Time: 10 p.m.

Everett
Event: Colors of Freedom 4th of July Festival
Place: Port Gardner Bay
Date: July 4th
Time: 10:30

Monroe
Event: USA Birthday Bash
Place: Evergreen Speedway
Date: July 4
Time: Immediately after races

Mountlake Terrace – CANCELED
Event: July 3 Fireworks Show
Place: Ballinger Park
Date: July 3
Time: Approx. 10 p.m.

Thurston County

Lacey
Event: Fireworks Spectacular
Place: Rainier Vista Park
Date: July 3rd
Time: 10:15 p.m.

Olympia – CANCELED
Event: Capital Lakefair
Place: Capital Lake
Date: July 21
Time: 10 p.m. (radio simulcast on 1240 AM)

Rochester
Event: Fireworks Display
Place: South Sound Speedway
Date: July 3rd
Time: After the races

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