Happy Fourth of July! Here’s where you can celebrate in Western WA this weekend

It’s the Fourth of July, and this year, the celebrations fall on a weekend! Not only that, but the United States of America is celebrating its 250th birthday, which means many are going big this year.

If you’re hoping to celebrate in style, here’s a breakdown of some of the celebrations happening all across Western Washington on Saturday, July 4:

King County

• Seattle: Seafair Summer Fourth – Gates open at Gas Works Park at 3 p.m., with a massive free fireworks show over Lake Union starting at 10:15 p.m. You can also watch the show from South Lake Union, or other sports along the waterfront.
• Bellevue: Bellevue Family 4th – The Eastside’s largest fireworks display launches at 10:05 p.m.
• Issaquah: Lake Sammamish Fireworks – Fireworks at 10 p.m.
• Kenmore: Log Boom Park – Fireworks at 10 p.m.
• Kent: Fourth of July Splash – Fireworks at 10 p.m.
• Snoqualmie: Red, White and Boom – Fireworks at 9:45 p.m.

Pierce County

• Tacoma: Summer Blast – Fireworks launch over Commencement Bay at 10 p.m., following a full-day event featuring more than 150 vendors and two stages of live music.
• Federal Way: Red, White and Blues Festival – Fireworks at 10:15 p.m.

Snohomish County

• Everett: Thunder on the Bay – America’s 250th birthday celebration festivities begin at 3 p.m., with a parade at 11 a.m. through downtown Everett before the evening show of fireworks at 10:30 p.m., which can be viewed from four different free viewing locations (Legion Memorial Park, Grand Avenue Park, Port of Everett, and Harborview Park)
• Marysville: 4th of July and Celebrate America 250 – Fireworks at 10 p.m.
• Arlington: Quake Park – Fireworks at 10 p.m.
• Bothell: Fourth of July Parade & Pancake Breakfast
• Edmonds: Fourth of July Parade & 5K Run

Skagit County

• Sedro-Woolley: Loggerodeo – Washington State’s longest-running 4th of July celebration stretches across the weekend and includes a chainsaw-carving competition, a carnival, a beard contest, a pie-eating contest, arts and crafts vendors, a parade, and fireworks.
• Mount Vernon: Fabulous Fourth – Downtown parade at 11 a.m., carnival opening at 1 p.m., food vendors, arts and crafts, and fireworks at dark.
• Anacortes: Community 4th of July – Fireworks at 10 p.m.

Chelan County

• Leavenworth: Plaza-Palooza

Clallam County

• Port Angeles: 4th of July Festival and Fireworks
• Sequim: 4th of July Fireworks
• Forks: Old-Fashioned Fourth of July

Grays Harbor County

• Aberdeen: Splash Festival – Fireworks at 10 p.m.
• Ocean Shores: Beach Fireworks – The community creates an informal fireworks display that builds throughout the afternoon and evening, stretching for miles. The High Dunes Trail is open from 5 p.m. to midnight as a fireworks-free viewing corridor for those who want to watch without participating. No fireworks are allowed on the dunes, hotel or residential decks, or anywhere within the city proper.
• Westport: Booming Bay – The 45-minute-long fireworks show starts at 10 p.m.

Island County

• Oak Harbor: Old-Fashioned 4th of July at Windjammer Park – A major fireworks display has been planned specifically for the 250th anniversary, starting at

Kitsap County

• Kingston: Community 4th of July
• Bainbridge Island: Hometown 4th of July

Kittitas County

• Cle Elum: Pioneer Days

Pacific County

• Long Beach: Boardwalk Fireworks and Beach Display – Community beach fireworks tradition and an official professional fireworks show starting at 10 p.m.

Whatcom County

• Bellingham: Zuanich Point Park – The largest fireworks display in Whatcom County launches from Zuanich Point Park at 10:30 p.m.
• Blaine: WECU Old-Fashioned Fourth