By Martin Shwenk Leade
APThe skies over Seattle’s Lake Union exploded into a dazzling display on Friday, Fourth of July
Did you know Seattle has one of the best parks in the country for viewing Fourth of July fireworks? Yes, you read that right. According to a report in Secret Seattle, Yelp recently ranked Seattle鈥檚 Gas Works Park as the second-best place in the country to see fireworks this Fourth of July鈥攕econd only to Niagara Falls. Yelp looked at its pages for parks and popular landmarks and scoured their reviews for terms like 鈥渇irework鈥 and 鈥4th of July.鈥漈he skies over Seattle’s Lake Union exploded into a dazzling display on Friday, Fourth of July, as crew set up more than 7,000 pounds of carefully curated explosives to create Seattle’s biggest fireworks show of the year. Thousands of people gathered at Gasworks Park to watch an astonishing fireworks presentation choreographed to music.Organized by local nonprofit Seafair, the event included food vendors, beer gardens and live music, with an approximately 20-minute fireworks show that started at 10:20 p.m.ALSO READ: Names of camp mystic girls missing from Texas after devastating flooding emerge, more rainfall expectedSeattle鈥檚 July 4 fireworks showSeattle has emerged as a top destination for the Fourth of July, according to a new report in KOMO News. AAA says Seattle tops the list of domestic destinations for the holiday, only behind Orlando, citing the 鈥17 cruises departing Seattle from June 28-July 6.鈥滾ive EventsFloating in the heart of Lake Union, a grayish barge rests quietly beneath Seattle鈥檚 skyline and overcast skies. It may look ordinary from the outside, but hidden within is nearly 11,000 pounds of fireworks ready to ignite. 鈥淲e give the biggest show we possibly can to people,鈥 Damon Kelly, a pyrotechnician for firework company Western Display Fireworks, told The Seattle Times.ALSO READ: Inside the jaw-dropping cost of Macy鈥檚 2025 fireworks that left New Yorkers in aweEmily Cantrell, president and CEO of Seafair, said this year鈥檚 theme is 鈥渂igger, better, bolder,鈥 adding that the largest firework in the show is ten inches in diameter. Seafair pays for the event 鈥 including the fireworks 鈥 with the help of sponsorships. This year鈥檚 presenting sponsor is Amazon, Cantrell said. (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)
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