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What's Happening in PDX: the July 4th Star Spangled Edition

July 02, 2009

It's going to be a scorching hot 4th of July weekend and there are plenty of places around town to get your fireworks on! Pack up a picnic, load up on your sunscreen, and enjoy the holiday with your family and friends ! If you're not in the mood for crowds, hike up Mt. Tabor, spread out your blanket and watch some of the show from a distance. In the Sellwood neighborhood, you can find prime viewing spots (for free) on the hillside overlooking Oak's Bottom. Please remember to think of your cats and dogs and make sure they are secure before you go out to celebrate! Here are some places around town to celebrate:

Saturday, July 4

Waterfront Blues Festival
Enjoy the sounds of Keb Mo, Sharon Jones and the Dap kings, and many other jazz greats for a good cause: Oregon Food Bank. $10 and canned food donation. Fireworks should get underway around 10pm.
Tom McCall Waterfront Park SW Naito Parkway and Columbia Street, Portland

Oak's Park Pepsi Fireworks Spectacular
Head out early for rides and fun, stay all day until the firework extravaganza at 9:55pm. Picnic area is first come, first serve. No alcohol/personal fireworks. Gate fee $4 for those 16 and older, $2.50 for those 15 and younger.
Oak's Amusement Park 7805 SE Oak's Park Way, Portland

Blue Lake Park
"Celebrate Independence Day with music, fun and east county’s largest fireworks display at Blue Lake Regional Park in Fairview. Pack a picnic, load up your loved ones and join us for a good time for the whole family with fireworks, musical guests and playtime for children in the water spray ground. Activities, music and a food court are located at the west end of the park. For groups of more than 25 people, call 503-665-4995 to reserve a site. Gates open at 8 a.m. Admission is $10 per car, $12 per bus, RV or 15-passenger van. No pets, alcohol or personal fireworks allowed."
Blue Lake Regional Park 21154 NE Blue Lake Road, Fairview

Tigard High 4th Celebration
Come one! Come all for an old-fashioned Fourth of July Celebration at Tigard High School! This family event features clowns, live music, police and fire vehicles to explore, and concessions! Gates open at 6pm, fireworks at dusk!
Tigard High School Soccer Field, Corner of Hall and Durham Road

4th of July Celebration in Lake Oswego
"It's Oregon's 150th Birthday this year! So don your patriotic colors, decorate your wagons and celebrate Oregon's birthday and our many freedoms with an old fashioned 4th of July celebration! You can participate or watch your friends stroll down A Avenue in the Happy Birthday Parade. And at Millennium Plaza you can join your friends and neighbors at the ever popular Farmers' Market. Plan your day around this community event and enjoy delicious fresh foods, live music, and the freshest produce in town! Parade begins at 10am! Watch fireworks at 9:45pm at Lake Grove Swim Park."
Various locations in Lake Oswego: Millennium Plaza Park/Lake Grove Swim Park.

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