
Crowds await the fireworks show at Gas Works Park in 2016. Phoot: GENNA MARTIN/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images
Local fireworks shows are back on the agenda after two years of hibernation due to COVID-19.
What's happening: Seattle's biggest Independence Day event, Seafair Summer Fourth, is making a comeback, with the gates opening at Gas Works Park and Lake Union Park at 3pm Monday.
- The fireworks show over Lake Union will start at 10:15pm.
- Other cities, including Bellevue, Renton and Tacoma, are holding their own shows, too.
- The Seattle Times has a helpful roundup of the holiday weekend's events — including non-pyrotechnic ones, such as parades.
Of note: Setting off your own fireworks is illegal in Seattle and many other cities, as well as in unincorporated King County.
Pro tip: If you're not staying in town this weekend, check out this guide The Seattle Times compiled for beating the holiday traffic.
Our thought bubble: If you plan to park on the street over the weekend, check to make sure you're not in a temporary fire lane.
- The city sometimes marks areas as "no parking" to make way for emergency vehicles when big celebrations happen.
- You don't want to come home from a trip and have a ticket — or worse, find your car has been towed.

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