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The metro area celebrates the Fourth of July with a bang!
These are a few of our favorite celebratory events, but you’ll find
plenty more at pdxkidscalendar.com.
Personal fireworks, alcohol and pets are not allowed at most of these venues.
Check the websites for guidelines. All are set for July 4 unless otherwise noted.
Have a booming good time!
Estacada Big Bang. Parade at noon, timber festival 2-8 pm with live music, lawnmower racing, more. Fireworks at 10 pm. FREE, parking $10. Most of the action is
near 31314 SE Eagle Creek. estacada4thofjuly.com.
Ft. Vancouver. Make a day of it with games and entertainment during the day
and fireworks at 10:05 pm. 8 am-11 pm. $7, free ages 0-12. 4th.fortvan.org.
General Canby Day. Street fair, entertainment, classic car show, kids’ carnival
(small charge for games), crafts, wiener dog races, more. Parade at 2 pm; fireworks at dusk. FREE, vendors charge. Downtown Canby. generalcanbyday.org
Lake Oswego. Star Spangled Parade rolls down A Ave 10 am. Star Spangled
Celebration from 11 am-2 pm features music, face painting, balloon animals,
more. Millennium Plaza Park, 200 First. 503-675-2549. ci.oswego.or.us.
Oaks Park. Spend the day at Oaks Park then watch the fireworks at night. Picnic
spaces first come, first served. Open 10 am-midnight; fireworks at dusk. $5 ages
16-61, $2 ages 0-15. 7805 SE Oaks Park Way. oakspark.com.
Oregon Garden. This one’s happening July 3, with a BBQ ($20), live music and
fireworks. Fun begins at 6 pm. Admission to the garden is free after 6 pm.
879 W Main, Silverton. oregongarden.org.
Tigard Fourth. Music, kids’ games, first responder vehicles, more. Gates open
6 pm; fireworks at dusk. FREE. Tigard High School, 9000 SW Durham.
tigard-or.gov.
Waterfront Blues Festival. Fireworks can be seen from spots on both sides of
the Willamette River. Tom McCall Waterfront Park. waterfrontbluesfest.com.
(See Fairs & Festivals, pg. 18, for festival details.)
And don’t forget the rodeos! Both the Mollala Buckeroo and the St. Paul
Rodeo have fireworks nightly. St. Paul runs July 1-5 (20025 4th; stpaulrodeo.com).
Mollala is July 2-4 (815 Shirley; molallabuckeroo.com).
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PHOTO BY ROBERT HOLCOMB, COURTESY OF FORT VANCOUVER NATIONAL TRUST
Fireworks at Fort Vancouver.