The Landing is returning as the title sponsor of the City of Renton’s Fourth of July celebration at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park that every years draws about 20,000 people.
The day includes free children’s activities and face-painting noon to 8 p.m., stage entertainment 1:30 p.m to 9:30 p.m., and a professional fireworks display from a barge in Lake Washington at 10 p.m.
The show is visible from the beach, but typically the fireworks display is viewed from boats, canoes, kayaks, West Hill, Mercer Island, Newcastle, and Renton’s Kennydale and Highlands.
An Information Booth is located just north of Kidd Valley, offering summertime community event information and sales of 2010 IKEA Renton River Days products such as adult and youth t-shirts, tank tops, hats and mugs.
The schedule:
7 a.m. – Coulon Park on Lake Washington Boulevard opens
Noon-8 p.m .- Free inflatables and face-painting for kids
1:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m – Stage entertainment sponsored by Sanctuary and The Reserve Apartments
10 p.m. – Fireworks off the shores of Coulon Beach Park
Stage entertainment
(Entertainment stage is located in the grass amphitheatre on the north side of Kidd Valley and Ivars)
1:30 p.m. – Renton City Concert Band
3:15 p.m. – The Parrot Lady
4:30 p.m. – Pan Duo, Steel Drum
6 p.m. – Hettel Street Blues
7:15 p.m. – Official Welcome & National Anthem
8 p.m. – Oncore, R&B Dance Hits
Parking is limited at the park. Event parking will be available on the top two floors at the new parking garage at The Landing and in the lot of the former Joe’s business location. There is no shuttle service provided to offsite parking areas.
Personal fireworks are prohibited within the City of Renton, including the park, and the Police and Fire Departments will enforce the ban. Violators can be fined between $100 and $500.
Newcastle marks Fourth at Boren
The City of Newcastle is holding its old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration with fireworks at Lake Boren Park.
“This is an event which brings family, friends and neighbors together in celebration of our country as well as our city,” said Newcastle Mayor John Dulcich.
The community celebration kicks off at 6 p.m. July 4, with celebrants encouraged to bring blankets and picnics to kick off the night. Light snacks, water and soft drinks will be available on site as well.
The celebration will include a live band from 8 to 10 p.m., followed by fireworks over Lake Boren.
While there will be some on-site parking, the city will provide free shuttle service from Newcastle Elementary School, and city waking trails can be taken to the park as well.
The city is holding a Poster Design Contest to advertise the “Old-Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration.”
Lake Boren Park is located off Coal Creek Parkway in Newcastle.
