It’s been three long years, but the tables, tents and fireworks are returning to Gas Works Park for Seafair’s Fourth of July bash.
Fourteen pyrotechnic workers started setting up all the fireworks several days ago.
“For me, when it’s all going off, that’s kind of the thrill of it. That rush. It’s kind of an indescribable feeling,” said David Fitzgibbon of Western Display Fireworks.
In total, the pyrotechnic workers plan on using 10,000 pounds of explosives this year and they’re all set to be blasted off from a barge just a few hundred feet from the shore of Gas Works Park.
“I love doing it,” Fitzgibbon said. “This is my 29th year of doing professional shows … and when there weren’t any, it was definitely kind of a bummer.”
The only possible “bummer” this year may be the possibility of rain.
“It’s really great to have people walking around and doing things again after a long winter, as I’m going to call it,” said spectator Reed Bruinsslot, who is hopeful that the rain will stay away.
Organizers tell KIRO 7 that the detonators that set the fireworks off are all waterproof.
With thousands of people expected to descend onto the park, reserved and free seating options at Gas Works Park are suggested. Click here for ticket options.
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