It WAS a special treat to watch a fireworks display on July 4. Even today, it's still a thrill IF you can find one just as goodas what we remember
In the Bay Area, CA, it seems that it's a major challenge to find fireworks display without paying to be on a venue, or battle the traffic.
CBS San Francisco provided a long list of July 4 celebrations -- -but what is worth noting is when it qualifies each event that has or does NOT have fireworks.
For example
ALAMEDA Monday, July 4. Alameda's 4th of July Parade at 10 a.m. is the 2nd longest Independence Day parade in the nation. It's followed by a festival, but NO FIREWORKS.
Info: http://www.myalamedaparade.com/.
One can pay to be on some kind of venue where you can watch fireworks,. as the planned celebration aboard the USS Hornet in Alameda where ont can view the Bay Area fireworks. But our nearest neighbor, Oakland, isn't going to have fireworks. So what can one see? Glimmers of flashing and flickering firewaords from a distance
BERKELEY Monday, July 4. Celebration at Berkeley Marina from noon to 10 p.m. with live entertainment, food, arts & crafts, kids playground and pony rides. FIREWORKS at 9:30 p.m. off the end of the Berkeley Pier.
Info: http://events.sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/localevents/event/100/6286-4th-of-July-Fireworks-All-Day-Festival
But note that the street will close at 7 and won't reopen until 10:30 pm. Expect a helish traffic jam unless you ride your bike or take a shuttle (which will also be caught in that traffic)
OAKLAND Monday, July 4. NO FIREWORKS display over Jack London Square again for 2011, but the city is still hosting a fun daytime event for families with a petting zoo, art activities for the kids, carnival games and bike, canoe and kayak rentals.
Info: http://sf.funcheap.com/family-fun-4th-july-oakland/
Come early if you want to get a parking space. Or be smart, take the bus
It seems like the best fireworks display is one you watch on TV, in the comfort of your home (or at a party),
I can't/won't/don't recommend firing your own illegal stash of fireworks.
But gosh...it just doesn't feel like July 4 without foreworks, does it?
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