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Ticketed Gas Works Limits Fireworks Crowd, Lake Union Remains Free

7/6/2026

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Ticketed entry at Gas Works Park limited access for many spectators at Seattle’s Fourth of July fireworks on July 5, 2026.
Seafair’s fireworks display over Lake Union and at Gas Works Park drew tens of thousands of attendees.
The Lake Union Park site remained open without tickets, allowing free public viewing of the pyrotechnics.
Fox 13 Seattle broadcast the fireworks live for viewers at home.

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Ticketed entry at Gas Works Park limited access for many spectators at Seattle’s Fourth of July fireworks on July 5, 2026.
Seafair’s fireworks display over Lake Union and at Gas Works Park drew tens of thousands of attendees.
The Lake Union Park site remained open without tickets, allowing free public viewing of the pyrotechnics.
Fox 13 Seattle broadcast the fireworks live for viewers at home.