Fog could shroud S.F. fireworks
July 3, 2009
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| San Francisco residents may once again struggle to see 4th of July fireworks through the fog. (AP) |
SAN FRANCISCO — Some years, San Franciscans have the chance to see fireworks. Other years, they can only envision them through the rainbow-tinted fog.
This year, it should be a close call, said National Weather Service forecaster Steve Anderson. Low clouds and fog will be rolling in, as they have every night this week, but they may not reach the vicinity of Pier 39 by 9:30 p.m., where The City’s official fireworks show takes place.
Serious fireworks enthusiasts should consider shows in Foster City, Redwood City or Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, where fog likely will not roll in till past midnight, Anderson said. The East Bay shows should be clear as well.
“Once that sun goes down, the fog starts creeping in, but by 9:30 p.m. it might not have reached The Embarcadero. We might luck out,” Anderson said. “All we can do is keep our fingers crossed.”
Celebrating the Fourth
There are plenty of events for Independence Day in San Francisco and on the Peninsula, including:
SAN FRANCISCO
WHAT: Fireworks show
WHERE: Municipal Pier at foot of Van Ness Avenue, near Pier 39
WHEN: 9:30 p.m. Saturday; show will last about 20 minutes
COST: Free
WHAT: Fillmore Jazz Festival, the West Coast’s largest free event of its kind, includes gourmet food and arts and crafts
WHERE: Fillmore Street, between Jackson and Eddy streets
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
COST: Free
WHAT: Afternoon concert by Take 2 and evening concert by 1980s cover band Tainted Love
WHERE: Pier 39, Beach Street and The Embarcadero
WHEN: 1 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday
COST: Free
WHAT: Golden Gate Park Band presents a concert featuring patriotic music, with a tribute to Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday
WHERE: Golden Gate Park, Music Concourse Bandshell
WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday
COST: Free
PENINSULA
WHAT: After-dark fireworks shows
WHERE: Port of Redwood City and at the west end of Leo Ryan Park in Foster City
WHEN: 9:30 p.m. Saturday
COST: Free
WHAT: Redwood City’s 71st annual Independence Day celebration and parade, followed by entertainment, a “battle of the bands,” arts and crafts booths, food and fireworks
WHERE: Parade marches down Veterans Boulevard, up Marshall Street and ends at Arguello and Alden streets; fireworks follow at the Port of Redwood City
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
COST: Free
WHAT: Foster City Fourth of July celebration, includes a pancake breakfast, family parade, Stars and Stripes dog show, bands, arts and craft booths, and fireworks show
WHERE: Leo J. Ryan Park, amphitheater and the recreation center
WHEN: 8 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. Saturday
COST: Free
WHAT: Half Moon Bay Ol’ Fashion Fourth of July Parade and Pillar Point fireworks show
WHERE: Historic downtown Half Moon Bay
WHEN: Parade at noon and fireworks display at sundown
COST: Free
