Summertime in the Emerald City is nothing short of amazing, and the chance to spend the Fourth of July in Seattle should not be passed up. Many neighborhoods through the city host their own parades, fireworks, and small festivals, but the one that seems to draw the biggest crowds is Seafair Summer 4th, a celebration that takes place at Gas Works Park. This celebration includes food vendors, entertainment for families and adults, beverage gardens, pie eating contests, game competitions, sack races and other activities that carry on into the evening. After the sun sets everyone finds their seats on the lawn or in the reserved seating sections to watch a massive fireworks display over Lake Union.

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