Parks Tacoma will host the Tacoma Summer Blast on Friday, July 4, 2025, at Dune Peninsula and Cummings Park on Ruston Way. The event features live music, food, entertainment, and a 20-minute fireworks display visible from Dune Peninsula Park north to Jack Hyde Park south. Multiple road closures will be in effect from 7 a.m. to midnight: Ruston Way between Alder Street and North 49th Street, Yacht Club Road between Ruston Way and Grand Loop, and N. Baltimore Street between Ruston Way and North 49th Street. Heavy traffic and delays are expected.
Paid parking is available for $25 per vehicle in the Multipurpose Lot near Point Defiance Park and at the Point Ruston garage, where drivers should expect long exit delays after the fireworks. Free parking is available at Point Defiance Park near the boat launch and in lots along Ruston Way south of Alder Street. Pierce Transit offers bus service to Point Defiance Park, with the last bus departing at 6:28 p.m. Boaters must stay at least 1,500 feet from the fireworks barge, and no log boom will be provided…