Mayor Matt Mahan | City of San Jose Official website
Mayor Matt Mahan | City of San Jose Official website
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Two free professional fireworks shows will light up the skies in San José this Fourth of July. The shows will take place at Almaden Lake Park and Discovery Meadow tomorrow night.
The eighth-annual Fourth of July Fireworks Festival at Almaden Lake Park, hosted by District 10, will feature a family-friendly fun zone, live entertainment, and more than a half-dozen food trucks. Limited parking is available at Valley Water, but public transportation or rideshares are encouraged. The event starts at 3 p.m., with fireworks scheduled to begin at 9:15 p.m.
The fireworks spectacular at Discovery Meadow, hosted by the Rotary Club of San José, will feature live music beginning at 6 p.m. leading up to the fireworks show at 9:30 p.m. Nearby parking structures will be available, although street lots will be closed for safety reasons. Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) will also have extra trains running from Santa Teresa (Blue Line) and Campbell (Green Line) to the Children’s Discovery Meadow stop.
A press conference was held last Thursday to share details about the City’s two free professional fireworks shows and critical information on the dangers of illegal fireworks and how to report violators online by using San José 311. Press conference speakers included Mayor Matt Mahan, District 3 Councilmember Omar Torres, Fire Chief Robert Sapien, Jr., and Carl Salas, former President of the Rotary Club of San José. A complete recording of the press conference is available online: https://bit.ly/44uj3r3
With temperatures on the rise, so is the risk of wildfires. The San José Fire Department warns against the use of illegal fireworks to mitigate preventable damage to life, property, and the environment. For more information about illegal fireworks, visit www.sanjoseca.gov/fireworks
About the City of San José
With almost one million residents, San José is one of the most diverse large cities in the United States and is Northern California’s largest city and the 12th largest city in the nation. San José’s transformation into a global innovation center has resulted in one of the largest concentrations of technology companies and expertise in the world.
About the San José Fire Department
The San José Fire Department (SJFD) is committed to serving the community by protecting life, property, and the environment through prevention and response. Responding to nearly 100,000 service calls each year from 34 fire stations, SJFD is a high-volume, high-performance, and full-service fire department. In terms of critical infrastructure, SJFD is the emergency service provider for a number of high-hazard occupancies, including an international airport, a municipal airport, seven major hospitals including three trauma centers and seven emergency departments, the SAP Center (home to the NHL's San Jose Sharks), PayPal Park (home to MLS’s San Jose Earthquakes), San José State University (the oldest public institution of higher education on the West Coast), three super-regional malls, 108 high-rise structures, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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