Fortuna Fireworks Festival
Fortuna invites the public to celebrate Independence Day a day early on July 3rd. This family friendly festival runs from 5:30 pm – 10:30 pm.
The 16th Annual Fireworks Festival is ready to light up Fortuna’s Newburg Park with kids activities, a fireworks BBQ, lots of food and craft vendors, a huge dance party and at dark, Pyro Spectacular will put on an amazing firework show!
Back this year is the return of the Fireworks BBQ!
Come to the event hungry for dinner hosted by Smokin’ Joe’s BBQ and grab a half pound tri-tip sandwich, corn on the cob, chips and water for only $15 pay! BBQ slider meal or hot dog meal only $10. This is a no wait BBQ, just grab your plate and walk through the food line.
If Tri-Tip is not your thing, We are welcoming back some of your favorites on Food Truck Row in the Newburg parking lot!
There you will find: The Patron Kitchen, Taqueria Martinez, Caps Food Shack, the Crazy Baker, Butter Cream Broom Stick, Sprinkles concessions and more!
Save room for dessert because we have an amazing array of sweet and salty snacks from mini donuts, kettle corn, cotton candy, caramel apples, dipped cookies, ice cream and a lot more!
Kids wristbands are $10 each for three hours of unlimited fun (5:30 pm to 8:30 pm) and includes 15 bounce houses, 3 mechanical bulls, petting zoos; clowns; balloon animals; and potato sack races. Returning to the line up is the rock wall, by the Girl Scouts, also included with the wristband! All kids purchasing wristbands must always be accompanied by an adult and have a parent or guardian sign a liability waiver.
New this year, Buy your wristbands and parking online through Eventbright!
At 8:30 pm the kids’ activities wrap up for the evening and the dance party begins with DX3 Productions doing a light show and dance party until the fireworks start at dark around 10ish!
Everyone is encouraged to bring your own chairs, blankets, or sit in the bleachers.
Please be considerate and use the trash/recycling receptacles provided around the park. The event is put on by a small group of volunteers who have to stay clean after the crowd leaves, so your due diligence is appreciated!
Bathrooms are located by the playground.
Organizers ask that all attendees keep safety in mind and DO NOT light off fireworks, sparklers or BBQ grills in any of the park’s grassy fields or playground. With families sitting close together with small children, we ask that everyone respect the public space and keep our park beautiful.
Parking to help pay for the fireworks will be in the field off Rohnerville, right past Newburg Park for $5 a car.
There is NO parking in the Newburg parking lot to allow for food trucks and a safe place to light off fireworks.
Help keep our roads safe during the event and check out the updated closures schedule for the surrounding areas on the Fortuna Police Department’s Facebook Page.
The parking lot of the Police Patrol Operations Division will be closed to Emergency Vehicles.
The McLean community center will have some parking available for a donation benefiting the Gean Lucus Community Center.
Everything for this event, from the cost of the fireworks to the time of the people who organize it, has been donated. It takes an incredible amount of work and money to offer this event to the public and a whole city’s worth of support!
Local businesses are the true stars and have generously donated to make this festival come to life for the last 16 years!!! Without their support, none of this would be possible!
Special thanks to the City of Fortuna, Parks & Rec, FPD, FBID, Fortuna Volunteer Fire Dept and a very small group of volunteers who work behind the scenes to make all this possible!
Please note* This event is geared towards families, so we ask you to leave your pets, alcohol, drugs and drama at home. Please do not come to the event intoxicated or smoke marijuana at the event. K9 officers will patrol throughout the night. Please don’t leave trash for volunteers to pick up after the event! We look forward to an amazing FFF!
If you would like to donate, please make checks payable to FFF and mail to PO Box 491 Fortuna, CA 95540.
DATES/TIMES
- Thursday, July 3 : 5:30 p.m.
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