Renton's Fabulous 4th presented by The Landing

Description

The City of Renton, and new Title Sponsor "The Landing," invite you to celebrate Independence Day in Renton. Enjoy free children's activities and face-painting from 12:00 - 8:00pm, stage entertainment from 1:00 - 9:30pm sponsored by Sanctuary & The Reserve Apartments, and a professional fireworks display from a barge in Lake Washington at 10:00pm. Average attendance at Gene Coulon has been 20,000 for Renton's 4th of July event, with many more viewing the beautiful night-time fireworks display from boats, canoes, kayaks, West Hill, Mercer Island, Newcastle, and Renton's Kennydale and Highlands. Treat yourself to an espresso or italian soda from PerkStop. Additional food will be available at the Beachside Concession Stand, Ivar?s and Kidd Valley. Recycle containers for plastic bottles and aluminum cans will be placed throughout the park. Event attendees are encouraged to use these receptacles and join the City in "greening" Renton's large-scale events. Be sure to visit the Event Information Booth, located just north of Kidd Valley, for summertime community event information and sales of 2009 IKEA Renton River Days products such as adult and youth t-shirts, tank tops, hats and mugs. Event Parking *Parking is extremely limited at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park. *Parking is not permitted along Lake Washington Blvd. *Street parking is available on Houser Way N., accessible from Lake Washington Blvd and using the underpass going under Sunset Blvd. *Additional event parking will be available on the top two floors at the new parking garage at The Landing and in the lot of the Joe's location. Please note: parking will not be permitted in the other "surface lots" at The Landing, but at Joe's only. *There is no shuttle service provided to offsite parking areas. *ADA Pick-Up & Drop-Off ONLY will be available in the boat launch area. *Additional parking for a fee will be available at The Bristol Apartments at Southport along Lake Washington, located between Coulon Park and Boeing. Fee parking at The Bristol is $10.00 for cars and $20.00 for boat trailers. The following hours will be enforced at the Boat Launch: 8:00pm-11:00pm - No launching of watercraft at the boat launch Until 9:45pm - Boat pickup is allowed 9:45pm-11:00pm - No pickup of watercraft at the boat launch Please note: Personal fireworks, alcohol, pets, pop-up canopies, and enclosed tents are prohibited. Only small-size barbeques will be permitted on July 4th. Personal fireworks are prohibited within the City of Renton, including the park and the Police and Fire Departments will actively enforce the ban. Violators can be fined between $100 and $500.