City of Walla Walla to host fireworks display on July 4

WALLA WALLA—Events for Independence Day in Walla Walla include the family-friendly annual 4th of July in the Park Celebration at Pioneer Park, 940 E Alder St.

The free event hosted by the Union-Bulletin on Monday, July 4th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., includes local music, entertainment, arts and crafts, food trucks, and other vendors.

The city of Walla Walla will host an Independence Day fireworks display on July 4, 2022, beginning at 10 p.m. The event will be held at Walla Walla Community College, 500 Tausick Way, Walla Walla, and is expected to be 10-20 minutes in duration.

Pyrotechnics firm Western Display of Canby, Oregon, will produce the show, including 5-inch mortars, the largest fireworks shells launched in a Walla Walla-area show. Western Display is contributing $5,000 worth of products to the show in response to the city’s Dec. 31, 2021, New Year’s Eve display, which went less smoothly than anticipated due to a staffing shortage caused by hazardous travel conditions in the region.

“We invite everyone to join us on July 4 to celebrate America’s independence,” Walla Walla City Manager Nabiel Shawa said. “We’re expecting an awesome show!”