Celebrate Independence Day with the Port of San Diego at the Big Bay Boom

Thursday, 17 June 2010
Contact: Marguerite Elicone (619) 686-6222

San Diego Bay is the place to be on Sunday, July 4, 2010 when the 10th Annual Port of San Diego Big Bay Boom fills the sky with a spectacular pyrotechnic light show.

Four barges will be placed strategically in San Diego Bay off the shorelines of Shelter Island, Harbor Island, the North Embarcadero area and between Seaport Village and the Coronado Ferry Landing. The fireworks will be visible from all of the Port's parks around the northern and central San Diego Bay area. These include Shelter Island, Harbor Island, Spanish Landing, Embarcadero Marina Parks North and South, Cesar Chavez Park, Coronado Tidelands Park and the Imperial Beach Pier.

•  Big Bay Boom 2010 Barge Map (793.66 kB)
•  Big Bay Boom 2010 Parking Map (204.17 kB)

New this year is an added display on the oceanfront of Imperial Beach. Fireworks will be discharged off of the Imperial Beach Pier.

The show begins at 9 p.m. at all five locations and all fireworks will be discharged simultaneously to live broadcasted music on 105.7 The Walrus FM radio. The show will be televised live on FOX 5 San Diego HD (high definition) and Cox 4San Diego. It is anticipated that the display will be approximately 16 ½ minutes.

The Port of San Diego is working with Old Town Trolley and Sundance Stage Lines to provide free shuttle service for Shelter Island and Harbor Island viewing. Shuttles will begin departing from two designated areas at 5:30 p.m. and will begin taking people back to their cars right after the fireworks show.

For Shelter Island viewing, the Old Town Trolley shuttle will pick passengers up at the corner of Carleton Street and Rosecrans Street in Point Loma, adjacent to West Marine. Only street parking is available at this area. The shuttle will drop passengers in front of the gazebo on Shelter Island.

For Harbor Island viewing, Sundance Stage Lines shuttle will pick up passengers at the Port of San Diego employee lot located on the southwest corner of Pacific Highway and Sassafras Street. Parking is available in this lot and at the Port's Administration building across the street at 3165 Pacific Highway (map). Passengers will be dropped off at Harbor Island Park.

After the show, passengers on Shelter Island will be picked up at the gazebo location. Harbor Island passengers will be picked up next to the Harbor Police Headquarters at 3380 North Harbor Drive (map), near the entrance of Harbor Island Drive. Shuttles will begin departing shortly after the fireworks show and the final shuttle run will be at 11 p.m. Shuttles tend to fill quickly and the wait time may be significant.

More than 750,000 people are expected to come to the waterfront for the Big Bay Boom. Additionally, the San Diego Symphony Summer Pops will be holding a concert in Embarcadero Marina Park South and the San Diego Padres will be playing a game at PETCO Park in the afternoon.

The Harbor Police and the City of San Diego Police departments will be coordinating traffic control on Harbor Drive.

The Port of San Diego strongly encourages carpooling or taking the San Diego Trolley. Nearby trolley stops are located near the Santa Fe Depot in San Diego and close to Seaport Village.

The Port of San Diego is the title sponsor of the Big Bay Boom. Established in 2001 to benefit the San Diego Armed Services YMCA, the show also supports various programs for San Diego area military families. Other sponsors include the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, the County of San Diego, the Office of City of San Diego Council President Pro Tem Kevin Faulconer, the Imperial Beach Chamber of Commerce, the Manchester Grand Hyatt, US Bank and several other Port tenants and businesses.

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