After a successful first year in 2016, the Red, White and Boom fireworks show returned for a second year at Community Park in Snoqualmie. Hosted by Serve Snoqualmie, the community service division of the Church on the Ridge, Red White and Boom 2017 brought more than 5,000 residents out to the park to enjoy the show.
Jeff Mihal, event chair for Red,White and Boom, said the event was a success from every metric and was bigger than the previous year.
“I was very pleased with the results,” Mihal said. “With the attendance and participation, vendors and sponsorships, overall I am pleased.”
Various community organizations, including Safeway, the Snoqualmie Casino, and Boy Scouts Troop 115, set up booths on the basketball court to sell concessions for the show. Party Art by Robin offered face painting for children and Snoqualmie Valley Hospital had a first aid area set up. Children played on bounce houses in the park before the start of the fireworks.
New this year were a series four food trucks lined up along SE Ridge Street, which were a big hit, drawing customers throughout the evening. An official drone flew overhead, recording video footage of the event for the creation of marketing materials for next year.
The park was quickly filled with thousands of Snoqualmie residents to watch the show. The Olympia-based firework company Entertainment Fireworks returned to Snoqualmie to create the firework show after a successful first performance in 2016.
Mihal said the plans for next year are already underway and the money raised at Red, White and Boom will be going directly for the production of the 2018 event. Church on the Ridge sold pizzas and drinks donated by local companies Sahara Pizza and Talking Rain to raise money for the next Independence Day firework show.
Griffin Clarke spins the Snoqualmie Casino’s wheel to get one of a variety of prizes. (Evan Pappas/Staff Photo)
The Red, White and Boom show was held at Community Park on the Snoqualmie Ridge. Seating opened at 7 p.m. and by the time the show began more than 2,000 people were in attendance. (Evan Pappas/Staff Photo)
Chloe Fredell gets her face painted at the Party Art by Robin booth. (Evan Pappas/Staff Photo)
The show begins with a bang as the sun sets behind the hill. (Evan Pappas/Staff Photo)
The show begins with a bang as the sun sets behind the hill. (Evan Pappas/Staff Photo)
Snoqualmie Fire Chief Mark Correira, along with other firefighters, handed out glowsticks to kids at the Red White and Boom event. (Evan Pappas/Staff Photo)
Jeff Smith and his daughter Jocelyn pass a ball back and forth before the show starts. (Evan Pappas/Staff Photo)
The Patel family gets a spot right in the front row for a great view of the fireworks. From left: Darsh, Miraya, and Mayank Patel. (Evan Pappas/Staff Photo)
Kyla Hollan draws a circle in the air with a sparkler as her dad Jeff cheers her on. (Evan Pappas/Staff Photo)
Residents of homes across from Community Park took advantage of the street closure to set off some of their own fireworks before the main event. (Evan Pappas/Staff Photo)
