# Tacoma Summer Blast

Tacoma's Fourth of July on the Ruston Way waterfront: live music at Dune Peninsula, a kids zone at Cummings Park, 150-plus vendors and fireworks over Commencement Bay.

Canonical URL: https://tacomairl.com/events/summer-blast-2026/
Section: events
Area: Ruston Way waterfront
Published: 2026-10-12
Last fact check: 2026-10-12
Event status: Ended
Start date: 2026-07-04
Start time: 12:00
End time: Not confirmed
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Venue: Ruston Way waterfront (Dune Peninsula to Cummings Park)
Address: Tacoma, WA, US
Price: Free
Age policy: Not confirmed
Reservations: Not confirmed
Organizer: Parks Tacoma
Organizer URL: https://www.parkstacoma.gov/event/summerblast/
Venue details: https://tacomairl.com/places/dune-peninsula/

## Why go

It's the city's biggest summer party, and the fireworks over Commencement Bay are the big draw.

## What happens

Things start at noon. Live music plays at Dune Peninsula from 3 to 10pm, there's a kids zone with games and a toddler area at Cummings Park, and more than 150 vendors line the waterfront. There are two 21+ beer gardens. The fireworks launch from a barge off Cummings Park once it's dark, around 10pm, and last about 20 minutes.

## Good to know

It's free. There's an ADA viewing area on the horseshoe pier, and first aid at Cummings Park and Dune Peninsula. You can see the fireworks anywhere from Dune Peninsula to Jack Hyde Park.

**Next year:** July 4. Parks Tacoma posts the music lineup in June.

## Sources

- [Parks Tacoma: Summer Blast 2026](https://www.parkstacoma.gov/event/summerblast/)
- [Weekly Volcano: Tacoma's summer festival season (June 11, 2026)](https://weekly-volcano.com/?p=5033)