Lights over Lake Erie fireworks: What you need to know

Here’s what you need to know about the Lights Over Lake Erie fireworks display, which is sponsored by the Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority.

Parking/driving restrictions:

  • Dobbins Landing – in the area of the Bicentennial Tower – will be closed to vehicles from 7 a.m. on July 3 until 7 a.m. on July 4. Pedestrian access to Dobbins Landing will be restricted in some areas during this period.
  • No parking on these streets from 4 p.m. to midnight on July 3:
    • East Front Street from Holland Street to Ash Street (north side only)
    • West Second Street from State Street to Cascade Street (north side)
    • West Front Street from Myrtle Street to Walnut Street (north side)
    • Short Street from Myrtle Street to Walnut Street (north side)
    • Wolverine Drive from the Bayfront Convention Center to Wolverine Park (north side)
    • Liberty Street from West Fourth Street to Front Street (both boulevard sides)
    • Sassafras Street from Front Street to West Fourth Street (east side)
    • Water Works Road (both sides)
    • Sassafras Street at Front Street (both sides)

Free Erie Parking Authority garages in downtown Erie from 4 p.m. to midnight on July 3:

  • West Seventh and Peach streets (117 W. Seventh St.; enter on Peach Street)
  • West Eighth and Peach streets (140 W. Ninth St.)
  • East Eighth and French streets (24 E. Eighth St.)

Free EMTA shuttle bus service from 8 p.m. to midnight on July 3:

  • East side of Perry Square along French Street
  • West side of Perry Square along Peach Street
  • Intermodal Transportation Center, 208 E. Bayfront Parkway
  • Lincoln Park-n-Ride, Lincoln Avenue and the Bayfront Parkway
  • Liberty Park-n-Ride, Liberty Park, 828 W. Bayfront Parkway

Viewing locations:

  • Dobbins Landing, including the area south of the Bicentennial Tower and the public access walkways on East and West Dobbins Landing.
  • Public areas along the bayfront, including the walkways on the Sassafras Pier (next to the Bayfront Convention Center) and the area at the foot of Holland Street.
  • The bluffs along East and West Front streets, including Bayview Park on West Second Street, between Cherry and Walnut streets.
  • Presque Isle State Park, particularly the portion of the park from the East and West piers east to Perry Monument.
Lights over Lake Erie fireworks are shown over the Bicentennial Tower at Dobbins Landing on July 3, 2022. In the foreground is Presque Isle Bay. The annual fireworks display will return to Erie's bayfront on Monday, July 3, 2023.
Lights over Lake Erie fireworks are shown over the Bicentennial Tower at Dobbins Landing on July 3, 2022. In the foreground is Presque Isle Bay. The annual fireworks display will return to Erie’s bayfront on Monday, July 3, 2023.
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