PALMDALE – Due to an Excessive Heat Warning issued by the National Weather Service, gates for the Fireworks Celebration this Saturday, Sept. 3, at the Palmdale Amphitheater will not open until 5:30 p.m., organizers announced.
Attendees are advised to plan for high temperatures by bringing handheld umbrellas and factory-sealed bottles of water.
The Fireworks Celebration is presented by the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale. The event will kick off at 6 p.m. with a live concert by Platinum Groove, followed by a colorful fireworks show choreographed to music.
Tickets are still available at www.PalmdaleAmphitheater.com. Admission is $5 for adults, with free admission tickets available for children 12 and under. Everyone entering must have a ticket. Parking is free but limited. Large crowds are expected, so carpooling and alternate forms of transportation are encouraged. Additional parking will be available at The Highlands Christian Fellowship and Highland High School, which is a 20-minute walk to the park.
Food and beverage concessions will be available on site. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and/or low back chairs to sit on. No outside food, fireworks, alcohol, pets or EZ ups are allowed. Factory-sealed water bottles are allowed and highly encouraged.
Pets, livestock suggestions
Residents with pets who live near the Palmdale Amphitheater should take extra precautions on Sept. 3, between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. The fireworks show will be about 17 minutes long. Residents who would like to shelter their animal in their vehicle or trailer are welcome to park in the parking lot at Pelona Vista Park. Animals must never be left unattended. Only dogs and cats are allowed in the park on a leash, and all other animals must remain in a vehicle or trailer.
Residents are advised to take necessary precautions for the heat, including providing water for pets or livestock. Pelona Vista Park must be vacated by 10 p.m.
[Information via news release from the city of Palmdale.]
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Stinger says
So…. Somebody tell me again why we could not have done a 4th of July fireworks show this year?
East Lancaster says
With Wrecks in charge, they went with an unreliable fireworks contractor and it got cancelled. Just another screw up in a long line of screw ups during the reign of Wrecks.
Tim Scott says
Spirit of cooperation with Lancaster inspired Palmdale to not have one, then Lancaster’s supplier blew themselves up and had to cancel if I remember correctly…
margaret says
Does not sound like a good idea. How did it go yesterday night etc.
Tom says
This city has changed. I remember free concerts and firework shows at the park. Now everything is a fee, and for what the city still looks the same, has less programs available.
Steve Hufblower says
It’s the Lancaster Buisness model, charge for everything you can. It’s the benefit of the new regional partnership. Be happy they are not charging for parking yet.
Stinger says
…yet…
SGT M says
Free does NOT exist anymore. This isn’t the 90s anymore guy!
J. E. Hoover says
It’s hard to make programs free when your city council is sending millions of dollars to Lancaster for their pet projects and getting nothing in return. Now with EPIC, millions more will be heading to Fern Street where Rex, Marv, and the rest can continue their reckless spending and no bid projects. Maybe someday someone will address the pension liability mess.
ACE says
SOUNDS LIKE ANOTHER PALMDALE LOSER DEAL TO ME…
WHAT IF THE FIREWORKS ALL GO OFF AT ONCE BECAUSE OF THE HIGH HEAT..?
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Not Carl at all.... says
That would have been awesome.