Hundreds of Eugene and Springfield residents flocked to Alton Baker Park to watch a fireworks show while Portland residents sought out the Waterfront Blues Festival fireworks display over the Willamette River.
A red glow set off by a fireworks show at Alton Baker Park illuminates the sky and local residents. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)
Eugene and Springfield residents watch explosions of blue, white and green as the fireworks show begins. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)
Children at Alton Baker Park play with sparklers while they wait for the fireworks show. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)
Several hundred people flocked to the grassy meadows of Alton Baker Park to watch a large fireworks show. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)
A white dandelion-like firework erupts in the sky over Alton Baker Park. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)
Hundreds of Oregon residents gather at the waterfront during the Waterfront Blues Festival hours before the start of the Fourth of July fireworks display. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
A shower of patriotic red, white and blue streak across the Portland waterfront on the Fourth of July. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
Fireworks in a myriad colors burst in front of boat owners during the Fourth of July fireworks display. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
Green and golden fireworks blast across the night sky during the Waterfront Blues Festival. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
Huge showers of glitter palm fireworks cover the night sky over the Marquam Bridge in Portland, Oregon Thursday night. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
Golden glitter palms and chrysanthemums blast off from the Willamette River during the Waterfront Blues Festival. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
A flood of fireworks in all colors, shapes and sizes signal the finale of the Waterfront Blues Festival fireworks display. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)