Neither rain, nor snow, nor clouds stop the show…
December 11, 2009 by Administrator
Filed under Around Town
By Valerie Buck
Neither rain, nor snow, nor clouds stop the show…
Fireworks scheduled to go on “Rain or Shine”. A gloomy, wet forecast isn’t dampening spirits for the City’s Annual Holiday Fireworks Festival on Sunday, at 6:30 p.m. Rain, cold temperatures, and even fog will not stop the show. The only conditions that could create problems are high winds. That is determined a half hour prior to show time with a test mortar and depends on wind readings and directions.
The event also includes a snow park, bounce park, live music and of course, a visit from Santa.
3 PM – Snow Park opens;
4 PM – Bounce Park opens;
4 PM – Santa arrives;
5 PM to 6:30 PM – Musical Entertainment;
6:30 PM – Fireworks show begins
The Warm Coats and Warm Hearts Coat Drive is still going strong. Remember the Fireworks Festival presents a great opportunity to bring coats, hats, scarves, gloves or mittens to any of the numerous downtown drop-off locations:
- Mind Body Manhattan – 815 Manhattan Ave
- Memphis Café at the Beach – 1142 Manhattan Avenue
- Look! Optometry – 451 Manhattan Beach Blvd. (Metlox)
- Beach Cities Christian Fellowship – 730 11th Street, Hermosa Beach
- Bella Beach Kids – 225 Manhattan Beach Blvd.
- Jan Davidson Skin Care – 806 Manhattan Beach Blvd. #209
- Trilogy Spa – 451 Manhattan Beach Blvd. (Metlox)
Here are details on the street closures:
The City of Manhattan Beach will be hosting its Annual Holiday Fireworks Festival on Sunday, December 13, 2009, at 6:30 PM at the Manhattan Beach Pier. This event draws a very large crowd and requires closing streets and rerouting traffic in and around the Downtown area.
The following traffic calming measures will begin at 5:00 PM on Sunday:
• Southbound Highland Avenue will detour to southbound Valley Drive at 15th Street
• Northbound Highland Avenue and northbound Manhattan Avenue will detour to northbound Ardmore Avenue at First Street
• Fifteenth Street will be closed to eastbound and westbound traffic at Valley Drive/Ardmore Avenue
• Westbound Manhattan Beach Boulevard will be closed at Pacific Avenue
For more information about the Holiday Fireworks, please visit the City of Manhattan Beach website.
