Looking for a memorable way to celebrate the Fourth of July this year?  Look no further than Gateway Arch National Park.   

Visitors who gather on the Arch grounds tomorrow evening will have a front row seat to one of the nation’s most spectacular fireworks displays.  The civic organization Fair Saint Louis will set off more than 1½ tons of fireworks from a barge in the Mississippi River, just beneath the Arch. It promises to be the largest fireworks show the organization has ever produced.

The show is scheduled to begin at 9:30 p.m., and last about 30 minutes.  Visitors are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs and to picnic on the grass. No glass or alcohol is allowed. The Arch itself will not be open, but the grounds and riverfront will be accessible. 

This is the 42^nd year that Fair Saint Louis will present its Fireworks Spectacular.  It will also host its 140^th America’s Birthday Parade the morning of the Fourth.