Bring the Family and Join Us For
ELYRIA’S 2016 SALUTE TO AMERICA:
THE WINDSTREAM GREAT AMERICAN PICNIC & FIREWORKS SHOW
June 30, 2016 (rain date July 1) 4:00 – 11:00pm at West Park – 1200
Foster Avenue
FIREWORKS SCHEDULE
& INSTRUCTIONS
Agenda
4:00pm: West Park
Opens to the Public
4:00pm: Handicap Parking
opens (Central West Park Parking Lot off Foster Avenue)
4:00pm: Picnic
Begins/Food Vendors Open
7:00pm: Elyria Parks & Recreation Staff provide family
games
7:15pm: Live Music on the Windstream Communications Stage
begins, featuring performances
by Elyria’s own E.T. King and the Determination followed by Headlining Band
The Whiskey Kings, fronted by WKYC’s
Monica Robbins
Dusk: Opening Presentations & Fireworks
- Mayor Holly Brinda: Welcome, Introduction of Sponsors
- Presenting of the Colors – Elyria Veterans Groups
- Pledge of Allegiance – US Army Veteran Terry Stone
- Star Spangled Banner: Tim Deery
- Fireworks begins
- 11:45pm: Curfew begins
Parking Instructions
Please Carpool:
While the City is working hard to create parking for this
event, there will still be a limited number of parking spots available.
Handicap Parking: Enter the Central West
Park Parking Lot via the Foster Avenue entrance. An official Handicap Parking Identification
Tag will be required to gain access for drop-off and parking.
Parking Prohibited: For safety purposes, parking on the streets
will be limited so please pay attention to posted signage. Some
of the restricted parking Streets are:- Clemens Avenue – Both sides from SR 113 to West Park (Oakwood Avenue)
- Oakwood Avenue – Both sides from Clemens Avenue to Penfield Avenue.
- Penfield Avenue – Both sides from Oakwood Avenue to Lowell Street.
- Lowell Street – Both sides from Lake Avenue to Elyria Corp. (West of the railroad track overpass.)
- Foster Avenue – Both sides from West Park to Woodland Avenue and the west bound side from Woodland Avenue to Lake Avenue.
- Spruce Street – Both sides from Penfield Avenue to Oakwood School.
Residential Traffic: Only residential traffic will be
permitted on Rockfern and Seneca avenues.
Adjusted Traffic Patterns: Please see the city's website for complete traffic pattern adjustments for the fireworks celebration here.
Park Rules for the Fireworks
You may bring into the park: blankets and
beach towels, tarps, lawn chairs, personal-size umbrellas, cameras, cell
phones, binoculars, sealed water bottles, baby strollers, wagons, food, flashlight,
bug repellent, coolers. All items
brought into the park are subject to city inspection.
The following items are strictly prohibited: fireworks or sparklers; throwing or batting
toys; skateboards or inline skates; bicycles; laser pointers; alcohol; illegal
drugs; tents; large golf umbrellas or flags; animals (except service dogs).
Park Etiquette
Please, be thoughtful when setting up lawn chairs that
you try not to block others’ views; try not to smoke cigarettes in close
proximity to others – especially children; be thoughtful while navigating
through crowds to insure the safety of those who may be unsteady on their feet
or those transporting children in strollers or wagons.
Food Vendors
For your dining pleasure, the following food vendors, who
will be inspected and approved by the Elyria Health Department, will be
providing food: Hershey’s Ice Cream ‘n
More, Marco’s Pizza, By the Slab Catering,
Lorenzo’s Pizzeria, & traditional carnival fare from both Goldstar
Food Service and Island Delights.
Curfew
For safety and security reasons, the City of Elyria will
be enforcing an 11:45pm city-wide curfew to encourage citizens to leave West
Park and the neighborhood immediately after the fireworks show.
Thank You to
These City of Elyria Summer of 2016
Community
Reinvestment Sponsors
(Fireworks,
Camps, Concert Supporters: $10,000 - $500)
Windstream
Communications, Elyria Charities Inc., BASF Corporation, Republic
Services, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, 3M Corporation, 3M Gives, Friends
of Cascade Park, Bob's Tire Service, K.E.
McCartney & Associates, Inc., United
Initiators, Ridge Tool, KS Associates,
American Legion Post #12, Northwest Bank, University Hospitals Elyria Medical
Center, AECOM, EcoTree Services, LLC, Dunlap's Garage, Elyria Rotary, LifeCare Ambulance, Gregory
Trucking Inc., Elyria Elks Lodge #465, … and many, many more. 
