Everett goes all out for America’s 250th birthday! Kick things off with the Fourth of July Parade through downtown Everett at 11 a.m., then head to Legion Memorial Park for the Colors of Freedom Festival presented by Boeing from 3 to 10:45 p.m. — live music, food trucks, craft beverages, and family activities overlooking Port Gardner Bay, free and hosted by the City of Everett. On the waterfront, Hotel Indigo hosts a ticketed Waterfront Party with live music from Beatdown Saints and Erik Scott (5–10 p.m., $20). Then everyone looks up: the Boeing Thunder on the Bay Fireworks light up Port Gardner Bay around 10:15 p.m. — an 18-minute show with a synchronized soundtrack on KKXA 101.1 FM. Free parade parking at Everett Station and festival parking at Everett Community College, both with shuttle service. We live lucky my friends!