Community Corner
Redmond's Derby Days Fireworks Show Rescheduled to Friday
The city's vendor experienced a technical issue Saturday and was unable to set off the festival's fireworks display.
Editor's note: This event is over.
Sammamish residents who enjoy fireworks can head to Redmond on Friday evening to enjoy the bright lights and bursts of color in the sky.
The annual Derby Days fireworks display was canceled at the last minute on Saturday because of a technical issue.
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The show is now scheduled to take place at 10 p.m. Friday at after the Arts in the Parks performance.
Marta Gronlund, a city of Redmond spokeswoman, said the city's Chehalis-based fireworks vendor will likely provide the city some sort of compensation for the canceled show but added that financial negotiations have not been worked out yet.
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“Basically their equipment wouldn’t work," She said. "It was 100 percent in their court.”
Editor's note: Sammamish and Redmond-area residents can check the forecast before arriving for the fireworks show. On Thursday, it rained. The fireworks show information came from Redmond Patch.
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