Rose Festival returns this weekend and that means fireworks on the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend! See below for the best places to view the show.
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Related Portland Events & Info
- Events: Our May Events Calendar & Giveaways
- May 22: Fireworks River Cruise Memorial Day Weekend @ Island Style Charters | 7:30PM, 3 Hour Tiki Cruise (more info)
- May 22: Rose Festival Fireworks Dinner Cruise @ Portland Spirit | 6:30PM, Sunset Cruise + Plated Dinner
- May 22-25: Portland Memorial Day Weekend Events: Festivals, Fireworks, Food & Wine, Traveling
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From press release:
May 22, 2026
Fireworks begin 9:50PM
More info: rosefestival.org
Tom McCall Waterfront Park
98 SW Naito Pkwy, Portland, OR
Imagine Magic, Portland! The live music, vendors, carnival rides, food, drink, and fireworks are ready go! Expect to see the skies light up over downtown Portland with a fireworks display choreographed to its own soundtrack (best seen and heard inside CityFair). Can’t make it in person? Make sure to tune into KATU for a live telecast – NEW THIS YEAR!
Best places to see the fireworks include Eastbank Esplanade, Tom McCall Waterfront Park & the Hawthorne Bridge.
