The City of Tacoma fireworks show presented by Tacoma Venues & Events will launch from a barge about 3,000 feet offshore from Cummings Park, maximizing prime visibility from most parks along the Ruston Way Waterfront, from Dune Peninsula Park in the north to Jack Hyde Park in the south.

• The fireworks display will take place once it is dark (approx 10 pm). It will be visible along all of Ruston Way
• A designated ADA viewing area can be found on the horseshoe pier of Cummings Park

Tacoma Summer Blast features three beer gardens, open to ages 21 and older only:

• Dune Peninsula: 12-10 p.m. Hosted by the Redefining You Foundation. Enjoy a refreshing beverage near the Dune stage.
• Cummings Park: 1-9 p.m. Hosted by the Lobster Shop. Stop in and enjoy a selection of draft beer, lobster rolls, house made strawberry shortcake and more.
• Point Ruston: 12-10 p.m. Hosted by Farrelli’s Pizza and located along the water walk on the Explore & Discover mural.

Kids Zone at Cummings Park

Entertainment created especially for kids will be bursting from the Kids Zone at Cummings Park all day long!

• Burn off energy with a bounce house, soccer, basketball and other interactive games.
• Cool off with ice cream and get creative with make-and-take crafts like sand art and spin painting or serenade your friends and family at the karaoke booth!
• A special toddler-only area will also be available this year featuring a bounce house and slide for our littlest guests.

Live music will be available throughout the day at Dune Peninsula at Cummings Park. Click here to view stage schedules for Dune Peninsula and Cummings Park.

Cummings Stage Performers

Stage DJ: DJ Sureal 

Tamao George Yasutake AKA DJ Sureal has been an area DJ, beatmaker and Hip-Hop enthusiast in Seattle for over 20 years. Coming from a diversely talented family, George decided to follow in his oldest Brother’s footsteps (DJ Hardcut) to become a DJ like him. As a member of the Universal Zulu Nation, George has had the pleasure of rocking along with some of Hip-Hop’s most important pioneers. Presently, when not working with the youth in the community, George loves being onstage as DJ Sureal backing up local MC Hero Yirim Seck or spinning breaks for the B-Boys and B-Girls. When not DJing, George is active in the community via his daily work with the City of Seattle Parks & Recreation, searching for the perfect beat at used record stores or competing in local bass tournaments. 

Emily McVicker 

3:00-4:00 PM | Cummings Stage 

Emily McVicker is a one-woman show of a variety of styles and performance. With a bit of live-looping, beatboxing, theatrical flare and heartfelt delivery, this quirky musical lady will have you bobbing your head and singing along ~ Great for all ages! 

Alex Rasmussen 

4:30-5:30 PM | Cummings Stage 

As an artist who’s been writing and performing music for over twenty years, spanning several genres, Seattle-based singer-songwriter, novelist, and poet Alex Rasmussen has finally found a sonic home in his current musical incarnation: a unique blend of folk and rock inspired by life’s highs, lows, and every evasive emotion in between. 

From the stomach-twisting rush of a whirlwind romance to the searing regret of habitual self-sabotage; from the Pacific Northwest to New Orleans—Tennessee to the Texas hill country; each of Alex’s songs is a mile marker along a potholed highway, driven with crossed fingers toward some sense of understanding. 

For this performance at Tacoma’s Summer Blast, Alex will be joined by virtuosic local fiddler Julie Baldridge. 

Tekla Waterfield 

6:00-7:00 PM | Cummings Stage 

Seattle based singer/songwriter Tekla Waterfield creates songs inspired by lived experiences and presents them through her lens of Soulful, Americana Folk. Waterfield has received praise for her work from Sonic Guild, SMASH, Artist Home, Doe Bay Artist Retreat, 4Culture, KEXP, NPR, KBCS, KUTX, One Reel, No Depression, American Songwriter and more. Her song, Better Days from her album, “Trouble In Time” was selected as a national finalist in the 2021 US Songwriting Competition. In partnership with her husband, Jeff Fielder, Waterfield released a new single, I See You Mama; an homage to motherhood; on May 9, 2025. The duo will release two more singles leading up to their second album as a duo, set to be released September of 2025. 

Triple Treat Band 

7:30-8:30 and 9:00-10:00 PM | Cummings Stage 

Triple Treat is a talented seven-piece group that plays a wide variety of fun party music you can dance to. Enjoy both old school and new R&B music with Motown flavor, led by three female vocalists who can really sing, dance and entertain.

Dune Peninsula Stage Performers

Dune Peninsula Stage Schedule

Stage DJ: Abbie Gobeli 

Abbie is an On-Air Host and DJ at KEXP 90.3 FM in Seattle. After escaping the cornfields of Iowa, she wrangled her music chops in the Promised Land of Prince–a.k.a. Minneapolis where she spent most her time curating the airwaves of Radio K, crowdsurfing at First Avenue, and eating poutine when available.  After graduating, she delivered records to the world at Saddle Creek Records in Omaha, NE, delved in the Glaswegian music scene, and finally landed in Seattle at KEXP.  She has done her due diligence spinning vinyl and sound-waves at various venues in Seattle, Vancouver, and Minneapolis. In the spare time she has created for herself, she manages post-punk outfit ACTORS (Vancouver, BC) and the ethereal pop of Tiny Deaths (Los Angeles). 

Kate Dinsmore 

3:00-4:00 PM | Dune Peninsula Stage 

Kate Dinsmore is a singer-songwriter based in Seattle, WA. A dynamic performer and vocalist, Dinsmore brings her songs to the stage with an undeniable presence. Deeply rooted in singer/songwriter traditions, she brings a modern pop sensibility to timeless lyrics and melodies. Dinsmore has built a fervent fan base in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest, allowing her to share stages with notable artists Pat Benatar and Colin Hay. 

Bigtooth 

4:30-5:30 and 6:00-7:00 PM | Dune Peninsula Stage 

Welcome to Seattle’s “Dad Pop” band, BIGTOOTH – part chorus, part campfire song, part skeleton key and part honey pot, dripping with melody. Electric-blue harmonies buoy big guitar chords and bright lightning bolt rhythms. No influence is out of bounds, no wave unworthy of the surf. It’s a blend of ingredients that harkens back to traditional styles and yet portends new positions of exclamation. For a special set of covers, Bigtooth will add Paige Sandusky. 

Wild Rumours 

7:30-8:30 and 9:00-10:00 PM | Dune Peninsula Stage 

“Just as Cirque du Soleil elevates the circus to an art form, Wild Rumours transforms Fleetwood Mac’s music into a captivating masterpiece” 

Wild Rumours focuses on the apex Buckingham-Nicks era material, creating an authentic concert experience with dramatic crescendos and moments of quiet intimacy. The band, comprised of an all-star cast of Seattle-based musicians, takes liberty with the material, adding their personal stamp on some of the greatest pop music ever created.

Food Vendors

Cummings Park

• Aunty Dolly’s West African Cuisine
• Big Dawgs Hot Dogs
• Blue Bunny Ice Cream
• Bobaholic Cafe
• Breakthrough Hulihuli
• Cute Dumplings
• El Guero Tacos De Birria
• Fisher Scones
• Funnel of Love
• Kathmandu MomoCha
• King Bob
• Little Squeezy Lemonade
• Moe’s Falafel
• OMG GYROS
• Puget Sound Pizza
• Quick Snacks
• Ricos Elotes Nathaly
• Sweet Bee Lemonade
• The Old Red Barn Popping Co.
• The Scoop Wagon
• Tricia’s Good Eats
• Warthog Barbeque Pit
• Zieglers Bratwurst Haus

Dune Peninsula

• Aguas Frescas Vega
• All Things Sweet
• Big Island Poke & Grill
• Dawgeatdogs Hot Dog Cart
• Dippin Dots Ice Cream
• Flavorworks Foodtruck
• Galileo’s Mobile Italian Pizzeria
• Gyopo Chicken Sandwich
• Kona Ice
• Langostino Sushi Burrito and Tornado Potato
• Lobster Shack & Joe’s Chicken, Coffee & Donuts
• Main Squeeze Lemonade
• Pinas Coladas Acapulco Style
• POP! Kettle Corn Company
• Puffle Up
• Ricos Elotes Nathaly
• Rosas Churros
• South Sound Hawaiian Shave Ice and Cotton Candy
• Sweetly Made
• Uncle Mike’s Filipino Foods

Artisan Vendors

Cummings Park

• A Creative Opal
• Afterglow Beauty Lounge
• Al Maktoum Goods
• Charmed Creative
• Dipped & D’vine
• Far Gone and Beyond
• GetuHooked
• Jayme Branagh Landon
• Jennifer’s Tie-Dye
• Joko’s Wings
• Kenlee Jerky
• Mode Scrunchie Co
• One Cut Shop
• Over the Line Art: Caricatures & Facepainting
• Peace Dog
• Perky’s Crafts
• Random Idiot Clothing
• Round Earth
• SwiftFeather Crafts
• Tarot Crow
• TickleMySweets
• Twiddy Prints
• Twisted & Beautiful

Dune Peninsula

• Artistry By Corissa
• Barlou
• Celestial Dream Gems
• Coral Ave Jewelry
• Elysian Edge Co
• Evergreen Adventures
• FaerieDust Fantasies
• FantasyPets
• Glowstone
• Lucid Links Permanent Jewelry
• Marakesh Leather
• Mystic Movement
• Napat Craft
• NARBO
• Ni Mimi Arts
• Pine+Grace
• Sand Dollar Style
• SawyersWackyArt
• Sew Creative
• Sumac El Sol Handcrafted Textile Arts
• Teal.Moonbeam
• The Enchanted Pig Pottery & Painting
• Thyme & Space Design
• Tribal Stone Jewelry
• W By L

Commercial Vendors

Cummings Park

• All Hearts Inc
• Bath Center of Seattle
• Champion Windows
• Cutco
• Equitable PNW – Team TNT
• Full Circle
• IBEX Roof
• Indian Arts DBA ETHNICA
• Jewels Fashion Next
• Love Hats Creations
• Native Andes
• Pierce County Asylum Productions Escape Rooms
• Sweetful Thinking Gourmet PopCorn
• Winning Ways
• YeaDat Clothing

Dune Peninsula

• Bath Fitter
• Bubble World
• Edward Jones
• Goldfish Swim School Tacoma
• Govo Charms
• Monova Lady
• Renewal by Andersen-Seattle
• Timbos Licorice

Informational Booths

• 27th District Republicans
• BECU
• TPD Recruitment
• UFCW Local 367 – Workers’ Bill of Rights
• Ukraine Defense Support

Lose something? Found items will be brought to the nearest of two locations: the Info Booth near the Cummings Stage or the Dune Peninsula Pavilion. Anything not claimed by the end of the event will be held at Parks Tacoma Headquarters.

First aid stations can be found behind the stage at Cummings Park and next to the Dune Peninsula Pavilion staffed by the Pierce County Medical Reserve Corps. Free water, bandages and minor medical needs can be found of here.