{"id":1511,"date":"2016-04-01T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T14:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.citywalkerapp.com\/?p=264"},"modified":"2017-09-12T12:39:02","modified_gmt":"2017-09-12T12:39:02","slug":"southwest-waterfront-fireworks-festival-presented-by-harris-teeter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/southwest-waterfront-fireworks-festival-presented-by-harris-teeter\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUTHWEST WATERFRONT FIREWORKS FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY HARRIS TEETER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>APRIL 09, 2016<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Time<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p>1- 9 PM; Fireworks display 8:30pm RAIN or SHINE<\/p>\n<p><b>Location<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p>Southwest Waterfront \u2013 600 Water Street, SW to the Waterfront Park and Titanic Memorial (map)<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>\nCost<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p>FREE<br \/>\n<b>ABOUT<\/b><br \/>\nEnjoy more than eight celebratory hours of free music, family friendly water-related activities, cultural experiences, live entertainment and delicious foods at multiple outdoor venues at the Southwest Waterfront.<\/p>\n<p><b>CHERRY BLOSSOM PLAZA<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Harris Teeter Experience<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Cherry Blossom Photos \u2013 sponsored by Harris Teeter<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Caligraphy<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 DC Dragon Boats and Excursions<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Beer and Cider Garden \u2013 sales stop at 8:15 PM, services stops at 8:30 pm<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Product Samples provided \u2013 by Harris Teeter and Procter and Gamble<br \/>\n<b>GANGPLANK MARINA\/ COPPER BEACH PARK<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Food Truck Rally<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Coffee and Hot Chocolate Samples \u2013 sponsored by Dunkin Donuts<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Sailboat Making<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Hot 99.5 Music and Giveaways \u2013 special appearance by DJ Toby Knapp from 2-4 PM<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Blossom Art<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Character Appearances \u2013 sponsored by WETA<br \/>\n<b>WATER STREET CIRCLE<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Food Truck Rally and Picnic Area<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Blossom Hair Styles and Photo Shoot \u2013 sponsored by Hair Cuttery<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Blossom Ink Temporary Tattoos<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Family Comfort Station sponsored by Pampers, Luvs and Dreft<br \/>\n<b>WATERFRONT PARK<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Paper Bag Puppets<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 T-shirt Crafting \u2013 by Harbor Patrol<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Kasa Hat Creations<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Paper Kite Gliders<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Face Painting<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Family Games<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Koi Windsocks<br \/>\n<b>Getting There:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>We strongly encourage attendees to take public transportation to the Waterfront area.<\/p>\n<p>Metrorail- Orange\/Blue lines to L\u2019Enfant Plaza (0.7 miles to the Festival) or Green line to Waterfront (0.3 miles to the Festival)<\/p>\n<p>Metrobus- There are many options for bus routes near the Festival site.  Use the Trip Planner<\/p>\n<p>There is no public event parking on Water Street, SW. Please utilize area parking lots on 4th Street, SW and by L\u2019Enfant Plaza.<br \/>\n<b>Pedestrian Access<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Attendees can access the Festival at multiple entry points, including the intersection of Maine Ave. SW and M St. SW as well as via several access points along 4th St SW towards Waterfront Park.<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Fireworks Viewing Information: <\/b>Attendees are encouraged to view the fireworks display along the waterfront closest to the Titanic Memorial. While there will be many vantage points along the waterfront the Waterfront Park is an ideal location. Please proceed to this area well in advance of the show for your safety and exit on walkways to 4th Street SW.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org\/southwest-waterfront-fireworks-festival-presented-harris-teeter\/\">View full details on national cherry blossom festival site<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>APRIL 09, 2016 Time: 1- 9 PM; Fireworks display 8:30pm RAIN or SHINE Location: Southwest Waterfront \u2013 600 Water Street, SW to the Waterfront Park and Titanic Memorial (map) Cost: FREE ABOUT Enjoy more than eight celebratory hours of free music, family friendly water-related activities, cultural experiences, live entertainment and delicious foods at multiple outdoor [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[156,173,158,159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-drink","category-event","category-food","category-washington-dc"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9buia-on","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1511"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2041,"href":"https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1511\/revisions\/2041"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}