The fireworks are over the lake. So is every boat in Seattle. Bring a professional.
Your boat, our captain, flat rate. Event dates are the first to fill — request yours early.
The Gas Works fireworks show packs Lake Union rail-to-rail: hundreds of anchored boats, paddleboarders threading between them, and a simultaneous midnight-style exodus when the show ends — in the dark.
You anchor early, host your evening, and watch the show from the best seats in the city. We handle positioning, anchoring, watch-keeping, and the after-show run home.
How the day runs
Position early
We stake out anchorage on the north or east lake hours ahead, set the hook properly, and hold the spot.
Host the evening
Dinner aboard, guests aboard, drinks for everyone who isn't driving — which is everyone, because we are.
The exit is the hard part
Hundreds of boats weighing anchor at once, at night. This is the single best argument for a designated captain all year.
July 4 on Lake Union questions
Where is the best place to anchor for the Lake Union fireworks?
The show fires from a barge near Gas Works Park; anchored boats ring the north and center lake. Arrive well before evening for a clear sightline — and remember towed watersports are prohibited on Lake Union year-round; this is an anchor-and-watch night, not a surf day.
Is it legal for my guests to drink on board?
Passengers can drink; the operator can't be impaired. Washington BUI law applies to the person running the boat — with us at the helm, your whole party is a passenger.