Bayfront Fireworks Spectacular sets sky alight

By Ian Swaby
| 2:15 p.m. July 5, 2024

Sarasota
Neighbors

Ruth Weisberg said there was no better celebration to be found, than Fourth of July on the bayfront in Sarasota.

That might seem like high praise, but attendees found the Bayfront Fireworks Spectacular that night offered an experience worthy of the name.

“It was awesome. It was spectacular. It was nice to be here in the park and see so many people enjoy it,” said Bello Nock. “It was great to see all of Sarasota just having a great time.”

A staple of Fourth of July events in Sarasota for more than 10 years, the show, hosted by Suncoast Charities for Children as part of its Suncoast Summer Fest, draws huge crowds to Bayfront Park each year.

Zack Altman, who attended with his fiancée Carmen Altman, was among the newcomers this year.

“It was amazing,” said Altman, who recently came to Sarasota from Wisconsin. “It was cool to be in a different environment and watch the fireworks with my fiancée."

Gwyn Dotson and Spencer Menke took to the treetops to view the fireworks.

Russa Fecteau and his girlfriend Estefani Gillum, and Carmen Altman and her fiancée Zack Altman

Alexandra Osipyan, 11, celebrates with a sparkler.

Siblings Thomas Sutton, Charlotte Sutton, 13, Violet Sutton, 19 and William Sutton, 12

Lisa, Dom, Griffin and Brian Macrae watch the fireworks.

Bello Nock and his granddaughter Candice Nock, 7, enjoyed their time watching the fireworks.

Alden DiBitetto, 6, and Charles Scherer, 6, enjoyed the fireworks by boat, with their families.

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Ian Swaby

Ian Swaby is the Sarasota neighbors writer for the Observer. Ian is a Florida State University graduate of Editing, Writing, and Media and previously worked in the publishing industry in the Cayman Islands.