COLUMBUS – The premiere fireworks event in the Midwest will attract over 400,000 people to downtown Columbus Friday.
While some parking restrictions for Red, White & Boom! began last Sunday, most parking meters will be bagged starting at 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, said spokesman Rick Tilton of the Columbus Department of Public Service. Signs will be posted to remind motorists that while they can legally park there after 10:00 p.m., there will be no overnight parking, said Tilton.
Any vehicles still parked at 3:00 a.m. Friday will be ticketed and towed.
Parking meters will be bagged and temporary No Parking signs will be posted where there are no meters, Tilton said.
See map of street closings for Red, White & Boom!
Some changes are in place for the 2015 edition of Red, White & Boom! The firework launch site returns to Genoa Park, east of COSI on the west bank of the Scioto River, after being located at Veterans Memorial since 2008.
Veterans Memorial has been demolished as part of a riverfront renovation project.