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The public is invited to celebrate Independence Day on San Diego Bay with the Port of San Diego’s Big Bay Boom. The spectacular fireworks display during which fireworks are launched simultaneously from four barges on the bay takes place at 9 p.m. on Friday, July 4, 2025. “The Port of San Diego is excited to […]

Sandy Purdon, Executive Producer and Founder of the Port of San Diego’s Big Bay Boom fireworks show, talks about the $100 million impact the show has to the local economy, in addition to the more than $1.4 million it has raised for the Armed Services YMCA San Diego. Purdon discusses how to best view the […]

Fireworks explode over San Diego Bay during the Big Bay Boom on July 4, 2022. The Port of San Diego is scrambling to organize this year’s bayfront show. Hayne Palmour IV / U-T file By Lori Weisberg Union-Tribune Faced with new state-imposed conditions for staging this year’s Big Bay Boom, the Port of San Diego […]

Fireworks explode over San Diego Bay during the annual Big Bay Boom fireworks show in 2024. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune) By Lori Weisberg Union-Tribune The Port of San Diego will be required to study the possibility of putting on a drone show in place of conventional fireworks for future Fourth of July […]

BY JEFF CLEMETSON Just in time for Veterans Day, the Armed Service YMCA San Diego released an economic impact report Nov. 10 on the organization’s key fundraising event – the annual Big Bay Boom fireworks show put on by Executive Producer Sandy Purdon’s H. P. Purdon & Co and Port of San Diego. According to […]

Read the full article on the San Diego Business Journal website: https://www.sdbj.com/tourism/big-bay-boom-brings-a-bang-to-local-economy/

Colorful fireworks light up the sky over San Diego Bay during the Big Bay Boom.Get ready for a spectacular evening of pyrotechnics on San Diego Bay with the Port of San Diego’s Big Bay Boom. The annual holiday tradition is one of the most anticipated fireworks shows in the nation and takes place at 9 […]

Dear Friends and Community Supporters, Since its inception in 2001, the Annual Port of San Diego’s Big Bay Boom has enthralled audiences with its awe-inspiring fireworks display on July 4th. However, its significance extends far beyond mere entertainment. This event is a powerful force for good. The net proceeds generated from this extravaganza are dedicated […]

The Big Bay Boom isn’t just a fireworks show; it’s a grand salute to the families who stand behind our service heroes, illuminating the skies over San Diego in a spectacle of light and sound. With the picturesque North Bay as its canvas, the event is a vibrant tribute to the strength and sacrifice of […]

For most of the 23 years that the Port of San Diego Big Bay Boom has needed barges and tugs to execute the largest fireworks show on the west coast, Pacific Maritime Group has answered the call. Sandy Purdon, Executive Producer and Founder of the Big Bay Boom, has called on the expertise of Pacific […]