Here's the lowdown on everything you need to know if you go:
Basic information
o Tickets: $5 through midnight tonight; $7 at the gate or online Sunday. Kids 12 and under are free.
o When: Gates open at 8 a.m. Stage shows begin at noon. Fireworks begin at 10:05 p.m.
o Where: Fort Vancouver National Site.
o Food and drink: You can bring your own food, as long as you don't bring alcohol, or plan to light a grill or other fire. (Leave your pets and personal fireworks at home, too.) Dozens of food vendors and a beer garden will be on-site. Bring cash, to avoid the lines at the three ATMs.
o For more information and to buy tickets: Visit http://www.fortvan.org.
Parking
o Where: The Fire Cadets are operating a lot at Fifth and S streets for $10 per vehicle. The Academy, at 400 E. Evergreen Boulevard, will have parking for RVs for $10 per vehicle from 8 a.m. until the lot is filled; enter on 12th and C streets. All metered spots in Vancouver will be free.
o No parking: Lots will be closed at Clark College, the Marshall House and Luepke Center and at the sports fields south of Mill Plain Boulevard between East Reserve Street and Fort Vancouver Way.
o Disabled parking: Available at the event site for a limited number of vehicles. Enter the site via the gate at Evergreen Boulevard and West Reserve Street. The length limit on handicapped motor home parking is 18 feet. Must display current state-issued disabled parking placard. Admission fee to the event applies.
Road closures
o All day Sunday:
o Evergreen Boulevard from U Street west to I-5.
o Evergreen at West Reserve Street.
o East Reserve Street at Mill Plain Boulevard; Ninth Street at East Reserve.
o Eighth Street at T Street.
o Fifth and Sixth Streets at U Stree.
o Mill Plain at Fort Vancouver Way.
o The Vancouver Land Bridge also will be closed.
o Closures beginning at 6 p.m.:
o Interstate 5: Mill Plain Boulevard exit from I-5 northbound; the Mill Plain exit from I-5 southbound will be right turn only.
o Mill Plain between East Reserve Street and Fort Vancouver Way will be closed to all civilian traffic from 6 p.m. to midnight.
o Closures beginning at 9 p.m.:
o Highway 14 exits: Grove Street-Columbia House Boulevard exit and Columbia House Boulevard/Columbia Way exit. (NEW CLOSURE TIME)
o No east/west travel on McLoughlin Boulevard at Fort Vancouver Way.
o Westbound traffic closed at McLoughlin and East Reserve Street.
o Westbound traffic closed at Grand Boulevard and McLoughlin.
o From St. Johns Boulevard, no eastbound turns to Fourth Plain Boulevard.
o At the Fourth Plain exit from I-5 northbound, no right turns allowed.
o All three lanes of Fort Vancouver Way will be northbound 9 p.m. to midnight.
Alternative transportation
o Bus: C-Tran will run shuttles from the Vancouver mall every 15 minutes from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Use your transit pass or pay $2 in cash for the round trip when boarding. Buses will depart after the fireworks.
o Bike: The city of Vancouver, Bike Me! Vancouver and the Fort Vancouver National Trust have joined to provide a volunteer-staffed bicycle parking corral at the southwest corner of Evergreen Boulevard and Fort Vancouver Way starting at noon. Bring your own lock. The city is giving away free "blinky" lights for better visibility.
-- Compiled by Andrea Damewood