A dense fog completely obscured Navy Pier’s Fourth of July fireworks display Saturday night, which had been billed as “the largest and longest” in the pier’s history for America’s 250th anniversary.
While the show continued as scheduled, spectators could only see colors glowing through the marine fog. Rainy weather blanketed the region Saturday, with a severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 7 p.m. in Cook County.
Navy Pier issued a statement on social media early Sunday morning, saying “we are disappointed with the effect fog had on tonight’s Independence Day Fireworks visibility and understand it impacted our guests’ experience.”
Navy Pier will continue to host free fireworks on Wednesday and Saturday nights through Labor Day.
As a “gesture,” the statement said, Navy Pier will also offer free Centennial Wheel rides on Wednesday nights starting at 6 p.m., through Labor Day.
