Express Bus Service to Tacoma Freedom Fair
WHY FUSS? TAKE THE BUS!
Don't want to miss the spectacular Tacoma Freedom Fair this Fourth of July, but don't want to drive? Why worry about where to park and how far you'll have to walk to attend Tacoma's annual Independence Day celebration on the Ruston Way waterfront? The Pierce Transit Fourth of July Express Service is the best way to arrive, and so easy to use. Just park free at one of the designated Park-n-Ride lots and ride the bus to the main entrance of the Freedom Fair at North 30th and McCarver Street in Old Town Tacoma.
PIERCE TRANSIT 4TH OF JULY EXPRESS
Pierce Transit Express buses transport you nonstop to Freedom Fair, starting at 10:00 a.m. Buses leave Park & Ride lots at the Tacoma Dome Station and Tacoma Community College (S. 19th & Mildred). Service runs every fifteen minutes until 8:00 p.m. and resumes after the fireworks.
FARES
Buy a Pierce Transit Weekend/Holiday All-Day Pass
for $3.50 to receive unlimited rides on the 4th.
All-Day Passes may be purchased with cash on the
4th at TCC and the Tacoma Dome Station or on any
local Pierce Transit bus. The one-way 4th of July
Express fare is $1.75, the same as our regular service
fare. Customers with a Regional Reduced Fare
Permit (RRFP) and youth may purchase an All-Day
Pass for $1.50, or ride for 75¢ each way.
Weekend/Holiday All-Day Passes, and ORCA cards loaded with a July monthly pass or Summer Youth Pass are good on the 4th of July Express. E-purse is not accepted for this service. Your valid transfer is good for $1.75 toward the purchase of an All-Day Pass.
5 FOR THE PRICE OF ONE!
Up to four children (ages 13 and under) may ride Pierce Transit 4th of July Express service at no additional charge when accompanied by a farepaying passenger!
For further details call (253) 581-8000 or visit www.piercetransit.org.
Visitors to Freedom Fair are asked to support the presentation of the festival this year and beyond. Suggested donations are $1 for kids under 18, $5 for adults age 18 and up, and $10 for families.
Your voluntary admission donations are greatly needed to help continue the tradition of family-oriented entertainment on the 4th of July. Please give generously to help offset expenses incurred by the volunteer-driven non-profit organization that has presented this event for 30 years. Without your generous donations at the gate it may not be possible to cover expenses or hold the Freedom Fair next year.
Pedestrian admission gates will be located on McCarver Street between 30th and Ruston Way, and on Alder Street at 36th Street.
LOCAL ROUTES
Route 13 N 30th Street operates on a special 15-minute
schedule from 12 noon until approximately 7:30pm,
picking up patrons between 10th and Commerce and
North Tacoma. All other local routes operate on a
Sunday schedule.
FREE PARKING
Park free all day at the TCC Park & Ride and the Tacoma Dome Station.
LEAVING OLD TOWN AFTER THE FIREWORKS
Express Service back to Tacoma Dome Station and TCC
begins immediately after the fireworks. The map below
shows where to catch buses and SHUTTLE. All passengers
who arrived on a bus and require the use of
a lift-equipped vehicle on the return trip should note
those buses will leave from N 30th Street, just west of
McCarver.
For more information call (253) 581-8000
REGISTERED SHUTTLE CUSTOMERS
Registered SHUTTLE customers can schedule trips to
McCarver & Ruston Way or McCarver & N 30th. Service
begins at 10:00am and runs to Old Town until
8:00pm. Pick-ups at both locations begin at 11:00pm
or immediately after the fireworks are over. Registered
SHUTTLE riders may call 253.581.8100 one to five days
in advance to reserve rides.
Note: fireworks, explosives or flammable
materials are prohibited on Pierce Transit
buses and at The Freedom Fair.
Bags and packages subject to search by law enforcement.