Here’s why Salt Lake City won’t launch fireworks on the Fourth of July this year
Utah officials are discouraging the use of personal fireworks, but professional displays abound this Independence Day weekend.
(Isaac Hale | Special to The Tribune) Fireworks burst over LaVell Edwards Stadium during Stadium of Fire held in Provo on Saturday, July 3, 2021. The 2022 edition of the Provo concert, on Saturday, July 2, 2022, is one of dozens of professional fireworks displays scheduled across Utah this Independence Day weekend. Salt Lake City will sponsor a laser lights show in lieu of fireworks this year.
Anastasia Hufham
Anastasia is an environmental reporter covering Utah's public lands and the Colorado River. Before starting at The Tribune, she reported on local government and environmental issues in Moab and New Haven, Conn.