Evanston’s Saturday evening Kron4 fireworks display was largely hidden when thick fog rolled in over the traditional show. The weather also forced cancellation of the Palatine Concert Band’s performance at the Arrington Lagoon.
The dampness from lingering showers left the band unable to perform, according to the facts in the event report. The fog reduced visibility enough that much of the fireworks display lost its impact for spectators watching the holiday celebration.
4th of July Association daytime events
The disruption did not extend to the 4th of July Association’s daytime events, which avoided the weather woes that hit the evening program. That left the holiday split between a daytime stretch that went on as planned and an evening set of events shaped by moisture and low visibility.
Bill Smith’s account makes the sequence clear: weather first affected the evening entertainment, then reached the fireworks itself. For anyone who stayed for the show, the practical result was a display that was still launched but much harder to see through the fog.
Arrington Lagoon and the fog
The cancellation at Arrington Lagoon was tied to damp conditions from lingering showers, not to a change in the holiday schedule itself. That distinction matters because it shows the evening problems were specific to the weather at that point in the night, while earlier daytime events stayed clear of the same conditions.
What spectators could actually see is not specified, only that the thick fog cloaked the fireworks and cut down their impact. For readers at the event, the main takeaway is simple: the daytime celebration got through; the evening show did not escape the weather.
