OSWEGO, N.Y. -- In the past two decades Harborfest has grown from a small local festival to a major regional drawing card with national performance acts and fireworks spectacular that's known as one of the best the area has to offer.

The four day event will gets started with a musical performance Thursday afternoon in Breitbeck Park. Entertainment will continue in various locations throughout the weekend while the event is estimated to attract more than 250,000 people here to the Port City.

There's plenty of entertainment for the kids with a midway while there's all kinds of vendors on hand to meet the delight of the just about everyone.

The event also packs in local restaurants and hotels helping bring in more than $30 million to the local economy.

Of course many people will tell you the fireworks show over Lake Ontario on Saturday night is something you won't find anywhere else.

"They take place on Saturday night and it happens on the water. Of course, it's what we celebrate with the festival is the waterfront and the area and we bring in well over 100,000 people. You can view it from the east side and the west side so there's great opportunity from both sides to see it," said Harborfest organizer Kim Cloonan.

Some traffic notes to keep in mind. The Route 104 Bridge is closed due to construction and the Utica Street Bridge will also be closed to traffic on Saturday night during the fireworks show.

More about Harborfest on everything from entertainment to the many other attractions you can visit oswegoharborfest.com.