To accommodate the scheduled Independence Day activities, road closures and parking restrictions will be in place throughout the downtown and surrounding areas.
All chairs and other items left along the parade route and fireworks-viewing locations must be removed by 7 a.m. on July 5. Any items left in these areas after that time will be removed and disposed of by the Public Works Department.
Note that at about 3:45 p.m., traffic on I-95’s North Avenue exit will be impacted toward Wakefield.
Road Closures (subject to modifications, as needed)
Access to area side streets will be limited by road closures. View a map of the area to plan the best route for your travel.
6 a.m.
- Church Street, from Common Street to Main Street
Approximately 3 p.m.
- North Ave, from Albion Street to Route 128
- I-95 North Avenue exit (toward Wakefield)
- Main Street, from Nahant Street to Crescent Street
- Water Street, from Main Street to Crescent
- Church Street, from North Avenue to Main Street
- Church Street will remain closed until after the fireworks have finished and crowds have dispersed.
Parking Restrictions
View the parking restrictions on an interactive map.
- Parking restrictions will be in effect from noon to midnight:
- Aborn Ave: No parking on odd side
- Avon St.: No parking on odd side from North Ave. to Main St.
- Beacon St.: No parking both sides
- Bennett St: No parking on even side
- Bryant St.: No parking on even side
- Carriage Ln: No parking both sides
- Cedar St.: No parking on even side from Chestnut St. to Prospect St.
- Central St.: No parking on even side
- Chestnut St.: No parking on odd side from Main St. to Cedar St.
- Church St.: No parking both sides
- Common St.: No parking both sides
- Cordis St.: No parking on even side from Main St. to Vernon St.
- Court St.: No parking on even side
- Crescent St.: No parking both sides from Main to Eaton St.
- Cristofaro St.: No parking on odd side
- Eastern Ave: No parking on odd side
- Eaton St.: No parking on odd side from Crescent St. to Pleasant St.
- Elm St.: No parking on odd side from Prospect St. to Elm Crest Rd.
- Elm Crest Rd: No parking on odd side
- Elm Square: No parking on odd side
- Eustis Ave: No parking on odd side from Elm St. to Nichols St.
- Flanders Ln: No parking on even side
- Hamilton Rd: No parking on even side
- Hancock Rd: No parking on even side
- Jefferson Rd: No parking on odd side
- Kimball Ave: No parking on even side
- Lake Shore Dr: No parking on odd side
- Lakeview Ave: No parking on odd side
- Lawrence St.: No parking both sides from Main St. to Pleasant St.
- Lawrence St.: No parking on even side from Pleasant to Vernon St.
- Lowell St.: No parking on odd side from Main St. to Vernon St.
- Main St.: No parking in the square from Salem to Richardson St.
- Melvin St: No parking on odd side
- Nichols St.: No parking on odd side
- North Avenue: No parking both sides from Main St. to Reading line
- North Emerson: No parking on even side
- Park St.: No parking on odd side
- Pearl St.: No parking on odd side
- Pilgrim Rd: No parking on even side
- Pine Hill Cir: No parking on odd side
- Pleasant St.: No parking both sides from Cordis St. to Vernon St.
- Quannapowitt Ave: No parking on odd side
- Richardson St: No parking both sides
- Rochelle Dr: No parking both sides
- Salem St.: No parking both sides from Main St. to Vernon St.
- Swain Place: No parking on even side
- Sweetser St.: No parking on odd side
- Vernon St.: No parking on both sides from Salem St. to New Salem St., no parking on even side from Lowell St. to Salem St.
- Wakefield Ave: No parking on both sides
- Walden Rd: No parking on odd side
- Walton Ln.: No parking on odd side
- Wave Ave: No parking on even side from Main St. to Vernon St.
- Western Ave: No parking on even side
- White Ave: No parking on even side from Main St. to Pleasant St.
- Winn St.: No parking on odd side
Handicap / Accessible Spaces
- Avon St. at Library: 1 space, no exit to Main St. during the parade
- Civic Center off of Armory St.: 2 spaces
- Galvin Middle School: 4 spaces
- Foster Street: 1 space
- North Ave between Avon and Richardson Ave: 7 spots
- Parking lot behind Alano: 6 spaces
- Parking lot at Water and Main Street: 3 spaces
- Richardson Ave at Farmland: 1 space, no exit to Main St. during the parade
- Town Hall on Lafayette Street: 5 spaces, no exit during the parade
- Union Street at the Public Safety Building: 6 spaces
- Water St. across from Smith St: 1 space