WAKEFIELD — Independence Day will feature events and entertainment from morning until night on July 4. Children’s activities, the 75th Fourth of July Parade, music, and a fireworks display are all taking place in Town thanks to the efforts of the West Side Social Club and Wakefield Independence Day Committee. To accommodate these 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 Friday, July 5, at 10 a.m.  Any items left in these areas after this time will be removed and disposed of by the Town’s cleanup crew. Thank you for your cooperation.

Note that at 4 p.m., traffic on I-95’s North Avenue exit will be impacted toward Wakefield.

Parking restrictions:

  • Aborn Ave: No parking on odd side; noon to midnight
  • Avon St.: No parking on odd side from North Ave. to Main St.; noon to midnight
  • Beacon St.: No parking both sides; noon to midnight
  • Bennett St: No parking on even side; noon to 9 p.m.
  • Bryant St.: No parking on even side; noon to midnight
  • Carriage Ln: No parking both sides; noon to midnight
  • Cedar St.: No parking on even side from Chestnut St. to Prospect St.; noon to midnight
  • Central St.: No parking on even side; noon to midnight
  • Chestnut St.: No parking on odd side from Main St. to Cedar St.; noon to midnight
  • Church St.: No parking both sides from North Ave. to Common St.; noon to midnight
  • Common St.: No parking both sides; noon to midnight
  • Cordis St.: No parking on even side from Main St. to Vernon St.; noon to midnight
  • Court St.: No parking on even side; noon to midnight
  • Crescent St.: No parking both sides from Main to Eaton St.; noon to midnight
  • Cristofaro St.: No parking on odd side; noon to midnight
  • Eastern Ave: No parking on odd side; noon to midnight
  • Eaton St.: No parking on odd side from Crescent St. to Pleasant St.; noon to midnight
  • Elm Crest Rd: No parking on odd side; noon to midnight
  • Elm Square: No parking on odd side; noon to midnight
  • Eustis Ave: No parking on odd side from Elm St. to Nichols St.; noon to midnight
  • Flanders Ln: No parking on even side; noon to midnight
  • Hamilton Rd: No parking on even side; noon to 9 p.m.
  • Hancock Rd: No parking on even side; noon to midnight
  • Jefferson Rd: No parking on odd side; noon to 9 p.m.
  • Kimball Ave: No parking on even side; noon to midnight
  • Lake Shore Dr: No parking on odd side; noon to midnight
  • Lakeview Ave: No parking on odd side; noon to midnight
  • Lawrence St.: No parking both sides from Main St. to Pleasant St.; noon to midnight
  • Lawrence St.: No parking on even side from Pleasant to Vernon St.; noon to midnight
  • Lowell St.: No parking on odd side from Main St. to Vernon St.; noon to midnight
  • Main St.: No parking in the square from Salem to Richardson St.; noon to midnight
  • Melvin St: No parking on odd side; noon to 9 p.m.
  • Nichols St.: No parking on even side; noon to midnight
  • North Avenue: No parking both sides from North Ave. to Church St.; noon to midnight
  • North Emerson: No parking on even side; noon to midnight
  • Park St.: No parking on odd side; noon to midnight
  • Pearl St.: No parking on odd side; noon to midnight
  • Pilgrim Rd: No parking on even side; noon to midnight
  • Pine Hill Cir: No parking on odd side; noon to midnight
  • Pleasant St.: No parking both sides from Salem to Vernon St.; noon to midnight
  • Pleasant St.: No parking on even side from Salem to Cordis St.; noon to midnight
  • Quannapowitt Ave: No parking on odd side; noon to midnight
  • Richardson St: No parking both sides to Wakefield Ave.; noon to 9 p.m.
  • Richardson St: No parking on even side from Wakefield Ave. to Melvin St; noon to 9 p.m.
  • Rochelle Dr: No parking both sides; noon to midnight
  • Salem St.: No parking both sides from Main St. to Vernon St.; noon to midnight
  • Sweetser St.: No parking on odd side; noon to midnight
  • Vernon St.: No parking on both sides from Water St. to New Salem St., no parking on even side from Lowell St. to Salem St.; noon to midnight
  • Wakefield Ave: No parking on odd side; noon to 9 p.m.
  • Walden Rd: No parking on odd side; noon to midnight
  • Wave Ave: No parking on even side from Main St. to Vernon St.; noon to midnight
  • Western Ave: No parking on even side; noon to midnight
  • White Ave: No parking on even side from Main St. to Pleasant St.; noon to midnight
  • Winn St.: No parking on odd side; noon to midnight

Road Closures: Early morning 

  • Galvin parking lot entrance and exit
  • Church Street at Common and Church Street at Main
  • Pleasant St side streets from Main Street between Salem and Lowell (Cordis, Central, Sweetser, Aborn, White, Wave, and Lawrence)
  • Salem at Pleasant – no westbound traffic on Salem St.

Road Closures: Noon 

  • Quannapowitt Avenue via Lowell Street

Road Closures: beginning at or around 3:00 p.m.

  • Armory at Main
  • Avon at Main
  • Bennett Street at Main
  • Bennett Street at Traverse Street
  • Carriage Lane
  • Centre Street at back of Dollar Store building
  • Chestnut at Main
  • Cut-through between Upper Common and Rockery
  • Lincoln Street at Main
  • Lincoln Street at Smith Street
  • Main Street at Crescent
  • Main Street at Nahant Street
  • North Avenue at Armory Street
  • North Avenue at Avon Street
  • North Avenue at Chestnut Street
  • North Avenue at Church Street
  • North Avenue at Quannapowitt Avenue
  • North Avenue at West Water Street
  • North Avenue at Yale Avenue
  • Parking Lot at Coop Bank Main Street – Entrance and Exit
  • Princess Street at Union Street
  • Prospect at Cedar
  • Prospect at Emerson
  • Richardson Ave at Foster
  • Richardson Avenue
  • Richardson Street at Hamilton Road
  • Richardson Street at Main
  • Water Street at Crescent – Right Turn Only
  • Water Street at Main
  • Water Street at Smith
  • West Water at Main
  • West Water at Main
  • Yale Avenue at Main

Road Closures for Fireworks

  • Beacon Street
  • Church at Lafayette; traffic cannot exit Lafayette and go towards Common
  • Church Street, both ends at North Avenue and Main Street
  • Common Street at the Rockery (no access to Lafayette or Common)

Accessible spaces will be located throughout the downtown:

  • 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: 6 spaces