Dorchester Day Parade – Sunday, June 7, 2026
The annual Dorchester Day Parade will be held on Sunday, June 7, 2026 over the same route as in previous years which is Dorchester Avenue from Richmond Street to Columbia Road. The parade will be preceded by the Dot Day 5K which is scheduled to start at 12:00 p.m. and be finished before the start of the parade at 1:00 p.m. The race will start just south of Park Street, head southerly on Dorchester Avenue to about Mother Julia Road and then return to the starting point.
Parking restrictions will be in effect throughout Sunday on the following streets:
- Dorchester Avenue – Both sides, from Pierce Square (Adams Street, Washington Street, Dorchester Avenue) to Columbia Road
- Adams Street – Both sides, Pierce Square (Adams Street, Washington Street, Dorchester Avenue) heading southerly to the Milton Line
- Richmond Street – Both sides, from Washington Street to Adams Street
- Butler Street – Both sides, from Adams Street to Richmond Street
- Washington Street – Both sides, from Gallivan Boulevard to Morton Street / Richmond Street