July 4th Celebration
Parking restrictions will be in place to accommodate the July 4th celebration event on the Esplanade.
Road closures should be anticipated. BPD closes Beacon Street from Arlington Street to Hereford Street usually around 7:00 p.m. Charles Street also closes for the dispersal, and the closure is from Charles Circle to Boylston Street.
Parking restrictions will be in effect from Monday through Sunday on the following streets:
- Beacon Street – North side (even side), from David G. Mugar Way to the dual head meter in front of 120 Beacon Street (DC138, DC139)
- Stuart Street – North side (odd side, Transportation Building side), the last 4 metered parking spaces next to the MBTA Bus Stop, CC218, CC217, CC216, CC215 at the Charles Street South end
Parking restrictions will be in effect from Friday through Sunday on the following streets:
- Stuart Street – North side (odd side, Transportation Building side), from Tremont Street to Charles Street South, unless otherwise posted (see 4 metered spaces above)
Parking restrictions will be in effect throughout Friday and Saturday on the following streets:
- Arlington Street – Both sides, from Beacon Street to Commonwealth Avenue
- Berkeley Street – Both sides, from Marlborough Street to Back Street
- Clarendon Street – Both sides, from Marlborough Street to Back Street
- Dartmouth Street – Both sides, from Marlborough Street to Back Street
- Exeter Street – Both sides, from Marlborough Street to Back Street
- Beacon Street – Both sides, from Charles Street to Dartmouth Street (unless already posted)
- Back Street – Both sides, from Dartmouth Street to David G Mugar Way
- Chestnut Street – Both sides, from David G Mugar Way to Brimmer Street
- Mount Vernon Street – Both sides, from David G Mugar Way to Brimmer Street
- Pinckney Street – Both sides, from David G Mugar Way to Brimmer Street
- Revere Street – Both sides, from David G Mugar Way to Charles Street
Parking restrictions will be in effect throughout Saturday on the following streets:
- Arlington Street – Both sides, from Commonwealth Avenue to St. James Avenue
- Berkeley Street – Both sides, from Marlborough Street to Boylston Street
- Clarendon Street – Both sides, from Commonwealth Avenue to Marlborough Street
- Dartmouth Street – Both sides, from Commonwealth Avenue to Marlborough Street
- Exeter Street – Both sides, from Commonwealth Avenue to Marlborough Street
- Fairfield Street – Both sides, from Commonwealth Avenue to Back Street
- Gloucester Street – Both sides, from Commonwealth Avenue to Back Street
- Hereford Street – Both sides, from Commonwealth Avenue to Back Street
- Massachusetts Avenue – Both sides, from Commonwealth Avenue to Back Street
- Beacon Street – Both sides, from Dartmouth Street to Charlesgate East
- Boylston Street – Both sides, from Berkeley Street to Arlington Street
Boston’s Fourth of July Parade – Saturday, July 4, 2026
The City’s annual 4th of July parade will be held on Saturday, July 4, 2026 beginning at Copley Square. The route of the parade has been modified for 2026 as it is the 250th Anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. A large group of people is expected to gather at the intersection of State Street and Congress Street due to the reading of the Declaration of Independence from the balcony of the Old State House. Typically, the crowd will end up closing Congress Street, State Street and Devonshire Street at the Old State House. The parade route is Copley Square. Boylston Street, left on Tremont Street, right on Court Street to State Street (reading from old State house Balcony) then a smaller group will follow Congress Street to Faneuil Hall.
Parking restrictions and road closures will be in effect throughout Saturday on the following streets:
- Boylston Street – Both sides, from Exeter Street to Tremont Street
- Tremont Street – Both sides, from Boylston Street to Court Street
- Court Street – Both sides, from Tremont Street to State Street/Washington Street
- State Street – Both sides, from Congress Street to Court Street/Washington Street
- Devonshire Street – Both sides, from State Street to Quaker Lane