ICYMI: Sudbury Announces 4th Of July Parade, Grand Marshal, For 2017

SUDBURY, MA—Sudbury's Chamber of Commerce recently announced the updated plans for this year's 4th of July Parade, happening on the holiday, with the parade kicking off at 1 p.m.

The parade begins at Chiswick Park, proceeding down Union Avenue to Route 20, heading east on Route 20 to Concord Road North all the way to Sudbury Town Center. The parade route is approximately two miles long. A shuttle will be provided for participants who want to park their vehicles at town center . The shuttle will run from the bus lot behind Peter Noyes Elementary to 490 Boston Post Road at the Chiswick entrance. The shuttle will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Road Closures
Union Avenue will be closing at 12:45; only parade participants will be allowed to enter. Beginning at 12:45 p.m., just prior to the parade, the following roads will be closed as well: Boston Post Road (Route 20) from Nobscot Road to Landham Road, Concord Road from Boston Post Road to Plympton Road, and Route 27 from Water Row to Peakham Road. Anyone traveling through the area between 12:45-4 p.m. should expect extensive delays and/or seek an alternate route. The finish time may vary depending on the length of the parade. The roads will remain closed until participants have safely traversed the parade route. Detours will be set up to minimize the inconvenience to the public.

This Years’s Bands:
Tony Barrie Marching Band
Bernhardt Bavarian Band
Alan & the Alligators Band
Natick Legion Band
New Magnolia Jazz Band
Jambalaya Jazz Band
New Liberty Jazz Band
North End Marching Band
The Van Burens
Worcester Sound & Lights- Military Band Organ
Boston Windjammers
Fire House Dixie Band
Worcester Brass Band
Bruce Marshall Group
Sudbury Ancient Fyfe and Drum Companie
Sudbury Companies of Militia & Minute a.k.a. Sudbury Minuteman

This year's Grand Marshal is Paul Lamoureaux, who has been a resident of Sudbury since 1968. He was Principal at the Curtis Middle School from 2008-2009, as well as 8th grade administrator in 2013. In 2009 an Academic Award was created at Curtis, in his name, which is presented to deserving students at the eighth grade Moving On Ceremony each June.

Find out more about the parade and Lamoureaux here on the chamber's event page.