On Saturday, July 4, Hopkinton will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with a parade and awards ceremony. The theme of this year’s festivities will be “Hopkinton Celebrates America’s Birthday.”
The parade will begin at 11 a.m. next to the Center School then proceed along Park Street, Hayden Rowe to Hopkinton High School, Grove Street, Pleasant Street, Main Street, and finally Ash Street by Center School. Following the parade, the following will be awarded from the gazebo on the Town Common:
- Most Patriotic Award
- McIntyre Best Family Award
- Most Creative Award
- Best Performance Award
- Best Route Decoration
Any person, group, organization, business, family, or neighborhood from Hopkinton is welcome to participate in the parade. Participants are urged to stress positive, family friendly messaging. There is no charge to join the parade.
Those who cannot join the parade are welcome to gather along the parade route to watch. Unlike previous Hopkinton parades, this event will be water free to promote safety and protect historic uniforms and costumes. Candy and trinkets may be handed out to parade watchers along the route, but nothing will be thrown from trucks or floats. A limited number of chairs will be provided near the corner of Routes 185 and 35 as well as on the Common for people who require them.
The rain date will be Sunday, July 5 at 1 p.m.
To sign up to be in the parade or to find out more, please visit https://HopFourth.net. The signup deadline is June 30.
This event is sponsored by the Veteran’s Celebration Committee with assistance from the Hopkinton Republican Town Committee and Hopkinton Democratic Town Committee.
