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2022 Warren 4th of July Parade and Festivities
July 4, 2022
Free
Join us for the Full complement of parade, kids’ activities, street dance, Buddy Badges and more on Monday, July 4, 2022!
For the 73rd-almost-consecutive-year, we celebrate our independence with a wild, wacky, and wickedly fun parade, street dance, and family festivities at the Warren 4th of July Parade and Festivities! Parade starts at 10 AM on July 4, 2022. Main Street in Warren closes at 8:30am SHARP. Please remember that everyone is welcome to participate in the parade, regardless of political leanings – please be respectful. Freedom of Speech is still one of our inalienable rights.
THIS YEAR’S POSTER: If you would like 1 of one hundred printed 2022 Liberty posters, they are free! To receive your poster, please send a copy of a receipt for a donation to the Ukrainian relief charity of your choice to: info@warren4thofjuly.com. Susan will arrange for you to pick up your poster locally. Printing donated by L. Brown & Sons Printing in Barre, VT. Posters are 11″ x 17″.
No alcohol permitted in Warren Village during the parade hours of 8:30am-2:00pm. Lawsons will be served at Brooks Field (elementary school) following the end of the parade and the start of festivities. Music by Mad Mountain Scramblers and supervised kids’ fun by Kidventures, along with the Beer Garden at Brooks Field. The Village will feature high energy tunes from the porch of the Warren Store for dancing and listening.
This event is produced by the Mad River Valley Rotary Club.
Theme: LIBERTY
Grand Marshals: Win Smith and Maggie Smith
Floats: No need to register. Arrive at the south end of Warren Village’s Main Street by 9am. (TIP: enter by SOUTH Main Street – south of Covered Bridge Rd – and get in line). You will be facing in the correct direction. Parade starter will put you in place as you move forward once parade begins.
Buddy Badges: $1 donation requested at the town entrances for a numbered badge. Find your matching number in the crowd, report together to the town gazebo and claim a matching pair of prizes, while they last. Sponsored by WDEV Radio.
Free Shuttle: Free yellow school buses will travel between the satellite parking at Sugarbush Lincoln Peak to drop off at the Covered Bridge Road/Rt 100. Bus will begin running at 8am and will not make any stops along the route. BE EARLY – DON’T WAIT TO THE LAST MINUTE! Buses will end service at 4pm.
Handicap Parking: Parking placard required. In all cases, vehicle must be in the village before 8:30am. Parking at the Municipal/Church parking in the center of town (behind the fire station). Limited parking available at the “grist stone” commuter parking at the north end of Main St. 4-wheeled transport utility vehicles available by chance. If you ask a security person, they can relay to the drivers to come to your location. Note that these vehicles and personnel are doing parade prep, so you may have to wait….
Parking: There is LIMITED parking along Rt 100 in places where all wheels can be to the right of the white line. There is no parking on Brook Road. There will be a substantial number of No Parking signs on the roads that enter Warren Village (Fuller Hill, Covered Bridge Rd, Brook Rd, School Road). These are required to ensure emergency vehicles can access those areas as may be required. There is limited parking around the perimeter of Brooks Field at the Warren Elementary School (see image).
Port-O-Lets: There will be 1 by the Covered Bridge, 2 at the Municipal Office/Warren Church parking lot, 12 behind the Warren Store and 4 at the Warren School.
Fireworks: Dusk at Sugarbush Resort on Monday, July 4
The Parade Boss strongly discourages bringing dogs to the parade. Please leave them home (not in the car) for the day. They won’t have nearly as much fun as you at the parade. If you MUST bring a dog, please supply adequate water and keep them leashed at all times. Please keep horses at home, too!
Sponsors: Waitsfield Champlain Valley Telecom, Lawsons Finest Liquids, WDEV Radio, rk miles Lumber & Building, Mad River Glen, Sugarbush Resort, A&J Recycling
Questions: leave a message with your question at 802-498-8545 and Susan will call you as soon as she can.
TIMELINE:
8 a.m.: Vendors must have arrived in Warren preparing for setup.
8 a.m.: Mad Bus begins running from Lincoln Peak (Sugarbush) until 4 p.m. Pick-up after the parade is at Covered Bridge Road and Route 100. There are no other satellite parking areas. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE – BOARD EARLY BUSES!
8:30 a.m.: Main Street Warren closed to the intersection of South Main Street and Covered Bridge Road, intersection of Brook Road and School Road to Main Street and the intersection of Fuller Hill and Main Street. Only emergency and pre-authorized traffic will be allowed through.
8:30 a.m.-9:00a.m.: Floats should arrive by this time, entering the village from South Main Street and Route 100 (not Covered Bridge Road) and line up in the order you arrive or as assigned by the Float Patrol. Floats and marchers should be respectful of Float Patrol and stay in the order assigned.
10 a.m.: Parade starts with cannon boom
11:15 a.m.: Parade winds down, Bruce Sklar and his Slarkestra warm up on the porch of The Warren Store and the street dance begins, rain or shine!
Limited street opening as crowds disburse. Warren Village Main Street from intersection of Brook Road south to Flat Iron Road will remain closed until band is done and street is swept.
3 p.m.: Warren Village and Brooks Field activities wind down, streets re-open.
9:15 +/-: Fireworks at Sugarbush Lincoln Peak. Arrive early, sit back and enjoy!
