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Pocatello's Annual Independence Day Parade will return to Historic Downtown Pocatello on Saturday, July 4th! This year's parade theme is “Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday!” The parade will begin moving at 9:30 a.m. and the route is a bit different this year due to the Center Street Underpass Renovation Project. Please see the map below to help pick your spot for the parade!
The route will close at 8:00am. We ask families and visitors to plan to park and walk to the their favorite spot along the route. Please be patient after the parade ends and expect for it to take some time due to the large size of crowd we expect. Let's all work as a community to make sure everyone gets home safe and sound.
Downtown merchants along the parade route will be open serving hot and cold drinks, breakfast and lunch. The Portneuf Valley Farmers Market will be open their regular hours, 9am-1pm at Lookout Point. Plan to come before the parade and stay after to enjoy our beautiful Downtown!
If you are an entry in the parade: Thank you for your registration for Saturday’s Independence Day Parade, presented by ICCU, the City of Pocatello and Historic Downtown Pocatello. Parade line-up will begin at 7:00 am. The check-in point will be at W. Wyeth and N. Harrison as indicated on the map below. ALL ENTRIES must enter the parade route via N. Harrison Ave. ONLY! You may access N. Harrison Ave. at W. Day, W. Carson, W. Greeley, W. Young and W. Sherman. Those are the only roads that will be open to enter line-up. Do NOT access via W. Wyeth or W. Sublette as that is part of the parade route. Volunteers will again be coordinating the lineup and parade start.
Special Reminder: The Center Street Underpass will be closed beginning January 6 as the final stage of the restoration project begins. Throughout the project one lane of traffic may be open periodically. By mid-November the project will be substantially complete. Dates may change as the project progresses. We will do our best to keep our residents and visitors as up to date as possible. Thank you for your patience as this multi-year project comes to a successful completion!
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