In preparation for Star Spangled Springfield on Thursday, July 4, 2024, the Springfield Police Department, with the support of the Springfield Department of Public Works, will be detouring traffic in and around the area of the Memorial Bridge and Riverfront Park where festivities will be held.
On Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at 11pm, the Memorial Bridge will close to all traffic, vehicular and pedestrian, to allow for the set-up of the Star Spangled Springfield fireworks display. The bridge will open around 11pm on Thursday, July 4, 2024.
On Thursday, July 4, 2024, around 7:30pm, the Springfield Police Department will begin to close roads in the vicinity of the Memorial Bridge in anticipation of the 9:30pm fireworks display. Massachusetts State Police will close Exits 5A (Union Street) & 5B (Memorial Bridge) off of I-91 South and Exit 5 from I-91 North (Union Street) around 7pm, as needed. Pedestrians will be restricted from sitting on I-91 Exit Ramps.
For public safety, the Springfield Police Department will enforce no pets, alcohol, smoking, bicycles, skateboards, rollerblades, fireworks, sparklers, and drones in and around Riverfront Park.
Festivities will begin at 6pm with food vendors and face painters. Following welcoming remarks, Hipptown will take the stage in Riverfront Park’s Festival Field, followed by the fireworks display at 9:30pm with a musical simulcast on Mix 93.1 FM.
Star Spangled Springfield, presented by the Spirit of Springfield since 1991, is sponsored by MassMutual. Media sponsors include iHeart Radio (Mix 93.1 FM), The Republican, and WWLP-22News. In-kind donors include 90 Meat Outlet/Armata’s, Affordable Waste Solutions, American Medical Response, Charlie Arment Trucking, Elegant Affairs, Joseph Freedman Company, MGM Springfield, Michael’s Party Rentals, Quality Beverage, Sheraton Springfield, Springfield Parking Authority, Springfield Water and Sewer Commission, City of Springfield, and many others.
For more information about Star Spangled Springfield, visit spiritofspringfield.org or contact the Spirit of Springfield at 413-733-3800.
