Lowell Fireworks Info
The city website has the info about the July 4th fireworks and concert. Particularly, you’ll want to pay attention to the road closures next Tuesday so you don’t get caught in holiday traffic:
Pawtucket St. between Wilder St. and Broadway will be closed per order of the State Fire Marshall from 3PM until approximately 10:30PM. This is necessary to launch the fireworks from the U-Mass Lowell softball field and to clear the area of unexploded ordnance thereafter. In addition the area along the riverbank as delineated by the snow fence must be kept clear of all people during this time.
Pawtucket Blvd. westbound from Varnum Ave. to Stockbridge Ave. and Pawtucket Blvd. eastbound from the eastern most crosswalk at Camelot Court to Varnum Ave. and Stockbridge Ave.
Rourke Bridge will be closed to northbound traffic from 8:30PM until approximately 10:30PM. This is necessary to allow two lanes of southbound traffic on the Rourke Bridge to alleviate congestion on the Pawtucket Blvd.
Pawtucket St. will be closed from Middlesex St. to Broadway from 9:10PM until traffic subsides. This is necessary to eliminate crossover traffic at Pawtucket and Middlesex St.
Entertainment for kids and food venders will be at the Pawtucket Blvd Sampas Pavillion area from 4pm onward, then the Lowell Summer Concert Band will play at 7:30, including of course the 1812 Overture (which is neither written by an American or about America, but I digress!) and then there will be fireworks. If I forget to mention it later, enjoy your holiday! However you celebrate it. 
And be careful on the roads!
June 28th, 2006 at 4:37 pm
Kudos to the city council and city manager for reviving this event!
June 29th, 2006 at 11:20 am
Is there an official City Cheerleader position in the city? Cuz you should get it. It’d probably come with a nice pension too.
June 29th, 2006 at 11:02 pm
“…In addition the area along the riverbank as delineated by the snow fence must be kept clear of all people during this time…’
So does this mean that my husband, children and I have to cross the river onto the pavillion
side to watch the fireworks instead of watching them from Sheehy Park?
July 3rd, 2006 at 1:33 pm
are the fireworks mon. night? or tuesday night?? i’ve been told they are mon. night
July 6th, 2006 at 7:43 am
The fireworks were great - but where where the police?
It was like a battlefield with everyone lighting off
fireworks - isn’t it illegal in MA??
A very dangerous situation - down on Pawtucket street - not
sure about the other side - I didn’t see one police officer.