25/06/2025
"On Friday, July 4, 2025, Fairhaven will be celebrating Independence Day in Grand Style with an antique car cruise, parade and Independence Day ceremony.
The car cruise will assemble at Fairhaven High School at 8:00 a.m. to raise the BIG flag at 8:30 a.m. At 8:45 a.m., watch the antique cars cruise through town arriving at Green Street and Washington Street to meet up with the start of the Parade.
The route for the car cruise is as follows: FHS traveling North on Main Street to Howland Road, East on Howland Road to Alden Road, South on Alden to Route 6, West on Route 6 bearing left at Washington Street heading west to Green Street.
The parade will begin at 9:00 a.m. from the corner of Green Street and Washington Street and continue down Green Street to Fort Phoenix, with more than 30 groups participating. At the conclusion of the parade the town will hold the Annual Independence Day ceremony and the traditional cannon firing by the Fairhaven Village Militia.
For those traveling to Fort Phoenix during the parade, traffic will be blocked starting at Church Street traveling south on Fort Street. Parking and traffic along Green Street will be restricted until the conclusion of the parade. Southbound traffic on Fort Street will be blocked off at the corner of Fort and Doane Streets until the conclusion of the parade.
Green Street residents are encouraged to decorate your houses and sidewalks!"-The Fairhaven July 4th Celebration Team.