2017 Cambridge Carnival Road Closures and Parking Restrictions

The Cambridge Carnival and Parade is scheduled for Sunday, September 10 between 12-7 p.m. To review the map, parade route, road closures, and parking restrictions, please see below.

1.         PARADE ROUTE

•          Start - River Street @ Blackstone Street at approximately 12:30 p.m.

•          River Street.

•          Massachusetts Avenue

•          Sidney Street Extension

•          Main Street

•          End – Main Street @ Vassar Street.

2.         NO PARKING RESTRICTIONS

a.         Blackstone Street – Both sides of street. 9am-3pm.

b.         Massachusetts Avenue (Prospect St – Sidney Street) – Noon to 4pm.

c.         Main Street, south side of street only (Sidney Street – Portland Street) – noon-3pm.

d.         Main Street (Portland Street – Vassar Street) 10am-10pm.

e.         Main Street (Vassar Street – Kendall Square MBTA station) 6am-10pm.

f.          Ames Street (Broadway – Raised Crosswalk at curve) 6am-10pm.

g.         River Street (Blackstone Street – Franklin Street) noon-3pm.

3.         Road Closures

a.         Vassar Street @ Massachusetts Avenue at 1pm. (Remove at end of parade)

b.         Albany Street @ Massachusetts Avenue at 1pm. (Remove at end of parade)

c.         Albany Street @ Portland Street at 1pm.

d.         Ames Street @ Raised Crosswalk facing Memorial Dr at 8am.

e.         Ames Street @ Amherst Street at 8am.

f.          Ames Street @ Broadway at 8am.

g.         Ames Street @ South of Broadway

h.         Portland Street @ Broadway at 1pm. (Remove at end of parade)

i.          Portland Street @ Washington Street at 1pm. (Remove at end of parade)

j.          Windsor Street @ Broadway at 1pm. (Remove at end of parade)

k.         Windsor Street @ Pine Street at 1pm. (Remove at end of parade)

l.          Windsor Street @ Massachusetts Ave at 1pm. (Remove at end of parade)

m.        Windsor Street @ State Street at 1pm. (Remove at end of parade)

n.         Bishop Allen Drive @ School Street at 1pm. (Remove at end of parade)

o.         Bishop Allen Drive @ Columbia Street at 1pm. (Remove at end of parade)

p.         Main Street @ Sidney Street Extension at 1pm.  (Remove at end of parade)

q.         Massachusetts Avenue @ Sidney Street at 1pm.  (Remove at end of parade)

r.          Massachusetts Avenue @ Prospect Street at 1pm. (Remove at end of parade)

s.          Norfolk Street at entrance to city parking lot at 1pm. (Remove at end of parade)

t.          Brookline Street @ Green Street at 1pm (Remove at end of parade)

u.         River Street @ Memorial Drive at start of parade (Remove at end of parade.)

v.         Blackstone Street @ Western Avenue @ 10am.

w.        River Street @ Putnam Avenue at 1pm. (Remove at end of parade)

x.         Fairmont Street @ River Street at 1pm. (Remove at end of parade)

y.         Laurel St @ Pleasant Street at 1pm. (Remove at end of parade)

z.          Laurel St @ River Street at 1pm. (Remove at end of parade)

aa.       Kelly Street @ River Street – both sides at 1pm. (Remove at end of parade)

bb.       Kinnaird Street at Western Avenue @ 1pm. (Remove at end of parade)

cc.        Kinnaird Street @ River Street both sides of street at 1pm. (Remove at end of parade)

dd.       Auburn Street at Pleasant Street @ 1pm. (Remove at end of parade)

ee.       Auburn Street @ Pleasant Street @ 1pm. (Remove at end of parade)

ff.         Franklin Street @ River Street @ 1pm. (Remove at end of parade)