2026 - July 4th Star-Spangled Parade & Celebration
Parade begins at 10 a.m.
Celebration at Millennium Plaza Park from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wear your patriotic colors, decorate your wagons and join friends and neighbors for the annual Star Spangled Parade. Delight in festive floats, musical entertainment, vibrant vehicles and costumed canines as they march down A Avenue to Millennium Plaza Park via Second Street. The parade features Lake Oswego’s Fire engine, an authentic Fife & Drum Band, classic cars, White Lotus Dragon & Lion Dancing, and more! Continue the celebration at Millennium Plaza Park with a National Anthem performed by Onry, Presentation of Colors, Concert Double Header, carnival games, dunk tank, pie eating contest, face painting, and food vendors.
PARADE ROUTE: Parade staging takes place off Lake Garden Court and then travels to Chandler and 10th Street onto A Avenue. The route then proceeds onto Second Street to Millennium Plaza Park. Parade map HERE.
PARKING: Parking for parade viewing and celebration is available at City Hall (380 A Avenue), Public Parking lot at State Street between between A & B Avenues and Public Parking lot at State Street and Foothills Road. Access to the parking garages on First Street at Lake View Village and the Windward will be closed briefly for safety during the parade hours from 9:30 a.m. to approximately 11 a.m.
DUNK TANK & CARNIVAL GAMES: Support the Parks & Recreation Scholarship Fund while having fun at the celebration! Try your luck at carnival games, take aim at the dunk tank to dunk a firefighter or police officer, or even sign up for a 15-minute turn in the dunk tank yourself. To pre-register for the Dunk Tank, click HERE. Enjoy the festivities while supporting access to recreation programs for community members in need.
PIE EATING CONTEST: Celebrate the USA with Lake Oswego Parks & Recreation's annual Pie Eating Contest. Commemorate our country's independence by racing to complete an "All-American" Pie. Contest participants must be 18 years or older to enter. Register onsite beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Parks & Recreation Booth (after the Star Spangled Parade) at Millennium Plaza Park. Contest begins at noon.
TRAFFIC IMPACTS & ROAD CLOSURES: There are several road closures and traffic impacts as a result of the parade and staging site.
8 a.m. Closures with exception of Parade Traffic:
- Iron Mtn Road between Chandler & Country Club
- Lake Garden Court
- Chandler Road between intersection of Chandler Place & 10th Street
- Iron Mtn between Berwick & Chandler
9:30 a.m. Closures:
- 10th Street between Evergreen and A Avenue
- A Avenue from 10th to 2nd Street
- Second Street between A Avenue & Evergreen Road
- Evergreen Road from 1st through 4th Street
No Parking:
- A Avenue from 10th to 2nd Street, south only
- Second Street between A Avenue & Evergreen Road, both east and west
- Evergreen Road from 1st thru 4th Streets, both north and south
- Iron Mtn Road between Chandler & Country Club, both east and west
- Country Club between 10th and Iron Mt. Blvd., both north & south
