MANCHESTER, NH – City Parks & Rec on Sunday sent out an update for the annual fireworks display, scheduled for July 3. Due to the forecast for that date, which includes rain, and the planned rain date of Wednesday July 5 does not look much better for outdoor events, the city has rescheduled Manchester’s Independence Day Celebration to Thursday, July 6 in Arms Park.
The fireworks display provided by Pyrotecnico will begin at dusk, approximately 9:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Please feel free to bring your own chairs and picnic dinner for your family. No alcoholic beverages or glass bottles are allowed. No pets please. Portable toilets will be available.
Both the eastbound and westbound spans of the Notre Dame Bridge (Bridge Street) will be closed to all traffic (foot and vehicular) at 8 AM on July 6.
Arms Park parking lot will be closed to vehicles starting at 4:00 PM. The parking lot will be reserved for viewing thereafter.
Commercial Street will be restricted to pedestrians only beginning at 8 p.m.