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Bring your blankets and lawn chairs and get ready for a show! Oswego?s annual Fourth of July Fireworks Display will be held at dusk, approximately 9:30 p.m., on Sunday, July 4, 2021, at Prairie Point Park.
The rain date is scheduled for Monday, July 5.??
Weather updates
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Weather information and other real-time updates for the show will also be available on the?Village of Oswego?s Facebook page.?
Reminders
For your safety, the shoot zone is a restricted area. The shoot zone, located near the Prairie Point soccer fields, will be clearly marked with a yellow rope.?
No alcoholic beverages are permitted.
While dogs are permitted, pet owners are reminded that many dogs are frightened by fireworks and that the Fourth of July is the biggest day of the year for lost dog reports. Often, it is best to leave your pet home, in a quiet, secure environment.
Traffic and Parking?
Prairie Point Community Park is located at 4120 Plainfield Road, between Plainfield and Grove Roads. Parking is available at Oswego Public Works, the former Old Traughber Jr. High School/Oswego Senior Center rear lot, Eastview Elementary/District #308 Administration Center, Traughber Junior High School, Eastview Elementary, Prairie Point Elementary and Oswego High School.
Limited parking will be available at the park itself.??
Handicapped parking will be made available off Plank Drive in front of the school district?s bus transportation lot with eight additional spots at Prairie Point Park coming in from Grove Road.
Temporary ?no parking? signs will be posted at the following locations:
- State Route 71, between U.S. Route 34 and Forest Avenue
- Franklin Street, on the fire hydrant side only
- Wilmette Street
- Calumet Street
- Plainfield Road, between Rt. 71 and Linden Drive
- Grove Road, between Plainfield Road and Arboretum Way
- Bell Court
- Woolley Road between Plainfield Road and Colchester
Regulatory ?no parking? signs will be posted on both sides of Stonehill Road, Theodore Drive, Templeton Drive and Plank Road. Both temporary and regulatory ?no parking? signs will be strictly enforced. As a reminder, parking on private property is prohibited unless you have prior permission from the landowner.
To alleviate traffic congestion, traffic patterns will be altered at several intersections throughout the area and at school parking lot exits. The areas affected by these changes include:
- Motorists will not be allowed to travel on West Washington Street towards downtown Oswego from Route 71. All traffic traveling on East Washington will only be allowed to travel northbound or southbound on Route 71, no through traffic will be allowed.
- Both parking lots of the Oswego High School and Eastview Elementary will only be allowed to travel northbound on Route 71.
- Motorists traveling east on Franklin Street will only be allowed to turn southbound onto Route 71.
- Motorists exiting Stonehill Road onto Wolf Road will be required to turn eastbound onto Wolf?s Crossing only.
- Motorists exiting Stonehill Road onto Woolley Road will be required to turn eastbound onto Woolley Road.
- Motorists exiting onto Woolley Road from the Traughber Junior High School lot will only be allowed to travel northbound on Colchester Drive or eastbound on Woolley Road.
Oswego police officers and community service officers will be located at intersections most affected by the increase in traffic and will assist with traffic control in these areas. In an effort to reduce traffic congestion, all families driving to the event are asked to carpool. Please remain patient while traffic is clearing.?
Attendees are asked to follow all CDC guidelines in place on the day of the event.?
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