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Celebrate Independence Day with Fourth of July fireworks!

fireworks

Happy birthday, America! The Village of Oswego's annual fireworks display will be held at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 4, at Prairie Point Park. The rain date is Monday, July 5.

Find details on parking and traffic, rain updates and more on our website.

Village Offices are closed Monday, July 5

Oswego Village Hall will be closed on Monday, July 5, in observance of Independence Day. Garbage collection will be postponed by one day the week of July 5-9.


Movies in the Park: Raya and the Last Dragon is July 8!

Raya and the Last Dragon movie poster

Join us for the next movie in the park, Raya and the Last Dragon, on Thursday, July 8, at the new Oswego Entertainment Venue, 1010 Station Drive.?

Movies in the Park are free, and no registration is required. Spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Bring your own lawn chairs for outdoor seating, which will be in the parking lot in front of the big screen, or watch drive-in style from the comfort of your car.

Food and beverage vendors will be on site or bring your own food and drinks.

All movies begin at twilight, between approximately 8:45 and 9:05 p.m. Entry starts at 6 p.m. Get details at GoOswego.org!


Buy your tickets for LUNAFEST women's film festival now

Lunafest Overexposed with logo

The Oswego Cultural Arts Commission celebrates women in the arts with the return of LUNAFEST, a fundraising film festival of shorts by and about women, plus live artisan demonstrations and light brunch snacks on Sunday, Aug. 8, in Oswego. LUNAFEST is a fundraising film festival dedicated to promoting awareness about women's issues, highlighting women filmmakers, and bringing people together in their communities to engage in the arts.

This unique film festival includes seven short films by lauded women filmmakers who have earned ?Emmy nominations, Peabody awards, and recognition at Manhattan Film Festival, SXSW, Sundance and more. See the full line-up and buy tickets now!


Follow along as we make decisions on the future of our community's water supply.

Our Water Our Future

The underground aquifer that supplies Oswego with our drinking water is rapidly depleting. All summer long, the Oswego Village Board will be discussing the future of how we will get water for generations to come. Join us for the next installment of this conversation, a presentation about Conservation Measures, during the Committee of the Whole meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19.?The presentation can also be viewed online at?www.oswegoil.org/watch.?

Find past presentations on and more information on the future of our water on our?New Water Source page.?


Take our survey on zoning and subdivision ordinances

Subdivision

Village staff are working to create a Unified Development Ordinance, or UDO, that brings together the Village's current patchwork of zoning and subdivision ordinances into a single unified set of codes.

This update will align Oswego?s development regulations, land-use practices, and community vision with its comprehensive plan and will include updates to zoning districts, uses, subdivision standards, stormwater, zoning applications, parking, landscaping, and definitions, and will give developers a single set of requirements for building in Oswego. Learn more about the proposed UDO and take the survey.


Headed downtown? Park in our new indoor public garage

Downtown parking garage

Enjoy free indoor parking while you shop and dine in downtown Oswego. Oswego's downtown parking garage, with entrances on Harrison and Adams Street, is free and open to the public from 5 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily.?To park, simply pull up to the door. If the door is closed, such as during inclement weather, it will open on approach.?The two levels do not connect inside; however, a counter system with a digital display showing available spots on each level will be installed this summer at each entrance.?


Upcoming dates

  • Sunday, July 4?- Fourth of July Fireworks.?Get details.
  • Monday, July 5?- Independence Day (observed). Village Hall will be closed.?
  • Thursday, July 8 - Movies in the Park: Raya and the Last Dragon. Get details.
  • Monday, July 12 - Brush collection begins in Zone A. (Zone B following week.) Details.?

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