Would You Volunteer to Save the 4th of July Parade?

Fourth of July parade may go on as the Natick Friends of the Fourth appear to reverse course as long as volunteers come forward soon after town-wide outcry over cancellation of annual parade.

The Natick Friends of the Fourth have now stated on their website that they will not cancel this year's July 4 parade if they get volunteers to sign up soon. "In addition we need to make sure that we have a base of volunteers willing to commit to these events for a few years so that we won’t be back in the same boat next year," the website stated. "Once we have an established base of volunteers, we will be able to make up committees so that the work will be spread to many people so that no one is overwhelmed and people will want to help out. These events are a lot of work to organize and orchestrate, but working together we can get this done." Last week the Natick Friends of the Fourth had announced that they were cancelling the parade, a …

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4th of July Parade Cancelled

Lack of volunteers and time to prepare cited as the reasons for cancellation of town tradition.

4th of July Parade Cancelled

Parade had been a Natick tradition beginning in 1956.

The Natick Friends of the Fourth have announced that there will be no 4th of July parade in Natick this year. In announcing the cancellation, they cited a lack of volunteers and time to prepare as the reasons. They did note, though, that there would still be other events. The annual 4th of July parade has been a popular event among residents in Natick and Framingham, where many residents would put out chairs overnight to reserve their seats along Route 135. A few years ago the joint Natick-Framingham fireworks were cancelled, making the parade the second Independence Day tradition to come to an end within the past few years.

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