This year’s parade route is 1.2 miles and mostly flat, making the parade more walkable for all ages and abilities. The shorter parade route is also less of a time commitment for participants.

Starting Point
Intersection of State Street and Old State Street

Lineup
Curran Highway between DiSanti Field (north point) to United Cerebral Palsy (south point); roughly 400 Curran Highway to 535 Curran Highway

Ending Point
Intersection of Ashland Street and Washington Ave, same as last year.

View Map of the Route

NOTE: The Fall Foliage Parade Committee is working with the North Adams Police Department on public safety for the Fall Foliage Festival and Parade. The police will be working on street postings, road closings, detours, and all safety precautions.

Starting at midnight on October 5th the following streets will be posted with “NO PARKING” signs: Main, Church, lower Eagle, State, Ashland, Blackinton, and Porter Streets.

In addition to the 1 pm Parade, there is a 5K Road Race that will begin at 12 noon. As a result, detours and road closures will be in place earlier than years past. We ask for the public’s cooperation and patience. Roads impacted by the 5K Race and Parade are State Street, Main Street, and Ashland Street.

Beginning at 9:30 AM, State Street traffic will be rerouted to Old State Road. Traffic will be moving slower through this area while parade participants are checking in to the line up area and the public navigates the detour. Roads within the parade route as well as intersections connecting to the parade route will be closed at 11:30 AM; this includes all northbound traffic into the city via Route 8 and Ashland Street, as well as travel on Main Street. Road closures will be in place until the conclusion of the parade. The public is asked to cooperate with all of the road closures and detours on Sunday, October 5.

After the police cruisers take up the rear of the parade, the department begins the job of breaking down the detours, taking down all the “NO PARKING” signs, and everything else left from crowd control.

Be a Live Spectator!
Watch the parade along the 1.2 mile parade route from the intersection of State Street and Old State Street, along Main Street, to the intersection of Ashland Street and Washington Ave. (Parade map)

Watch on TV
Catch the parade on Community Television channel 1301. Thank you to Northern Berkshire Community Television for their annual broadcast of the parade.