2023 Bar Harbor 4th of July Parade Registration Now Open [PHOTOS]

With Memorial Day in our rear-view mirror, we are barreling towards the 4th of July and it will be here before we know it! July 4th, 2023, is on a Tuesday this year, and many people will be celebrating the Holiday with a 4-day weekend if not longer! Bar Harbor is definitely one of the best places to celebrate!

The parade steps off at 10 a.m.  and parade participants must be in place by 9:30 on Tuesday, July 4th. There is NO cost to enter the parade. Registrations must be received by the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce by Monday June 26th.

To download the registration form, click HERE

The parade steps off at 10 a.m. down by the Athletic fields and travels down Main Street and onto Cottage Street before heading to Mount Desert Street and down Ledgelawn Avenue. The parade typically lasts about a hour with all the floats and participants.

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The Bar Harbor Police Department will close all roads that intersect with the parade route around 9:45 a.m. Vehicles will not be able to drive or cross the route until the parade finishes, unless participating in the parade.

And if you want to make a donation to help offset the Fireworks, you may do so HERE

The Rotary Club is in need of volunteers for the Pancake Breakfast and Seafood Festival!. If you are interested, you can Facebook Messenger Lisa Horsch Clark or email her at lisahorsch@friendsofacadia.com

Check out photos from the 2022 4th of July Parade

Check out photos from the 2021 4th of July Parade

There was no parade in 2020 because of COVID.

Check out photos from the 2019 4th of July Parade