Fourth of July Celebration in Herndon

Join the Town of Herndon on Monday, July 4, 2011 for a family-fun event featuring games, arts & craft activities, bounce houses, small rides, bingo, food and more.  Small rides/bounce houses and food will have a charge per use.  

Events take place in Bready Park at the Herndon Community Center, 814 Ferndale Ave.

5:00pm the rides will start.

At 6:30pm festive food will be on sale! 

Our fabulous fireworks show will be choreographed to music and starts at 9:30 pm.

Please note traffic will be rerouted.  Motorists should expect detours and alteration of traffic routes at the conclusion of the fireworks display at Bready Park for up to 60 minutes, or until most of the traffic clears. Those parked at Herndon Community Center may not exit until the Fire Marshall gives the all clear which can be as much as 45 minutes following the fireworks show.

Traffic adjustments will be as follows:

- Herndon Parkway will be reduced to one lane approaching Ferndale Avenue;

- No turns from Herndon Parkway onto Ferndale Avenue will be permitted;

- Elden Street southbound into town at Monroe Street will be closed during this period and all traffic must turn right on Monroe Street;

- Elden Street traffic northbound at Alabama Drive will be re-routed;

- Herndon Middle School traffic exiting from 5th Street must turn left on Locust Street and may only then turn left onto Elden Street;

- St Joseph's Church parking lot will exit onto Peachtree Street and must turn left onto Elden Street;

- Bready Park softball and Herndon Centennial Golf course parking lots will exit onto to Ferndale Avenue towards Herndon Parkway only;

- Ferndale Avenue traffic will only be able to turn right onto Herndon Parkway.

Event Tips:

¨        Leave pets and personal fireworks at home.

¨       Parking is available at Herndon Middle School and Herndon Community Center. Please note: cars parked in the Herndon Community Center and Bready Park parking lots will not be released until the Fire Marshal declares the area safe.

¨        Bring a blanket or lawn chair.

¨       Remember all coolers and bags will be searched...no alcohol or glass containers or personal fireworks allowed.

¨        For your safety, the Fire Marshal prohibits anyone on the Herndon Centennial Golf Course from 8:00 - 10:30 pm, July 4th.

Parking is available at Herndon Middle School  Please note: If you park at Herndon Community Center you will not be able to leave the parking lot until after the Fire Marshall gives the all clear generally 30-45 minutes after the conclusion of the show.

The Herndon Community Center is open on the July 4th from 11am - 6pm.