The Schuylkill County America250 festivities get underway this weekend in Pottsville.
The big event is a parade through downtown Pottsville from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday but events get underway on Friday evening with a kickoff event at the Capitol parking deck followed by a fireworks display over the city.
On Friday at 6:30 p.m., an All-American picnic is planned at the Capitol parking deck, at Progress Ave. and E. Race St. Tickets for the event (available here) are $50 and features a menu of hamburgers, hot dogs, salads, and Yuengling beers. Organizers say this event offers the best view of the fireworks on Friday night.
Then, on Saturday, is the big parade. Schuylkill County’s America250 parade steps off at 11 a.m. at 18th and W. Market streets. The parade will go east on W. Market St. to N. 2nd St. and make its way to Mahantongo St., then east onto Centre St., heading north toward Arch St.
The parade will be held rain or shine.
From noon until 5 p.m., an America250 celebration will be held at the parking lot of Alvernia University’s Pottsville CollegeTowne campus. This event is free and open to the public. It’ll feature live music, food and drink vendors, games and family activities, and historic reenactors.
Parking, Traffic Restrictions in Place for Saturday’s Parade
Pottsville Bureau of Police have announced parking and traffic restrictions for Saturday ahead of the parade. Restrictions begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday and affects the following streets in the city:
- West End Ave., from 18th St. to Westwood Rd.
- 18th St., from W. Market St. to West End Ave.
- W. Market St., from 19th St. to N. Centre St.
- 2nd St., from W. Market St. to Mahantongo St.
- Mahantongo St., from 2nd St. to S. Centre St.
- S. Centre St., from Howard Ave. to Harrison St.
Vehicles not removed from the affected areas will be towed, police say.
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