Parking at The Columbia Hotel
Please Note: We have limited parking spots in our private lot at The Columbia Hotel and we would like to be able to cater for our guests who have booked and paid for parking.
We also have times where locals may try to sneak in a parking spot so we are asking all our guests to please use their provided parking tags on their cars to ensure they do not get towed.
Due to heavy traffic and congestion over the 4th of July weekend we highly recommend you park your car at The Columbia Hotel and enjoy the walkability of our location in downtown Ashland. All activities and celebrations for Ashland 4th of July are only a few blocks from the hotel and easy access from either our front or back entrance.
For more information on parking with us, please contact us here.
Ashland 4th of July Parade
Welcome to Ashland, Oregon’s largest Parade and Celebration of the year!
The Ashland Chamber's annual celebration, held right in downtown Ashland, features a run organized by Ashland Parks & Rec, a parade that thousands of spectators enjoy each year, and booths in Lithia Park offering food, crafts, and information. Throughout the afternoon, bands perform in the band shell, and in the evening, experience a world-class concert by the American Band College at the high school stadium. Guests of The Columbia Hotel enjoy a front-row seat to all the parade festivities, making it the perfect place to stay for the event.
2024 Schedule of Events
7:45 A.M.-APRC Sponsored 4th of July Runs (2 mile & 10k)- click here to register
7:30-9:30 A.M.- Ashland Elks Lodge Pancake Breakfast
10 A.M.-4th of July Parade-route begins at Triangle Park and ends on Water St.
10 A.M. (approx). - Jet Flyover
12-4 P.M.-Family Activity Zone with the Ashland YMCA and Ashland Aerial Arts and Vendor Booths in Lithia Park
12-4 P.M.-Music and performances at the Band Shell by the Ashland City Band, Mountaintop Sound and the Bill Scholer Band
7:30 P.M.- American Band College Concert at Ashland High School / Tickets Online
Bandshell Schedule (Approx.)
12-12:20pm- The Ashland City Band
12:20- 12:40 - Welcome addresses from Ashlanders and our Guests from Guanajuato along with the singing of both National Anthems
12:40-1:05 -The Ashland City Band. Includes Bob Jackson Miner as Abraham Lincoln reciting the Gettysburg Address as the band playsAmerican Civil War Fantasy
1:05-1:10 Brian Tingle reading the Declaration of Independence
1:10-1:25 Break
1:25-2:10- MountainTop Sound
2:10-2:20-Break
2:20-3- The Bill Scholar Band
Where & How to Watch
The Parade begins and Triangle Park near Ashland High School and moves north on Siskiyou Blvd and ends on Water St. Spectators can view the parade from anywhere along the parade route. Please do not place chairs, blankets and other placeholders on public property prior to 6am on the morning of July 3rd.
Note: Public property includes the median on Siskiyou Blvd, park rows and sidewalks of Siskiyou Blvd, East Main St, the Plaza and other public areas. Chairs and blankets should not block sidewalks, plastic tarps may not be placed on grass and all items should be secured to prevent them from blowing out of place. Only blue painter tape may be used on the sidewalks. Other tapes leave a residue that is extremely difficult to clean. Please be respectful of others’ property and of the fact that the space directly in front of a private residence along Siskiyou Blvd is under the control and responsibility of the homeowner.
ADA accessible parking is available at Wells Fargo Bank, monitored by the Ashland Rotary Club, on a first come, first serve basis on the morning of the 4th.
Street Closures & Navigating Town
On Thursday the 4th: street closures will begin at 6:00 a.m. until about 1:00 p.m.
4th July Running Race Related Street Closures: Oak St to Eagle Mill Rd from about 7:15 to 9 a.m.
Parade and Parks Activities Related Street Closures:
Street closures will begin at 6 a.m. until about 1 p.m.
Inbound and outbound traffic from N Laurel Street to S Mountain Ave will be re-routed onto Lithia Way which will operate as a two-way street.
Vehicle access through Lithia Park will be closed, unless you are an event vendor, from 5:30 a.m. on the morning of the 4th until the Ashland Police deem it safe to reopen on the afternoon of the 4th.
Bandshell music and activities run until 3 p.m. at the earliest.