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Council approves permits for Haverhill Pride Parade and downtown Art Walk on June 7
Summary
The City Council granted event permits and waived fees for the Haverhill Art Walk and approved related event permits for Wiseria Montessori and a Muddy Princess run; organizers described a flag ceremony, parade route, resource fair and downtown programming.
The Haverhill City Council gave unanimous approval to event permits for the Haverhill Art Walk and related Pride activities planned for Saturday, June 7, including a closure of Wingate Street and a waiver of related fees.
Councilor Ferrera and Council President Sullivan introduced members of Haverhill Pride’s planning committee and organizers described the parade, downtown programming and a resource fair. Nathan Phillips, an organizer, said the event will begin with a flag raising at City Hall and a keynote by Alex Chandler, proceed through downtown (Bailey Boulevard, Emerson Street, Washington Street, Railroad Square) and end at Wingate Street, where a resource fair and performances are planned. “We are very excited to share with you, that we're having our first ever Haverhill Pride parade,” Phillips said.
Haley Pearson, organizer for the Haverhill Art Walk and Creative Haverhill, told the council the Art Walk will activate alleyways and vacant storefronts with performances, pop-up exhibitions and market activity, and asked the council to approve the event and to waive fees. The council approved the Art Walk permit, the closure of Wingate Street up to the parking lot, and the fee waiver by roll call (11 yeas, 0 nays).
Councilors also approved a separate event permit for Wiseria Montessori School’s fifth annual boardwalk block party on Sept. 6 and approved an event permit for Muddy Princess Corporation’s 5K events at Kimball Farm; both permits were granted without objection. The Muddy Princess events were described as family and women’s mud runs with temporary shower facilities onsite.
Organizers noted additional programming tied to Pride, including downtown drag performances, Art Walk activations and a Rainbow on the River cruise sponsored by Yankee Clipper Tours at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., with ticket proceeds benefiting Haverhill Pride. Councilors and the mayor said they will participate in the parade and encouraged residents to attend.
The council’s approvals were recorded on the public record: the Art Walk/Event 25-16 (permit and fee waiver and street closure) passed by roll call 11-0; Wiseria Montessori/Event 25-18 was approved; and Muddy Princess/Event 25-14 passed on a voice/roll-call vote (11-0).
