Celtics Championship Celebration: How To Watch The Boston Title Parade

BOSTON, MA — If you are considering making the trip to Boston for Friday's Banner 18 Boston Celtics championship parade there are things you should know as you look forward to celebrating with about 1 million of your fellow fans and neighbors.

The parade is expected to depart TD Garden on Causeway Street at about 11 a.m. and take about 90 minutes to travel the two miles to the Hynes Convention Center. The route will take Causeway to Staniford then to Cambridge Street, which turns into Tremont Street. It will take a right turn onto Boylston Street to Copley Square and Hynes.

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Boston police want everyone to have fun and celebrate the green — but are warning that it is intended to be a family-friendly event and that "there will be no tolerance for public drinking or disorderly, disruptive behavior."

"Climbing or standing on mailboxes, bus vestibules, rooftops or light polls is prohibited," police said. "There will be multiple security measures in place, including a list of prohibited items to ensure the safety of all attending the Boston Celtics Rolling Rally. As such, BPD is asking and encouraging parade-goers to leave certain items at home."

That list includes alcoholic beverages, large bags, coolers, glass containers, drones, fireworks and weapons of any kind. Boston police will have uniformed officers all along the parade route with anyone seeing anything suspicious encouraged to report it to the closest officer.

Most streets on and around the parade route — especially in the North Station area — will be closed and parking in and around the city will be severely limited. Therefore, fans are urged to take public transportation to the event.

A full list of Boston road closures and parking restrictions can be found here.

The MBTA will run rush-hour service on the subway all day with some Commuter Rail trains having extra cars to accommodate fans. Ferries will operate on a normal weekday schedule.

Those taking trains, subways and buses are encouraged to purchase round-trip tickets in at advance to help ensure departure following the parade.

Tickets can be bought at fare vending machines at commuter rail stops and on the mTicket app. CharlieCards are not valid on the Commuter Rail.

Parking at MBTA garages runs from $2 to $15. Some garages may fill up quickly in the morning well ahead of the start of the parade as fans make their way into the city. People traveling into the city together are encouraged to also carpool to train stations to cut down on traffic and parking congestion there.

The weather forecast for Boston on Friday is looking favorable with temperatures starting warm and a sea breeze developing late in the morning that will keep temperatures in the 80s for the start of the parade and drop it to the 70s later in the day.

And, of course, those who might not be able for a shoulder-to-shoulder day in the city can watch the parade at home with all major Boston television stations planing live coverage of the event.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)