If you live, work, or drive through Downtown Evansville, there will be some road closures beginning on Friday to accommodate the weekend's Fourth of July fireworks celebration. According to a post from the Downtown Evansville Economic Improvement District, or just Downtown Evansville for short, there will be several street closures in downtown as preparations are made for fireworks display planned for Sunday, July 4, 2021. Get our free mobile app Most notably, both the north and southbound lanes of Riverside Drive will be closed to traffic between Cherry and Court Streets with traffic being redirected to Second Street. In addition to the closure of this portion of Riverside Drive, one block of Vine, Main and Walnut Streets will also be closed between Riverside Drive and First Street.