New Canaan Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony on May 29

The Town of New Canaan and the Howard M. Bossa and Peter C. Langenus Post 653 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States are pleased to announce plans for a traditional New Canaan Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 29, and Memorial Day Ceremony following the parade at Lakeview Cemetery.

Each year we gather to remember with gratitude and honor the proud men and women who gave their lives while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces to protect and preserve a life of freedom for all Americans.

All residents are invited to attend the parade and ceremony.

The line of march will be published and posted on the Town website on Thursday, May 25th.

The Grand Marshal for this year’s parade will be John McLane.

The Parade will start at 9:30 a.m. at the traditional start in the St. Mark’s Church parking lot on Oenoke Ridge Road. The Parade route will proceed down Oenoke Ridge to upper Main Street, past the Wayside Cross and past the Firehouse and Town Hall and will continue straight down Main Street until arriving at the entrance of Lakeview Cemetery where parade marchers can enter the Cemetery for the Ceremony or can disperse South on lower Main Street.  (Note: No street parking will be allowed on Main Street from 8:00 am until the parade finishes.)

The Memorial Ceremony at Lakeview Cemetery after the parade will be conducted under the direction of Post 653 VFW Commander Mike McGlinn, and will include remarks by First Selectman Kevin Moynihan. The Rev. Matt Curry, Senior Pastor of the United Methodist Church of New Canaan will give the Invocation and Benediction. 

In the event of heavy rain, a parade cancelation notice will be posted on the Town website at www.newcanaan.info.  In the event of parade cancelation, a Memorial Ceremony will be conducted at Town Hall at 10:00 am, with limited public seating.

For questions or further information, contact: Pam Flynn, First Selectman’s Office, 203-594-3087 or Pam.Flynn@newcanaanct.gov