New Canaan's Memorial Day Parade Line of March and Ceremony Information

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 at 9:30 AM and Memorial Day Ceremony following the parade at Lakeview Cemetery.  

The Grand Marshal and Guest Speaker for this year’s parade will be John McLane. The Rev. Matt Curry, Sr., Pastor, United Methodist Church of New Canaan will give the Invocation and Benediction.

All residents are invited to attend the parade and ceremony. 

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.

Line of March:

The Exchange Club and the Yalesville Fife & Drum Corps will march 15 minutes before the Parade starts to hand out U.S. flags

  1. Color Guard
  2. Grand Marshal
  3. Veterans
  4. Town Band
  5. Town Officials and Clergy
  6. Board of Education
  7. Police Department
  8. US Naval Sea Cadets Corps
  9. Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
  10. Girl Scouts, Brownies, Daisies and the Service Unit
  11. Knights of Columbus
  12. Boy Scouts & Cub Scouts
  13. New Canaan EMS
  14. Mount Kisco Scottish Bagpipers
  15. Fire Department
  16. Vista Fire Department
  17. CERT - Community Emergency Response Team
  18. New Canaan Mounted Troop
  19. New Canaan High School Band
  20. New Canaan Baseball
  21. New Canaan Softball
  22. School of Rock
  23. Staying Put in New Canaan
  24. New Canaan Beautification League
  25. GetAbout
  26. Waveny Lifecare Network
  27. New Canaan Men’s Club
  28. Town of New Canaan Department of Public Works (DPW)

Route:
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:
The ceremony in Lakeview Cemetery after the parade will be conducted under the direction of Post 653 VFW Commander Mike McGlinn.

  1. Introduction – First Selectman remarks and introduces the VFW Commander
  2.  Invocation 
  3.  Raising of the flag 
  4.  Pledge of Allegiance 
  5.  Star Spangled Banner – New Canaan Town Band
  6.  Veterans Ceremony 
  7.  Placing of wreaths and flags by DAR and Girl Scouts
  8.   Guest Speaker
  9.  VFW closing remarks and gun salute
  10.  Taps
  11.  Closing Music 
  12.  Benediction 
  13.  Final announcements 

In the event of heavy rain, a parade cancelation notice will be posted on Town social and 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.

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Submitted by New Canaan, CT

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