MEMORIAL DAY PARADE INSTRUCTIONS
We are looking forward to your participation in the Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 26, 2025.
For the most up-to-date information, visit the parade website: www.WestHartfordCT/MemorialDayParade.
If you have any questions on the parade day, look for our parade volunteers wearing green CERT shirts and yellow vests to guide you.
Please share these instructions with each member of your contingent.
The parade begins at 10:00 a.m. Participants should be in place NO LATER than 9:30 a.m.
You are DIVISION 2 – Assemble on Farmington Avenue west of Four Mile Rd. See map on page 3.
PARKING: On Memorial Day, free parking is available at all municipal parking lots and garages. The easiest lots to access are located on Brace Road and Town Hall. The lots on LaSalle Road/Arapahoe and Farmington Avenue may be difficult to access before the parade.
In preparation for the Memorial Day parade, starting at Midnight on Monday, May 26, the Town will implement a parking ban along the parade route. On-street parking will be prohibited on the west side of Pleasant St. from Whitman Ave. to Farmington Ave.; on Farmington Ave., both sides, from Walden St. to Raymond Rd.; and on North Main St. and South Main St., both sides, from Brace Rd. to Burr St.
The Town will lift the parking ban after the parade. Parking fees will resume on Tuesday, May 27, at 6 AM. For more information, go to www.westhartfordct.gov/Parking.
PARADE LENGTH: The parade is 0.69 miles long. It begins on Farmington Avenue at Woodrow Street and ends at Town Hall, 50 South Main St. Buses may pick up their groups at Town Hall.
WEAR/BRING: Wear comfortable shoes, sunglasses, and sunscreen. Bring water and your patriotic spirit. Bring a banner that identifies your group, if available.
RESTROOMS: There are no public restrooms in the five-division line-up areas. However, coffee shops and restaurants on Farmington Ave., South Main St., and LaSalle Rd. will be open.
You Are On TV: West Hartford Community TV will broadcast the parade live from the Veterans Memorial, located at the corner of South Main St. and Farmington Ave. Wave to the camera!
WEATHER: Information will be posted on the parade webpage if the parade is canceled due to inclement weather. Go to www.westhartfordct.gov/MemorialDayParade. There is no rain date.
QUESTIONS: Call Renée McCue at (860) 913-5149.
Line of March: From the intersection of Woodrow Street and Farmington Avenue, the parade shall march east on Farmington Avenue to South Main Street. The parade shall turn south and march on the east side of Unity Green on South Main Street. The parade shall turn left into the Town Hall parking lot to be dismissed by Leaders.