The Spirit of Princeton invites the Princeton community to the annual Memorial Day Parade and Dedication Ceremony Saturday, May 24.
The event will include a parade on Nassau Street beginning at 10 a.m. and an 11 a.m. dedication ceremony at Borough Hall.
The parade — celebrating its 10th anniversary — features veterans’ groups, marching bands, civic and youth groups, all marching to honor those who have died in military service to their country.
Among the nearly three dozen participating groups are the MacGregor Pipe Band, Colonial Musketeer Fife & Drum Corps, Burlington City High School Band, Hightstown Marching Band, Pettoranello Foundation, local Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops, Little League and Girls Softball Association teams, and a patriotic bike brigade for Princeton school youngsters.
In addition, a World War II Army field hospital exhibit will be set up at Borough Hall.
An old-fashioned trolley car will transport veterans from Borough Hall at 9:15 a.m. to the parade starting point. All current active duty or veteran service men and women are encouraged to walk in the parade.
The parade route starts at 10 a.m. at Princeton Avenue and Nassau Street and then heads down Nassau Street to Princeton Borough Monument Plaza, where the ceremony will take place.
A limited number of small American flags will be distributed for free to children along the parade route.
T-shirts will be sold for $10 to raise money for the Spirit of Princeton, a charitable nonprofit group of local residents dedicated to bringing the community together through a variety of civic events, such as the Memorial Day Parade, Flag Day Ceremony, Veterans’ Day Ceremony and Independence Day Fireworks.
The parade and ceremony will take place rain or shine. No political campaigning is allowed in the parade.
Parade watchers can have breakfast before the parade or lunch after the parade at the Princeton Rotary Pancake Festival from 8 a.m. to noon at the Palmer Square Green.
For further information about the Memorial Day Parade, call 609-430-0144 or check www.spiritofprinceton.org.
