Memorial Day Parade Rescheduled For June 13

STAMFORD, CT — The 2021 Stamford Memorial Day Parade will go on.

The city announced on Tuesday that the parade has been rescheduled for Sunday, June 13. It was previously postponed because of inclement weather.

According to the announcement, the parade will start at 11:30 a.m. at Latham Park (corner of Forrest St , Bedford St and Walton Place), and will run south on Bedford Street, across Broad Street and onto Atlantic Street to The Veterans Memorial Park. All participants are requested to be there at 11 a.m. Gold Star families are the Grand Marshals.

The ceremony will commence at 12 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park. Federal, State, and City dignitaries will be present. One of the guest speakers will be the CT Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, Thomas Saadi.

The ceremony will conclude with the unveiling of the Gold Star Monolith, one of the final pieces of the over $5 million dollar renovation of the Veterans Memorial Park.

State Covid guidelines will be followed. To watch the parade online, click here.