Seasonal & Holidays
2021 Hometown Holidays Music Fest, Memorial Day Parade Canceled
Due to COVID-19, the City of Rockville has canceled its in-person Memorial Day festivities. A virtual ceremony will be held instead.
ROCKVILLE, MD — Rockville's Hometown Holidays Music Festival and Memorial Day parade have been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The city will hold a virtual Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 31 instead. A video of the event will be posted at 9:30 a.m. on the city's official website, Facebook, YouTube, and Rockville Cable channel 11.
The virtual ceremony will feature:
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- Music by the Rockville Concert Band
- An address by Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton
- A traditional wreath-laying led by American Legion Post 86
- Presentation of colors by Rockville City Police Department Honor Guard
- An address by the guest speaker Eric N. Bernard, Hospital Corpsman Second Class, U.S. Navy (Ret.).
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