Melrose Memorial Day Parade 2018: Street Closures, Schedule

MELROSE, MA — The 2018 Melrose Memorial Day Parade is taking place Sunday, May 27. The slogan behind the weekend's observances is "One team, one fight."

On Saturday, May 26, the traditional decoration of the graves will begin at Wyoming Cemetery at 10 a.m.

On Sunday, May 27, there will be a tour of the veterans' monuments. That begins at 11 a.m. on Main Street with the Honor Roll.

The parade begins at 1:30 p.m. The floats and antique cars will gather in front of Memorial Hall at 12:30 pm., and everyone else participating will meet at 1 p.m. The parade will go down Main Street to the Wyoming Cemetery on Sylvan Street.

(Those who want to participate should should call the Veterans Services Office, 781-979-4186, or e-mail Jen Waden in the Veterans Services Office atjwaden@cityofmelrose.org.)

Below are the street closures:

• City Hall Parking Lot will be closed from 8 am through 2 pm.
• Main Street southbound will be closed from Emerson Street to Upham Street at noon to allow lineup of parade vehicles on Main Street.
• Main Street northbound and southbound between Emerson and Upham Streets will be closed from 12:30 pm through 2:30 pm Traffic will be detoured onto Lebanon Street and Myrtle Street
• Main Street northbound and southbound between Upham and Sylvan Streets will be closed from 1:15 pm through 2:45 pm. Traffic will be detoured to Lebanon and Myrtle Streets.
• Main Street northbound and southbound from Sylvan Street to Banks Place will be closed from 2-3 pm.
• Sylvan Street from Linwood Avenue at the Cemetery Entrance, to Main Street (both eastbound and westbound) will be closed from 1:15 -3:30 pm.
• All side streets leading into Main Street from Lebanon Street, Dell Avenue, and Myrtle Street will be closed until approximately 3 pm. Neighborhood access away from Main Street will be allowed.
• Parking along the west side (City Hall side) of Main Street from Emerson to Essex and Sylvan Streets (Main St. to Mt. Vernon Ave.) will be prohibited from 10 am to approximately 3 pm. Parking on both sides of Main Street from Upham to Sylvan Street will be prohibited from noon to 3 pm.