Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day Parade: Start Time, Route

NEW YORK, NY — The largest Memorial Day parade in the United States honors fallen heroes right here in Queens this holiday.

Founded in 1927, the Little Neck-Douglaston parade's theme this year will be "What so Proudly We Hail." The Queens parade will celebrate the 205th birthday of the "Star Spangled Banner" poem, as well as observe the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Europe.

Here's everything you need to know:

Start Time:

Monday, May 27, 2 p.m.

Parade Route:

It runs along Northern Boulevard from Jayson Avenue to 245th Street

Weather:

Accuweather is predicting sun with some clouds on Memorial Day, with a high of 80 degrees and a low of 62 in New York City. No rain in sight.