Coronavirus Forces Cancellation of Dacula Memorial Day Parade

DACULA, GA — Dacula’s annual Memorial Day parade has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an announcement posted this week on the city’s website.

The decision to pull the plug was made by Marvin Atherton, longtime parade organizer and founder of Memorial Day in Dacula.

“This was a very hard decision for me to make,” Atherton wrote on the parade website. “I hope that you will understand this decision given the events surrounding the coronavirus. My top priority is to keep you and our community safe.”

The Gwinnett Daily Post reported that this is the first time the parade has ever been cancelled. The parade had been held 26 straight years before this.

Coronavirus restrictions already had hampered preparations for the parade, which would have made it difficult organize, pandemic or not.

Atherton promised on his website that the parade would return in 2021.

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