Parade to Kick Off Friday's Military Bowl in Annapolis

Annapolis organizers are gearing up for Friday's Military Bowl match-up between Maryland and Marshall universities.

More than 10,000 fans are expected to flood Annapolis' city streets two days after Christmas, when the sixth-annual Military Bowl kicks off Friday at 2:30 p.m.

Parade Route

City officials said a 90-minute parade, led by Budweiser Clydesdales, will begin at City Dock, travel up Main Street, around Church Circle to College Avenue, turning left on Bladen Street, continuing along Rowe Boulevard, taking a left on Taylor Avenue and end at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

Roads along the route will be closed from 11-11:45 a.m. and will open on a rolling basis as the parade progresses to the stadium.

There will be no on-street parking along City Dock or Main Street as a result of the parade, city officials said.

Parking Information

So where can you park for the big event? Here are a few options:

• General parking at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium will open at 10 a.m. (Stadium parking can be purchased in advance athttp://bit.ly/1gElH2H)
• Noah Hillman Parking Garage, 150 Gorman Street, is open 24/7
• Gotts Court Parking Garage, 25 Northwest Street, is open 24-7
• Knighton Parking Garage, 1A Colonial Avenue, is open 24/7
• Park Place, 5 Park Place, is open 24/7
• Germantown Elementary, 200 Windell Avenue, will have additional parking on game day opening at 8 a.m.

The city's free trolley circulator will be running its regular route Friday, stopping only for the parade. It loops from City Dock, up Main Street, around Church Circle to West Street and ending at Park Place and back around to City Dock starting at 8 a.m.  

The Military Bowl is a premiere regional event benefiting the USO and other organizations that support the armed forces and their families.