Who's Coming To The 2023 Marlborough Labor Day Parade? See Lineup

MARLBOROUGH, MA — With just over two weeks until the big day, Marlborough officials are revealing the lineup for the 2023 Labor Day parade.

The city will host its 71st Labor Day parade this year, an event that is one of the largest and oldest Labor Day parades in New England.

Mayor Arthur Vigeant and Parade Director Melanie Whapham said this week the new parade entrants will include the USS Constitution Honor Guard, the 6th Middlesex Regiment, the Philadelphia-based Quaker City String Band, the McGann Marching Band, the Worcester Red Sox mascots and even the Chick-Fil-A cow mascot.

Returning for this year's parade are the Assabet Technical High School Junior Marines ROTC Color Guard directed by Sgt. Major Linch, the Marlborough High School Marching Panther Band directed by Jimmy Verdone, the UMass Lowell Marching Band directed by Deb Huber, the Middlesex Sheriff’s Honor Guard, the Middlesex County Volunteers Fifes and Drums, the Colonial Pipers, the Marlborough Shamrocks, the band Flashback and the Aleppo Shriners — complete with their mini cars.

The city named Marlborough Community Cupboard Director Barbara LaGrenade as the grand marshal earlier this summer. She will be in the lead float.

The parade begins at noon on Sept. 4 at the intersection of Pleasant and Lincoln streets. There will be a slightly new parade route in 2023 due to construction along Main Street downtown. WMCT will broadcast the parade live with emcees Trish Pope and Steve LeDuc.