Registration Open For Dearborn's Memorial Day Parade

DEARBORN, MI -- It's that time of the year when Dearborn begins planning for its annual Memorial Day Parade, one of the longest-standing traditions around.

Online registration is now available for groups that want to participate in Dearborn’s 2019 Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 27. The deadline is Friday, April 19.

To register, organizations should visit www.cityofdearborn.org and follow the special link for Memorial Day. The website also contains important information for participants, such as times, staging areas and rules during the parade.

The theme for this year’s parade is Gold Star Families. These are families who lost a loved one during their military service.

The parade will proceed along Michigan Avenue, starting at Maple Street (near the City Hall Artspace Lofts) and moving west to end at the Henry Ford Centennial Library.

A solemn ceremony will follow the parade at noon at the Veterans Park and War Memorial in front of the library.

The parade is organized by the City of Dearborn and the Dearborn Allied War Veterans Council.

Last year, 100 groups, including 2,000 participants, marched in the parade before tens of thousands of spectators.

For more information, contact 313-943-2285.