See Road Closures For Freehold Memorial Day Parade 2023

FREEHOLD, NJ — If you are driving through Freehold Monday morning, be sure to avoid certain areas that will be shut down for the 149th annual Memorial Day Parade and ceremony.

The parade is scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m., leaving from Brinckerhoff Avenue and West Main Street. The parade will begin with a flag draped caisson at 9:45 a.m., followed by the rest of the parade at 10 a.m.

The parade will proceed down Main Street to Broadway and will take a left onto Murray Street. It will then take a left onto Schanck Street and proceed up to Monument Street where it will take a right turn before taking a left into the parking lot of the Monmouth County Courthouse.

The streets will be closed until the parade is over at 12:30 p.m. There will also be a No Parking Ordinance in effect from 6 a.m. Monday, borough officials said in a statement.

“Please plan an alternate route and keep the road closures in mind when planning to go out, have gatherings or return home,” borough officials said. “No vehicles will be allowed to go through the barricades for any reason once the roads close, and no cars will be allowed to park on these roads.”

The following roads will be closed starting at 8 a.m. to ensure “safe set-up and running of the parade,” the borough said:

• Main Street (between Route 33 and Jackson Street)
• Brinkerhoff Avenue and Berkeley Place
• Kiawah Avenue (between Route 33 and Hull Avenue)
• Prospect Place and Stillwell Place
• Yard Avenue (between Main Street and W. George Street)
• Broad Street (between Route 33 and Manalapan Avenue)
• Hull Avenue (between Main Street and Kiawah Avenue)
• Lincoln Place (between Main Street and Kiawah Avenue)
• Manalapan Avenue (between Main Street and Broad Street)
• Throckmorton Street (between South and Broad streets)
• Court Street (between Main Street and Broad Street)
• South Street (between Main Street and Mechanic Street)
• Morris Street (between Main Street and Lafayette Street)
• Spring Street (between Main Street and Wayne Avenue)
• Broadway (between Main Street and Fulton Street)
• Henry Street (between Broadway and Wayne Avenue)
• Murray Street and Schank Street
• Monument Street (between Court Street and Edgewood Drive)
• Pond Road (between Glendale Drive and Holmes Terrace)
• Quinn Boulevard

The Freehold Memorial Day parade is the oldest and largest such parade in Western Monmouth County, with an average of more than 70 units participating each year. Freehold Township officials also participate in the borough events.