Southbury’s Annual Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony will take place on Monday, May 26 with kickoff at 11:00am sharp. The parade route will begin at the corner of Depot Hill Road and Main Street South. It will continue down Main Street South and end at the Veterans Memorial Park at which time the Ceremony will take place. All are invited to attend.
Main Street South between Depot Hill Rd and the Senior Center will be closed to traffic during the parade.
Continue the celebration at Ballantine Park for the Memorial Day Picnic starting at 12:30pm running until 2:30pm. Southbury Parks and Recreation is providing: badminton, pickleball, volleyball, tie dye, music, and more. There is no charge for the Family Day Picnic activities. Boy Scout Troop 1607 will be selling hotdogs, hamburgers, chips, and drinks. Veterans will receive free food!
Cancellation procedures: If the parade and picnic are cancelled the ceremony will take place at 11:00am and moved to the Senior Center/Parks & Recreation Building located at 561 Main Street South. Any cancellation alerts will be posted on the Southbury Parks & Recreation's home page: southburyct.myrec.com.
If you have any questions about the parade or ceremony, please contact Mary Korsu at 203-264-0211. For information on the picnic, please call Southbury Parks and Recreation Department at 203-262-0633.
The Parade Committee would like to offer some information provided by the U.S. Flag Code regarding our American Flag.
The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise. The flag should never be carried flat or horizontally, but always aloft and free. The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery. The flag should never be fastened, displayed, used, or stored so that it might be easily torn, soiled, or damaged in any way. The Flag Code states it is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flag staffs in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed 24 hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness. For more information, please refer to our US Flag Code.