National Memorial Day Parade
For over sixty years, the nation’s capital was without a parade on Memorial Day. Just four years ago, the World War II Veterans Committee reinstituted a parade honoring all Americans who served in the military and fought or died to preserve our freedom.
The Washington, DC Memorial Day parade boasts nearly 200 elements, including marching bands, all types of active and retired military units, youth groups, floats and hundreds of veterans from all of America’s armed conflicts since World War II.
Bring a small lawn chair for comfortable seating, or grab a curbside seat.
National Memorial Day Parade
Constitution Ave., from 7th to 17th Streets, NW
Washington, DC (map it)
Date and Time - Monday, May 26, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
Tickets - FREE
Nearest Metro Subway Station - Federal Triangle, Blue and Orange lines or Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter, Green and Yellow lines, then a 3-4 block walk or use the DC Circulator.
Parking - Limited street parking is available.
Images - Flickr - flags, Shriners, horse soldier, band
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We will be traveling from Michigan to see the parade. How early before 2:00 p.m. should we be at the parade route to get a seat on the curb? Thanks
Tough question Jon. It depends on lots of factors, mostly the weather and turn out. I would think if you are there by noon, you should be able to get a good curb side seat along the route. Crowds are most likely to be deepest near the main viewing stand.
At the Cherry Blossom Parade, I arrived just as it was starting and about a third of the way throught, the group of people in front of me left imediately after their kids passed. So I had a front row seat. So you might get lucky even arriving later.