2026 Labor Day Parade
Council #81 will march again!
And by “march” we mean “stroll.” The Parade route is 1.7 miles long. Piece of cake!
Sign up here if you plan to march.
Here are the details:
| When: | Labor Day, of course!
Monday, September 7th, 2026. |
| Assembly location: | Our assembly area will be in the Bethel Presbyterian Church parking lot 373 Lincoln Street across the street from the Collins-Fitzgerald Funeral Home on Lincoln Street. Look for the Immaculate Conception Parish float, we are usually paired next to them. If you don’t find us there, report to the “Step Off” point at the corner of Lincoln Street and Pleasant Street and look for a Parade Marshal – an official looking person wearing an optic vest and carrying a clipboard – and they will tell you where to go.
You can also dial in “90 Pleasant Street” into your GPS to find the Step Off intersection. You can probably get dropped off around Pleasant and Elm and have a short walk — but do not expect to find a parking space anywhere nearby. |
| Assembly time: | You should be in the assembly area preferably by 11:00 but no later than 11:30 a.m. Remember, roads will be closed, streets blocked off, and you may have to park on a side street and walk to the assembly point. Utter chaos prevails. |
| Step off time: | The Parade steps off at 12:00 noon from the intersection of Lincoln and Pleasant Streets. |
| Two ways to get there: | (1) Get dropped off or park near the American Legion Building at 90 Maple Street and take a shuttle bus to the starting line. Shuttles run from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 from in front of the American Legion; –or– (2) Get dropped off anywhere near French Hill and walk to the Parade Assembly Area near the intersection of Lincoln and Pleasant Streets. Official-looking Parade Marshals with clipboards can point you to our specific assembly location. |
| Uniform: | Dress is white KofC Polo shirt (navy if you don’t have white), khaki or navy shorts or pants, and KofC baseball cap. |
| Vehicles: | Scott Snyder will drive our one alotted vehicle with water bottles and snacks. |
| After Parade Routine: | The American Legion on Maple Street has sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs, beer and cold drinks. It’s not a bad spot to watch the parade for your family either. Have them bring a lawn chair. |
| Rain Date: | Are you joking? There is only one Labor Day! And this is Marlborough. It’s a rain or shine event. |
| What to bring: | Travel light. You’re carrying what you bring. Lather up with sunscreen when you park or get dropped off. Sun glasses should be all you need to carry. We will have snacks, water bottles and sun screen in the Knight-mobile (i.e., Scott’s Truck). |
| Alert Notice: | The parade is back to its classic route – straight down Main Street past City Hall and all the way to the end at Maple Street. No more detour onto Granger Blvd.
Stay together and we won’t get lost. |
Plan ahead for street closures, no places to park, and utter confusion.