City of Canton 2024 Memorial Day Parade
The City of Canton, in conjunction with The Greater Canton Veterans Council, which is the organizing sponsor, is announcing our traditional Memorial Day parade begins at 10:00 am on Monday, May 27. The parade will start at the intersection of McKinley Avenue and Tuscarawas Street West, travel west on Tuscarawas Street, north on Elgin and conclude with a Memorial Day Observance Ceremony at the McKinley Monument.
In addition to the parade and observance ceremony, below are other formal rituals you can participate in to honor our fallen military:
The American flag should be flown at half-staff until noon on Memorial Day, then raised to the top of the staff.
- All Americans are encouraged to pause for a National Moment of Remembrance at 3 p.m. local time.
- Americans may visit cemeteries and memorials that are open to the public.
- Wear a red poppy in remembrance of those fallen in war—a tradition that began with a World War I poem titled “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae.
The City of Canton will display National, State and City flags throughout the city on decorative light poles to honor the fallen and our military. We hope this will bring a sense of pride to our community.
We thank the Greater Canton Veterans Council for their dedication to our local Veterans.
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