Press Release

CITY OF BOWIE

MEMORIAL DAY PARADE

Bowie, MD – May11, 2010 - Excitement is building for the City of Bowie’s Memorial Day Parade  will that will take place during Memorial Day weekend, on Saturday, May 29th beginning at 11:00 AM. 

The streets will be filled with music as the City proudly rallies around the red, white, and blue.  The City dedicates this parade to all the brave Americans who have proudly served their country. 

Parade entries include  the U.S Army  Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, Bowie High School Marching Band, Eleanor Roosevelt High School Pep Band, Panquility Steel Drum, Prince George’s Police Bagpipe Band, veterans groups, floats, antique cars, dance groups, beauty queens, marching units, the Bowie Volunteer Fire Department Companies  and more. 

The parade, held rain or shine, will begin at the Bowie High School Annex on Belair Drive.  The parade will turn right onto Belair Drive and continue to Sussex Lane.  Once Sussex Lane is reached, the parade will turn right and continue to Stonybrook Drive and make another right.  The parade will travel past the Bowie Community Center and turn left onto Sage Lane, finishing in the Market Place Shopping Center parking lot. 

Food and drink concessions will be available at Acorn Hill Park, and Sussex Lane Park for the convenience of those watching the parade.  Sussex Lane Park and Acorn Hill Park are wonderful locations to view the parade.  Public restrooms will be located at both parks for the convenience of parade watchers. 

Because of the parade the following streets will be blocked:

Belair Drive from the Bowie High School Annex to Route 450
Sussex Lane
Stoneybrook Drive from Sussex Lane to Sage Lane
Sage Lane

For more information, please contact Matt Corley, Special Events Coordinator for the City of Bowie at 301-809-3078 or email mcorley@cityofbowie.org.