NEWS RELEASE CITY OF BOWIE, MARYLAND
FROM: Matt Corley
Special Events Coordinator
2614 Kenhill Drive
Bowie, MD 20715
CITY OF BOWIE
MEMORIAL DAY PARADE
Bowie, MD – May 9, 2008 - Excitement is building for the City of Bowie’s parade taking place during Memorial Day weekend, on Saturday, May 24th beginning at 11:00 AM.
The streets will be filled with music and we will proudly rally around the red, white, and blue. The City dedicates this parade to all the brave Americans who have proudly served their country.
The parade, held rain or shine, will begin at the Bowie High School Annex on Belair Drive. Then it 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.
Sussex Lane Park and Acorn Hill Park are wonderful locations to view the parade. Food and drink concessions will be available at the parks and public restrooms will also be provided at both locations.
Music will be a big part of this year’s parade, with the US Army Fife and Drum Corps and bands from Bowie, Parkdale and Eleanor Roosevelt High Schools joining in the fun. Other parade entries include floats, antique cars, marching units and the Bowie Volunteer Fire Department Companies 19, 39, and 43.
Due to the parade, the following streets will be blocked:
