Flag Day Parade Marches Through Dedham This Week

DEDHAM, MA — The tradition that packs the streets of Dedham and Memorial Park returns this Saturday.

The town will hold their annual Flag Day parade and fireworks Saturday night. The parade will start an hour earlier than usual at 5 p.m. and will have a change at the end of the route. At the very end, the parade will take a right onto Whiting Avenue, as opposed to the left towards Memorial Park.

Per the town's parks and recreation department, Memorial Park will open at 7 p.m. with a live band, refreshments and a fireworks display. The fireworks are expected to start a little after 9 p.m.

Below is the full parade route:

• Starts on East Street at Dedham Middle School
• Proceeds down East Street and left onto High Street
• Follows High Street into Dedham Square past the Community Theater
• Turns right onto Washington Street
• Turns right onto Harris Street
• Proceeds down High Street to East Dedham
• Turns right on Milton Street
• Turns right onto Walnut Street
• Turns left onto Oakdale Avenue
• Turns right onto Sanderson Avenue
• Turns right onto Mt. Vernon Street
• Turns left onto Whiting Avenue
• Parade ends at Memorial Field

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