Marlborough Readies for Labor Parade, Announces Entertainment

Marlborough’s annual Labor Day Parade is now celebrating 64 years, and will take place again on Monday, Sept. 7, starting at noon on Pleasant Street and running 1.7 miles to Maple Street.

The parade includes more than 150 bands, floats and other entires.

This year’s Labor Day entertainment is comprised of a variety of local groups as well as entertainment from across the region. The parade kicks off with the Marlborough High School Marching Panther Band performing the National Anthem. The Escort Division and the Honored Guests Division will be followed by the Military Division highlighted by the Canton and Keene American Legion Bands.

More than 20 bands will be performing including the New Liberty Jazz Band, UMass Lowell Marching Band, Grand Republic Fife and Drums Corps, Colonial Pipe Band, Waltham American Legion Band, Missy Maxfield, Marlborough High School Panthers Marching Band, Worcester Sound and Light Calliope, Flashback, the Reminisants, Acton-Boxborough Marching Band, Sudbury Fife and Drums, and the WPI Pep Band. Additionally, St. Mary’s Credit Union will sponsor the Hallamore Clydesdales, Republic Services will be sponsoring the Marlborough Historical Society’s float, and Akroyd-Houde American Legion Post 132 will sponsor the U.S. Flag parade float.