Memorial Day marks a day to honor those who gave their lives for our country. The parade is led by members of VFW Post 7155. All area residents, groups and businesses are invited to take part in the parade. If you would like to participate, please Register as a parade participant or vendor or contact [email protected].
The parade will be followed by a Remembrance Observance for those who died in our wars, followed by a Community Concert and Community Day at Waterworks Park.
Here is a short clip of last year’s parade: 2023 parade – YouTube 3:26 minutes
Where & When
Parade
- Where: The parade begins at Augustus Lutheran Church on Seventh Avenue in Trappe (map it), proceeds down Main St. to First Avenue at the Trappe Shopping Center, then right on First Avenue to the entrance to Waterworks Park (map it).
- When: Memorial Day, Monday, May 27th, 2024
- Time: Parade begins at 10:00 am.
Waterwork Park Events at the Parade’s End
- The Remembrance Service begins at 11 a.m.
- Community Day opens featuring Inflatables, GrandPop Bubbles, and an old-fashioned free carnival, music and food trucks with a food court.
- 12 Noon – 1:20 p.m. Community Concert organized by Grayson Ehm. Concert features old, new and fun favorites by The CMS New Horizons Band (playing from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.), PV School Select Choir, PVHS Star Spangled Symphony, and The Music Depot’s Rhythm & Soul Band.
- Community Day ends at 3 p.m.
Additional Information
- Register as a parade participant or vendor
- If you would like to help us and be part of next year’s parade, sign up on our Volunteer page.
- NOTE: If the parade is canceled due to inclement weather, the Remembrance Service and a Band Concert will be held inside Verge Church at 106 W. Third Ave., Trappe, PA. The Remembrance Service will begin at 11 a.m.
About the Annual Memorial Day Event
There will be floats decorated by residents and groups along with perennial favorites. The parade will be about a mile long and will be comprised of over 50 groups and individuals representing our veterans, military, non-profit groups, service clubs, Boy and Girl Scouts, marching bands, decorated floats, dancers, antique vehicles and special brigades.
Each year about 500 individuals take part in the parade and several thousand adults and children come out to watch along the parade route and attend the events at the park.
Food
Community Day will feature the following food vendors:
- Mama’s Majik Kitchen
- Schaeffer Catering
- Troubles End Beer and Wine Tent
- Capt’n Chucky’s Curbside Food Truck
- Lumbrada Food Truck
- Smokin Bones Backyard BBQ
- KONA Ice
- DonutNv.com/pottstown
Brought to You By
The non-profit Collegeville Economic Development Corporation (CEDC), Collegeville and Trappe Boroughs, VFW Post 7155 in Trappe, the Community Music School, and Verge Church are the major organizers of the parade. Our heartfelt thanks to our two Platinum Partners for their generous funding of the parade: Basement Waterproofing Specialists, Inc. and Verge Church. To help us continue making events like this possible Join, Volunteer or Donate today!
