It's the great grand daddy of Maryland's parades and one of America's best!
The 76th annual Dundalk Heritage Independence Day Parade steps off on Sat., July 3rd, early in the morning at 8:15 a.m. at Logan Village Shopping Center on Dundalk Avenue. The colossal three-hour patriotic procession follows its traditional two-mile route and finishes at Liberty Parkway at Dunmanway.
Reviewing stand #1 is on Shipping Place (shown on map)
Reviewing stand #2 is on Liberty Pkwy. near Dunmanway.
Highlights include marching bands from Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia,
plus many additional musical units, creative floats, marching units and more.
Look for the National Guard flyover at about 10:00 a.m.
The Dundalk Heritage Independence 6K Race starts at 7:00 a.m. prior to the parade. For race info, go to charmcityrun.com.
Cone early, and stay late!
The Heritage Fair opens at noon. See our listing on this event guide.(See July 2 - fairs/festivals)
Dundalk's fireworks also are scheduled for July 3rd at dusk.
Free parking for all events is available nearby.
The complete parade lineup and other articles about July 4th festivities will appear in the Dundalk Eagle newspaper beginning July 1st. Click on the Web link to view it online.
Official Website: http://www.dundalkeagle.com
Added by Dundalk Events on June 12, 2010
ursusdave
It sure is "the great grand daddy of Maryland's parades and one of America's best!"
I know, because the Dundalk Fourth of July Parade goes right by my house. I always have family and friends over for the parade. The parade photographs on this event posting are mine, and if ya wanna see more photographs of last year's parade, plus photos of last year's Dundalk Heritage Fair and sets of photos that include fireworks shots and great photos of the Dundalk area, the photos can be viewed at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ursusdave/sets.