One of City’s most pride-filled and patriotic events, the Sterling Heights Memorial Day Parade, is slated for Monday, May 27. This year’s theme is “Salute to Service: Honoring Heroes and Innovations.”
Sterling Heights’ 45th Annual Memorial Day festivities begin with a 9 a.m. Memorial Day Ceremony in the courtyard between City Hall (40555 Utica Road) and the Police Department. The ceremony features remarks from the 2024 Grand Marshal 41-District Court Chief Judge Stephen Sierawski, Mayor Michael Taylor; Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist, Congressman John James and Art Commission Chairperson Jeanne Schabath-Lewis. Music from the Motor City Blend Chorus will also add to the respectful patriotic tone of the event.
A couple highlights of this year’s parade will be an exciting flyover of authentic Tuskegee Airmen WWII airplanes at approximately 9:30 a.m. as well as performances by the 1st Michigan Colonial Fife & Drum Corps, who are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year and inviting alumni to perform at the event.
The parade will kick-off at 10 a.m. from Dodge Park and head through the roundabout and south on Dodge Park Road, ending at Heritage Jr. High, at Metro Parkway. Parking for spectators of the parade will be along the parade route and in front of the Police Department and the Richard J. Notte Civic Center. More than 60 entries with multiple vehicles and walkers, including numerous floats, veterans, community organizations and high school marching bands will be marching in the parade. The Moslem Shriners along with their team of volunteer clowns, cowboys, musicians, motorcyclists and more will also make their annual appearance in the Sterling Heights Memorial Day Parade.
“The Sterling Heights Memorial Day ceremony and parade is one of our City’s signature events and is known as one of the best, most well-attended Memorial Day events in the region,” said Mayor Michael C. Taylor. “But Memorial Day is not just a day off. It’s a day to honor the sacrifices of our brave men and women, and our 45th annual event is not just a celebration, but a reminder of the valor and commitment that defines those we’ve lost. Let us honor and remember them today and all year long.”
For more information on the Memorial Day Parade or Ceremony, please contact the Sterling Heights Community Relations Department at (586) 446-2470.