Event Layout
The Patriots' Day Parade goes forward rain, snow or muck and covers a route of approximately 2.5 miles.
Participants include:
- Color Guards
- Cultural and Youth Groups
- Dignitaries
- Minuteman Companies
- Musicians
Dignitaries are from neighboring towns, the State, the nation, and several foreign countries with ties to Concord.
At the North Bridge there is a ceremony to commemorate the engagement
between the Minuteman companies and British troops with a wreath laying
ceremony. The parade continues across the North Bridge and returns to
Concord Center.