Troy's Community Newsletter

Troy Flag Day Parade & Festival

The Parade begins at 1:15pm on Sunday June 13. The partying begins at 7pm on Friday June 11th.

Riverfront Park, downtown Troy on June 11, 12, 13 will be the site of the 32nd Annual Flag Day Parade and Festival which traditionally attracts in excess of 100,000 revelers. It is anticipated that forty thousand spectators will line the Fourth Street parade route on Sunday June 13th to view 5,000 marchers, 10 divisions including 20 major marching bands, floats, and a wide range of accompanying entertainment as they pay tribute to "Old Glory" in the largest Flag Day Celebration in the Nation.

Troy Flag Day Parade Committee president Ed Veriflo and vice-president Jerry Weaver jointly announced that this will be the largest parade and festival in their thirty-two year history. The celebration begins with an informal Block Party "dancing in the streets" on Front Street during the event set up. The excitement and activity of setting up the Festival is the background for this Friday night out with Al "Da Da" Bruno and Valerie DeLaCruz from 7:PM to midnight. The Festival is in full swing Saturday, June 12 from 11AM to 11PM and Sunday, June 13 from 11AM to 7PM. Boscov's Department Stores is a principal sponsor of the 1999 Celebration as they continue to be a leader in supporting community events in the Capital Region.

The Parade kicks off at 1:15PM Sunday, June 13th at Ida Street traveling along Fourth Street past the reviewing stands at Grand and Fourth to the at Federal Street.

The Festival entertainment will headline Ernie Williams and the Wildcats. The Bluz House Rockers, Troy's own Al Bruno and Country Music Award winner, Valerie DeLaCruz with additional acts to be announced. Spectators will enjoy a spectacular Fireworks display Saturday night overlooking the City's river front, made possible by a grant from Boscov's.

Additional Information:

For the Troy Flag Day Parade Contact:
Ed Verrilo (518) 272-2817
Jerry Weaver (518) 271-7182

For the Troy Flag Day Festival Contact:
(Vending, Entertainment)
Bill Rezey (518) 270-9122

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