Welcome
to the OFFICIAL
website for
Memorial
Day in Dacula |
32nd
Annual Memorial Day parade in Dacula
 Memorial
Day
Monday, May 25, 2026 10:00 a.m.
The Memorial Day parade
in Dacula is a
solemn event intended to remember and honor the
men and women who made the ultimate
sacrifice serving our country in their efforts to preserve our
liberties so that we can enjoy the freedom we have today.
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PARADE
ENTRY DEADLINE DATE IS FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2026.
A COMPLETED PARADE
ENTRY FORM MUST BE POSTMARKED AND/OR RECEIVED BY
PARADE ORGANIZERS ON OR BEFORE THE ENTRY DEADLINE DATE SHOWN ABOVE.
* * * NO EXCEPTIONS! * * *
NO PARADE ENTRY FORMS
WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE DEADLINE DATE SHOWN ABOVE.
* * * NO EXCEPTIONS! * * *
The intent of the Memorial Day parade
in Dacula is to remember and
honor those who made
the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. All
participants must reflect this in their
parade entry (See Parade Rules and Regulations).
The Memorial
Day parade in Dacula organizers reserves the right to approve
or reject
participation entry forms at their discretion.
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Do you
want to carry a Fallen Hero sign in
the parade?
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2026
Parade Theme
OPERATION: REMEMBER
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2026 Grand
Marshal
TBD
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What
is Memorial Day all about?
Click HERE for Memorial
Day Facts, Meaning and Traditions
Parade
Route
The parade starts at Hebron
Baptist Church, 202 Hebron Church Road, Dacula, GA.
Parade participants will be lined up in order of march onto Hebron
Church Road from the main church parking lot.
The parade will proceed up Hebron Church Road, cross Broad Street,
continue on Second Ave.,
turn left on Wilson Street, turn left on Dacula Road and continue back
to Hebron Baptist Church.
The entire parade route loop is approx. 2 miles long.
Click HERE for the Parade
Route Map
Parade
Announcing Stand Location
The parade
announcing stand location will be in
front of the Shell gas station
at the corner of Dacula Road and Fence Road. Click HERE to see
location.
The National Anthem will be presented here along with parade commentary
as each entry goes by.
Traffic
in Dacula on Memorial Day
Please
Plan Ahead!
Due to the
Memorial Day parade,
traffic
through Dacula will be disrupted with road closures on
Memorial Day, May 25,
2026.
Safety of the event participants and spectators is most
important!
Expected
road closures are:
• Parade route is Hebron Church Road to Second Avenue to Wilson Street to
Dacula Road to Hebron
Baptist Church.
These roads will be closed at 9:30 a.m. Other roads
in the Dacula area
will be very congested as well.
• All roads will
reopen at the end of the
parade (sometime between 11:45 a.m. and Noon)
• Residents
along
the parade route are urged to plan ahead and be
prepared for these road closures and traffic delays.
We ask for
your patience during this event as we
pause to honor our Fallen
Heroes
on Memorial Day.
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About
the Parade
The
annual Dacula Memorial Day Parade will once again step off on Monday,
May 25,
2026 at 10:00 a.m. The parade takes place rain or shine (unless there
are severe thunderstorms and/or lightning in the area).
There is no rain date.
Founded by Marvin Atherton, the Dacula Memorial Day parade has been a
proud tradition in Dacula since 1994. The parade has grown over
the years with an average of 90 units participating each year!
Families begin to line the street hours before the parade begins. There
are 10,000 plus
spectators lining the parade route when the parade steps off at 10:00
a.m.
The Dacula Memorial Day parade is one of the most high profile events
in the metro Atlanta area on Memorial Day. It is important that
we take this opportunity to honor the sacrifice made by thousands of
Americans who died guarding our precious liberties and way of
life. As founder of the Dacula Memorial Day parade, it is my goal
to see that today's youth understand the significance of Memorial
Day. For this reason, every parade unit is to focus on honoring
our Fallen Heroes and display Patriotism.
The parade remembers and honors our Fallen Heores and features
Veterans, Veterans
organizations, active and
reserve service
men and women, active and restored military vehicles,
marching bands, Scouts, schools, churches, youth groups, community
groups, local businesses,
horses, antique and classic cars, tractors and
much more!
We hope you will plan to join us while we remember those who gave their
lives for our freedom!
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NOTICE
TO ALL 2026 PARADE APPLICANTS
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PLEASE
READ
THE
COMPLETE LIST OF PARADE RULES AND REGULATIONS
CAREFULLY AND IN FULL
Click
here for the complete list of
PARADE RULES AND REGULATIONS
NO
POLITICAL CANDIDATE OR POLITICAL GROUP ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED OR
ALLOWED IN THE PARADE.
THIS
IS NOT A POLITICAL PARADE!
A
COMPLETED PARADE ENTRY FORM MUST BE POSTMARKED AND/OR RECEIVED BY THE
PARADE ORGANIZERS ON OR BEFORE DEADLINE
DATE FRIDAY,
MAY 15, 2026. *** NO EXCEPTIONS! ***
NO PARADE ENTRY APPLICATIONS WILL BE
ACCEPTED AFTER THE
ABOVE DEADLINE DATE. *** NO EXCEPTIONS! ***
ENTRY DESIGN GUIDELINES - The
Memorial Day Parade is held to
remember and honor the men and women who bravely sacrificed and
proudly served
our
country. Please keep this
in mind as you and/or your organization designs and builds its entry.
ALL PARADE ENTRIES MUST observe the
Memorial Day parade's purpose and
theme: OPERATION: REMEMBER.
ALL
PARADE ENTRIES ARE REQUIRED TO
RECOGNIZE A FALLEN HERO OR DECEASED OR LIVING VETERAN WITH SOME TYPE OF
SIGNAGE ON THE ENTRY.
A Fallen
Hero is one that died in the line of duty. Knowing that everyone
doesn't have a Fallen Hero in their family or have a friend or neighbor
that does, a deceased or living Veteran would be fine to remember and
honor on
your entry. You can display on your entry however you like, on both
sides of the entry...on poster board or on a banner just as long as it
is readable from the sidewalks.
I want people to remember what Memorial
Day is all about and remember why they are in the parade. Not just to
be there for self exposure. Reading the names of our Fallen Heroes
helps to keep their legacy alive.
NO
SEMI TRUCK TYPE VEHICLES AND/OR 20', 40', 48', 53' TRAILERS ARE ALLOWED.
CANDY
IS NOT TO BE TOSSED OR THROWN FROM PARADE ENTRIES! The candy MUST be
distributed to parade spectators by walkers alongside the parade
entries and tossed in the direction of peoples feet. This is
for the safety of everyone but especially for the safety of our
children to keep them from running into the parade stream of vehicles
to get that coveted piece of candy.
NO DISTRIBUTION of
advertising, promotional items, political campaign
literature, flyers,
coupons, brochures, pamphlets, business cards and the like is
permitted from parade entries or walkers alongside parade entries.
ALL ENTRIES WITH ANIMALS
OF ANY KIND are responsible for their
animals’ safety and well-being. We strongly suggest that
animal owners have water available, protection from the sun and
protection from the heat of the pavement. Please be
responsible and clean up any “deposits” made by the animals in the
staging area and along the parade route.
NO REFUNDS will
be given for those entries who cancel their participation after
submitting a parade entry form. Should you decide not to
participate in the parade, we ask that you please notify the parade
organizers at dmdparade@gmail.com as soon as possible.
INCLEMENT
WEATHER -
While we are hoping for wonderful weather, the parade will
take place rain or shine. In the event of severe weather in
the area, delay of the start of the parade may occur. If the
severe weather continues, the parade organizers and/or local
authoriites
may make the call to cancel the parade at that time. Safety
of all parade participants and volunteers is a priority!
Sorry, NO REFUNDS if the
parade is cancelled due to weather as there is
no rain date. |
Do you want to participate
in the 2026 parade?
A COMPLETED PARADE
ENTRY FORM MUST BE POSTMARKED AND/OR RECEIVED BY
PARADE ORGANIZERS ON OR BEFORE DEADLINE DATE FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2026.
NO PARADE ENTRY
APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE ABOVE DEADLINE DATE.
* * * NO EXCEPTIONS! * * *
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- - PLEASE NOTE that parade line up numbers will not be available until
Friday, May 22, 2026. - - -
Parade Entry
Form and Information
In
order to open these
forms, you will need to have
the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. Here is the link
to download Adobe Reader for Free
Have
a Parade Question?
Email
us Here
Do you want
to carry a Fallen Hero sign
in the parade this year?
The
involvement of the Fallen Heroes of Georgia in the Dacula Memorial Day
parade represents
the true meaning of Memorial Day. You don't want to miss this
opportunity to volunteer your time to carry a Fallen Hero sign in this
parade.
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To
Volunteer:
- Email carryasign@gmail.com
- List your name
and number of your very reliable volunteers. You will be the team
leader and sole
point of contact for your group.
- The 18" X 24" signs of our Fallen Heroes will be given out on a first
come and first serve basis
until the number of volunteers needed has been reached.
- As the parade
draws
closer we will request that you follow up with your volunteers.
- No one younger than 12
years old will be allowed to carry a sign.
- No one of questionable
health should participate, |
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