The annual Memorial Day Parade in Tullytown is gearing up with a bit of a different twist for the town’s 125th anniversary.
The festivities, scheduled for Saturday, May 28, will commence at 9 a.m. with a wreath laying ceremony at Main Street and Fallsington Avenue. Following that, a similar wreath laying ceremony will take place at the war memorial in Tullytown Cemetery with the parade starting shortly after.
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The biggest change for this year’s parade is that the parade will come down Levittown Parkway, and cross the bridge into old Tullytown. According to Tullytown officials, this is the first time since the town’s 100th birthday in 1991 that the parade has take that route.
The parade is big in more ways than its expanded route. The parade will consist of 60 units in five brigades led by the Grand Marshal of the parade, Mayor Dave Cutchineal. Other participants in the parade include the Pennsbury High School marching band, The Aqua String Band, The Uptown String Band, Drummers with Attitude, Camden County Pipes and Drums, Brian Boru Pipes and Drums and the Daisy Jug Band. Miss Pennsylvania, Ashley Schmider, will also be taking part in the parade.
“This year’s parade is more than twice as big as our normal parade. Tullytown has observed Memorial day for each of its 125 years and this years parade would make John Tully himself proud,” said Cutchineal.
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After the parade, concluding remarks will commence at the Borough Hall on Main Street. After remarks from State Representative and Democratic congressional candidate Steve Santasiero, Captain David Christian and Bucks County Veterans Affairs Director Dan Fraley, concerts in the park will go from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. and again from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. to finish off the day.
