Old Tappan Memorial Day Parade

The Parade will step off from the back of Northern Valley Old Tappan High School promptly at 9:30am and will end up at Oakes Park on Central Avenue around 10:15am where the Memorial Ceremony is conducted. The Ceremony Includes parading the colors, the National Anthem, Invocation, the Mayor’s address, memorial wreath placement, rifle salute, and taps. In the event of inclement weather, the Fire Department siren will be sounded at 8:15 a.m. advising that the Parade is canceled. In that event, the Memorial Day Ceremony will be held in the Charles DeWolf School Gym at 9:30 a.m. Please remember that Memorial Day is a solemn occasion, dedicated to the memory of our countrymen who have given their lives so that we may enjoy our freedom and to treat their memory with dignity and respect, along the Parade route as well as during Memorial Services.