New Participants Join Alton’s Longrunning Memorial Day Parade
From longtime crowd-pleasers to first-time entrants, this year’s lineup reflected both continuity and change. Organizers said that balance helped define the 2026 celebration.
ALTON — The 159th consecutive Alton Memorial Day Parade drew an estimated 60 to 70 entries Monday, May 25, 2026, with organizers highlighting a first-time flyover, returning longtime groups, and several new entrants as standout features of this year's event.“It was a great parade,” Steve Schwartz, a spokesperson for the Memorial Day Parade, said.Schwartz said the commemorative flyover was a first for the parade and one of the day’s most notable moments.He identified the a...
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