Shenandoah names grand marshals for Memorial Festival parade Saturday

Paul E. Judd and Irvin W. Judd, Jr., WWII Veterans and brothers

SHENANDOAHPaul E. Judd and Irvin W. Judd, Jr., World War II veterans and brothers,  will be the grand marshals of the annual Town of Shenandoah Memorial Festival parade, which begins 4 p.m. Saturday, May 25 and runs down Maryland Avenue and onto First Street. 

The parade is just one of many events set for Shenandoah’s annual Memorial Festival celebration. On Friday, May 24, the Shenandoah Volunteer Fire Company will utilize their carnival grounds near WigWam Village playground from 4 to 6 p.m. for food and games. A cruise-in, with a DJ and food available will be held on First Street from 6 to 9 p.m. A flag retirement ceremony is planned from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Veterans Park on Virginia Avenue.

On Saturday, May 25, a yard sale/craft show/vendor show will be held on First Street from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Daughter of the Stars Farmers Market will be open at Big Gem Park from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Shenandoah Community Library will have a book sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a garden workshop from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at the library (418 S Third Street). 

The Memorial Walk is scheduled on the grounds of the Shenandoah VFW at 10 a.m. followed by the Town’s annual memorial ceremony at 10:15 a.m. inside the Shenandoah VFW Avis O. Comer VFW Post 8613 on Varina Avenue.

A car/truck/tractor show is set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the KVK parking lot on Quincy Avenue.  A petting zoo will be setup at the Shenandoah Landing and River Park on Morrison Road from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the Children’s Parade will also take place at the Shenandoah Landing and River Park at 1 p.m. From 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. will be more food and games on the Carnival Grounds brought to you by the Shenandoah Volunteer Fire Company.

For more information on the Town of Shenandoah,

visit https://www.townofshenandoah.com/

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