Gaithersburg Labor Day Parade September 6, 2010

The City of Gaithersburg and the Gaithersburg-Washington Grove Fire Department celebrate the unofficial end of summer with the 72nd Annual Labor Day Parade Monday, September 6, 2010 at 1 p.m. The parade, which will feature an assortment of fire engines, high school marching bands, large balloons, horses, clowns, and more, will wind through the streets of Olde Towne Gaithersburg, including East Diamond and Russell Avenues. Master of ceremonies will be Julie Wright, traffic reporter for WTOP News Radio and part of the Fox 5 Morning News team.

Free parking is available in the Olde Towne garage, located at the corner of Olde Towne and South Summit Avenues. Handicap parking is located behind the Victor Litz store on the north side of Diamond Avenue, and behind the Shell station on South Summit Avenue. A shuttle bus will also be provided from the Lakeforest Shopping Center transit station to Gaithersburg Elementary School beginning at noon.

The 72nd Annual Labor Day Parade will be held rain or shine. For more information call 301-258-6350 or email [email protected].