The parade is scheduled to start on North Avenue in front of New Rochelle High School, moving south toward downtown. The route then turns right onto Main Street, with a reviewing stand in front of Memorial Plaza. The parade ends at the intersection of Main Street and Maple Avenue.
Organizations, companies and bands from in and around Westchester County are expected to march, as dozens of local groups numbering over a thousand members have signed up to participate.
A small sampling of these groups includes the Boys and Girls Club, the Salvation Army, Webster Bank, the Robby Morris Clown Troupe, Suburbia Roller Derby, Iona College, the College of New Rochelle, Monroe College, New Rochelle Youth Lacrosse, New Rochelle High School’s Homecoming Court, the New Rochelle Humane Society, the Giglio Bands, the Tappanzee Bridgemen Bands, the Professional Musicians of Orange County and Peruvian folk dancers of Embajada Latina.
There are expected to be thousands of spectators lining North Avenue and Main Street.
There will be music, floats, classic and exotic cars, giveaways and a special appearance by Santa Claus to cap the festivities.
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