Hudson Flag Day 2019 Lance Wheeler Video

HUDSON — The day is full of events and vendors for the 23rd Annual Hudson Flag Day Parade & Festival.



After the parade, head down to the Waterfront Park for food vendors, along with a monster slide, rides and fun things for both kids and adults. There will be music by DJ Terry Johnson playing at the gazebo from noon-5:30 p.m., taking a break at 5 p.m. for the singing of the National Anthem and presentation of the judges’ parade awards in the following categories: Best Firematic Drum Line, Best Firematic Color Guard, Best Non-Firematic Color Guard, Best Appearing Musical Unit, Most Patriotic, and Best Overall. Then the Side Show Willie band will play from 6–9 p.m. The night ends with a fabulous fireworks display as soon as it’s dark.



Any patrons for Amtrak, including handicapped and VIP parking, will be able to use the Allen Street entrance heading west.

Handicap parking is available in the waterfront area; look for signage.

NO PARKING AREAS

L & B Parking Lot; South Front Street west side until 10 p.m. when fireworks are over; Warren Street from Front to 7th streets south side 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Warren Street north side 600 block 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; North 7th Street west side from Warren to Prison Alley and one parking spot on East side from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Park Place both sides 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Columbia Street south side from North 7th to Park Place 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Green Street both sides from Columbia Street to Route 66 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; South 3rd Street from Warren Street to Allen Street dast side 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

ONE WAY STREETS

Allen Street from South 3rd to Front Street – East to West; Union Street from South Front to South 3rd Street – West to East.

INFORMATION FOR PARADE PARTICIPANTS:

Parade line up is promptly at 12:30 p.m., here are the line up/drop off instructions:

All divisions will drop off and line up at Stewart’s, ALL DIVISIONS will Drop off & line up at Stewart’s, corner of Fairview Avenue and Green Street. All units will be lining up on Green Street.

Drivers of the parade participants may park nearer to the water front and then take the free shuttle service that is available beginning at 1:00 PM and running approximately every 30 minutes from the Amtrak station along the parade route to the drop off locations. Shuttle service will resume after the parade at approximately 4 p.m. If participants arrive late, they may not be able to get to their lineup position; arrive on time.

Parade line up:

ESCORT DIVISION

1 Hudson Police Dept Color Guard

2 J.W. Hoystradt Hose Drum Line

3 Grand Marshal Ronald Jablanski

4 Hudson Elks Lodge #787

5 Hudson Mayor Rick Rector/City Of Hudson

6 City Of Hudson Common Council

7 Senator Daphne Jordan

8 Assembly Member Didi Barrett

9 Columbia County Clerk Holly Tanner

10 Columbia County Board Of Supervisors

11 Columbia County Democratic Committee

12 Columbia County Judges

13 Committee To Elect Linda B Johnson

14 Brass-O-Mania

15 Company B-152 Engineers

16 COARC

17 J.W. Hoystradt Hose Company #8

18 98.5 THE CAT

19 Columbia County ABATE

20 Greenport Fire Dept & Drum Line

1ST DIVISION

1 Columbia County Sheriff’s Color Guard

2 Grand Marshals - Military Cadets

3 Germantown High School Band

4 Hudson Little League

5 Columbia Greene Humane Society

6 Cub Scout Pack #102

7 Luci Cunningham And The Whale

8 Boy Scouts #102

9 A.B. Shaw Fire Department

10 Firemen’s Association State Of NY/FASNY

11 Salvation Army

12 Hawthorne Caballero’s Drum And Bugle Corp

13 Zonta Club Of Upper Hudson Valley

14 Hudson Youth Center/Schyler Court Kids

15 The Grand Rehab & Nursing At Barnwell

16 The Pines At Catskill Center For Rehab

17 Greene Meadows Nursing & Rehab

18 Columbia County Dairy Princess & Court

19 Renegade Pigs

20 Chatham Fire Department

21 Roaming Railroad

2ND DIVISION

1 American Legion Post #184 Colorguard

2 Grand Marshal George Super

3 American Legion Post #184 Float

4 NY Army National Guard

5 Cairo Durham High School Marching Band

6 Pine Haven Nursing & Rehab

7 Columbia Cruisers

8 Jordan’s Foundation

9 Taghkanic Fire Department #1

10 Hudson Promise

11 Columbia & District Pipe Band

11A Sternfeld Dance Studio

12 Knights Of Columbus

13 Out Hudson

14 Flach’s Gymnastics

15 American West Indian Flava

16 Sweat’s Exercise Studio

17 Cowgirl Up Ranch

18 Germantown Fire Dept.

3RD DIVISION

1 Columbia Greene Student Vet Colorguard & Truck

2 Grand Marshal Don Alger

3 Operation Unite

4 R.C. Lacy Ford

5 Twin County Recovery

6 St. Brigade’s Marching Band

7 Philmont Fire Dept.

8 Animal Kind

9 In Flight

10 Catskill Equestrian Club

11 WRWD Radio

12 Friends Of Rip Van Winkle

13 Oldies 93.5

4 National Parks Forever (Humvee)

15 City Of Hudson Fire Department