Due to the heavy rains, QUINCY’S FLAG DAY CELEBRATION has been postponed from Saturday, June 11 to Saturday, June 18th, 2011. Announcements have been put up all around the city hoping to notify everyone...
Each year on the Saturday closest to Flag Day (June 14th) the City of Quincy pays tribute to Old Glory with the Quincy Flag Day Parade & Celebration - Started 59 years ago by Koch Club founder, the late Richard J. Koch, the Quincy Flag Day parade is the longest-running parade of its kind in the nation.
The 1.2 mile parade steps-off at 7 p.m. at the intersection of Coddington and Hancock Streets and proceeds north on Hancock Street to Merrymount Parkway, disbanding at Pageant Field.
The celebration portion of the evening held at Pageant Field following the parade consists of a flag raising of an impressive 30' x 60' version of Old Glory, a fly-over, a patriotic medley, presentation of awards to the parade grand marshal and the recipient of the Richard J. Koch Youth Service award capped off by a dazzling 30 minute fireworks display over Black's Creek.
For more info check out the Quincy City website..
http://www.quincyma.gov/Government/PARK/FlagDay.cfm
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