On Nov. 29, the Medway Christmas Parade will celebrate 33 years of this holiday tradition. The last day to register a float is Nov. 25. 

This year there will be three Grand Marshalls: 

Retired Medway Fire Chief Jeffery Lynch 

Medway Police Lt. Jeffrey Watson 

Vonnie & John Clark: Vonnie is a retired police matron and town employee, and John is a former town employee and on-call fireman

The parade will kick off at 5:30 p.m. It will depart from Medway High School, travel through Medway, and finish at the Thayer House/Choate Park. 

A brief program will take place at the Thayer House - where the concession will be open, and Santa & Mrs. Claus will be available for photos – followed by the lighting of the town’s Christmas lights at Choate Park, and a fireworks display.

The Christmas Parade will include numerous community and commercial floats decorated with Christmas lights and displays. Plus fire trucks, lots and lots of fire trucks. 

“We’ll have between 30 and 50 fire trucks circumnavigating Medway for the 33rd year,” said Richard Parrella, a member of the Medway Memorial Committee which organizes the event. 

Parrella said people come from miles around to attend this parade. “It’s an exciting tradition, we’ve had some people come from as far as Sturbridge, that we know of…Last year, we had between 8,000 and 10,000 people attend.” 

He said that, as the parade winds through Medway (he estimates between four and five miles), the onlookers are having the best time, some of them barbecuing with their families and neighbors. 

The parade is 100% privately funded and sponsorships and donations in any amount are needed and welcome. Any funds remaining after expenses are used to purchase additional lights and ornaments for Choate Park.

Community and commercial floats are welcome. To enter a float in the parade, you can fill out a form at https://bit.ly/MedwayChristmasParadeRegistration or mail a $100 donation/entry fee to Medway Christmas Parade, 36 Alder Street, Medway 02025. 

Contact the Medway Christmas Parade Committee for parade entries or any questions at [email protected] or call 774-277-5630. 

Please note, in case of inclement weather, the fireworks display will be conducted on Nov. 30