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MONROE — Monroe’s annual Labor Day Parade and Festival will begin at noon Saturday with a parade through downtown Monroe. The festival will then take place in St. Mary’s Park and continue until 10 p.m. Some streets will be closed Saturday.
Labor Day celebrations in Monroe have been taking place for decades before the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year marked the first time the activities have taken place since the pandemic began. The Monroe/Lenawee Central Labor Council of the AFL-CIO is the organizer of the events.
“Typically, about 1,500 people participate in the parade and a few hundred more come to the festival afterward,” says Collin Keehn, AFL-CIO social services liaison and employee at the United Way of Monroe/Lenawee Counties.
Where does the parade start?
The Labor Day Parade begins at 12:00 p.m. in the Department of Public Services yard on Jones Avenue, then travels west on Jones Avenue, north on Monroe Street, and ends at St. Mary’s Park.
Monroe Street will be closed to traffic during the parade.
This year’s grand marshal is Laura Dickerson, regional director of UAW 1A, Keehn said.
When does the festival start?
The Labor Day Festival will be held from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. at St. Mary’s Park, 111 W. Elm Avenue in Monroe.
There will be three live bands, several food trucks, a kids zone and a beer garden.
West Elm Avenue will be closed to all traffic between Borgess Avenue and Monroe Street from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Traffic on Elm Avenue will be detoured via Godfroy, Bogress and Noble Avenues.
What live music will there be at the festival?
Two of the bands from the last festival are returning: Blockhouse Valley (1pm-3pm) and The Lazy River Band (7pm-10pm)
New this year is Julia Rose (3.30-6.30 p.m.).
What kind of food is available?
Several local vendors will be selling food: Galindo’s, Funky Bones BBQ and Real Life Sandwich Co.
There will also likely be a coffee truck, a sno-cone truck and vendors selling elephant ears and hot dogs.
What is on offer for children at the festival?
A children’s zone features a clown, face painting and balloon animals.
Costumed characters from Addie’s Character Parties will also be in attendance, including Ariel and Spiderman (the parade until 2pm) and Bluey and Elsa (2pm-4pm).
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When is the beer garden open?
The beer garden is open from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. and sells beer for $1 all day.
— Contact reporter Suzanne Nolan Wisler at [email protected].
