Windsor Memorial Day Parade and Ceremonies

The Town of Windsor is scheduled to hold its 2026 Memorial Day observances on Monday, May 25, with ceremonies at two cemeteries, the town’s annual parade and a flag ceremony at Windsor Town Hall. The town said the events are intended to honor service members who died in military service. Windsor posted the schedule in a May 13 community notice on its official website. The notice said Windsor Scouts will lead the 10:00 a.m. flag ceremony at Town Hall. ### When do the observances start, and where? The first event is set for 8:00 a.m. at Elm Grove Cemetery in Poquonock, according to the town’s notice. Windsor said a second ceremony will follow at 9:00 a.m. at Veteran’s Cemetery. The town’s website describes those morning stops as the opening observances before the parade moves toward the center of town. Poquonock is the starting point for the day’s public events, and the town said the parade will leave after the Veteran’s Cemetery ceremony. (windsorct.gov) Windsor’s official website said the procession typically reaches the town center between 9:45 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. ### Where does the parade go? The parade route runs to Windsor Town Hall via Poquonock Avenue, the town said. Windsor did not describe changes to that route in the May 13 posting, and its website directed residents to the full online schedule and parade details for additional information. (windsorct.gov) Town Hall is the focal point for the late-morning portion of the observance. The town said the special flag ceremony led by Windsor Scouts will take place there at 10:00 a.m., after the parade arrives. (windsorct.gov) ### Who is leading this year’s parade? Claire Cashwell is this year’s Memorial Day Parade Marshal, according to Windsor’s announcement. The town identified Cashwell as a Windsor High School graduate and U.S. (windsorct.gov) Army veteran who reached the rank of sergeant, or SGT/E5. Windsor said Cashwell served in Turkey and Washington state before returning to Connecticut. The town also said she built a 36-year career in government service and now serves as commander of American Legion Gray-Dickinson Post 59 while volunteering with the Greater Windsor Veterans Council. (windsorct.gov) ### What happens if it rains? A rain plan is already in place for May 25, the town said. (windsorct.gov) Windsor’s notice said that if weather forces a change, the community will hold a single ceremony at 10:00 a.m. in the Town Hall Council Chambers instead of the outdoor sequence of cemetery events, parade and Town Hall flag ceremony. The town’s homepage also directs residents to online rain-plan information alongside the schedule and parade details. (windsorct.gov) Windsor said those updates are available through its official website. ### Where can residents check details before Monday? Windsor published the Memorial Day information in its Community Spotlight and on the town homepage. The posting was dated May 13, 2026, and says the observances will include morning ceremonies, the annual Memorial Day Parade and the Scouts-led flag ceremony at Town Hall. (windsorct.gov) Monday, May 25, 2026, is the scheduled date for the observances, and Windsor said residents can review the full schedule, parade details and rain plan on windsorct.gov before the events begin. (windsorct.gov) (windsorct.gov)