Hopkinsville parade honoring veterans set Saturday

Veterans are invited to participate in the parade. The route is from the Memorial Building to the Christian County Justice Center.

Hopkinsville’s annual honor parade for veterans of military service starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Memorial Building, where veterans assemble for a walk up South Virginia to East Ninth Street and then to the Christian County Justice Center for a brief service. 

Honor parade participants
Veterans wave flags Nov. 12, 2023, as they turn from South Virginia to Ninth Street in the Veterans Honor Parade. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)

Participants should gather at the Memorial Building by 9:45 a.m.

The parade route will require the following streets to be closed from 9 to 10:30 p.m.:

  • 14th Street at South Virginia Street
  • 13th Street at South Virginia Street
  • 12th Street at South Virginia Street and at South Main Street
  • 11th Street at Liberty Street
  • 10th Street at Main Street and at Bethel Street
  • Main Street at Seventh Street
  • Bethel Street at Seventh Street
  • Bethel Street at Ninth Street
  • Ninth Street at Justice Way
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