Going to the Flag Day Parade

73rd Appleton Flag Day Parade 

Street Closings, Parking Restrictions, and Broadcast Information

Motorists traveling through the Appleton area (specifically the downtown, Erb Park and City Park areas) should plan alternate routes during the upcoming Flag Day Parade.

The 73rd Appleton Flag Day Parade will take place on Saturday, June 8, 2024. It begins at 2:00 p.m. and ends at approximately 4:30 p.m. To allow for staging of the vehicles involved in the event, specific roadways will be closed starting at 12:00 p.m. (noon). 

Street Closings

• College Avenue (between Richmond/Memorial and Lawe Street) will be closed all day Saturday due to the Downtown Appleton Farm Market and Flag Day Parade. 
• The following streets around the Erb Park staging area will be closed to traffic starting at 12 PM (noon):
  • E. Wisconsin Avenue (from N. Oneida Street to N. Drew Street)
  • E. Glendale Avenue (from N. Oneida Street to N. Drew Street)
  • N. Morrison Street (from E. Glendale Avenue to Summer Street)
  • E. Parkway Boulevard (from N. Oneida Street to N. Morrison Street)
  • E. Roosevelt Street (from N. Oneida Street to N. Durkee Street)
  • E. Circle Street (from N. Morrison Street to N. Durkee Street)
  • E. Brewster Street (from N. Oneida Street to N. Durkee Street)
  • E. Randall Street (from N. Oneida Street to N. Durkee Street)
• The following streets are closed to traffic (both on the roadway and cross traffic):
  • 1:10 PM E. Wisconsin Avenue (between N. Richmond Street and N. Drew Street)
  • 1:30 PM N. State Street (between W. Wisconsin Avenue and W. College Avenue)

Parking Restrictions

Parade Route and Lineup

At 1:30 PM, Pierce Manufacturing and WHBY will hand out free flags along the parade route. 

The parade begins at 2:00 PM at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and N. Oneida Street. It follows a route along W. Wisconsin Avenue to N. State Street. It follows N. State Street to W. College Avenue. At W. College Avenue the parade travels east to Drew Street. Here’s the official lineup!

Following the parade, the area around City Park is utilized for pick-up of parade participants and tear-down of parade units. As a result, the following streets in that area will experience higher than normal levels of traffic:

1. E. Franklin Street
2. N. Union Street
3. E. North Street
4. E. Eldorado Street
5. N. Bateman Street
6. E. Pacific Street

College Avenue will reopen to traffic at approximately 5:00 PM.

WFRV-TV5 Broadcast Schedule

• Saturday, June 8 at 10:35 PM
• Sunday, June 23 at 11:00 AM
• Live Streamed at wearegreenbay.com