Gold Cup Parade returning to Charlottetown to celebrate 60th anniversary
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — The Gold Cup Parade is returning to Charlottetown in full this 12 months for the parade’s sixtieth anniversary.
This 12 months’s parade is deliberate for Aug. 19 at 10 a.m., the parade committee mentioned in a information launch.
To have a good time the occasion’s sixtieth anniversary, the parade committee and Pink Shores Racetrack and On line casino have partnered to current a parade heritage exhibit which might be unveiled later this summer time.
The @GoldCupParade is BACK! And it is our sixtieth anniversary! 🎉
On Friday, August 19 at 10AM, the complete Parade will journey by means of the streets of Charlottetown for the primary time in three years. pic.twitter.com/rWqAf0Qy9t
— Gold Cup Parade (@GoldCupParade) June 8, 2022
The committee mentioned options for the exhibit might be offered from the Metropolis of Charlottetown’s archives, different establishments and personal people.
The parade will function Marvel superhero characters Spider-Man, Black Widow and Black Panther, which might be featured on the Outdated Residence Week Exhibition Grounds at 2 p.m.
Admission to the Outdated Residence Week grounds might be free for kids 12 and below from midday till 2 p.m. on parade day.
Ray Murphy, who has served because the parade committee chair for the previous 12 years, will function parade grand marshal this 12 months.
“I’m honoured that the committee has chosen me as this 12 months’s grand marshal,” mentioned Murphy. “The Gold Cup Parade is a crucial a part of our Island’s heritage and our group, and it takes an enormous group of volunteers behind the scenes to make it occur.”
Functions to enter a float within the parade at the moment are open with an Aug. 1 deadline to use.
