Carlton will celebrate Home Town Day on Saturday

Parade participants welcome for noon processional down 98

Photo by Tom Rivers: Kids look to scoop up candy tossed from vehicles in last year’s Carlton parade down Route 98 on June 1. This year’s parade will be Saturday starting at noon.

CARLTON – The Town of Carlton will have its third annual Home Town Day on Saturday wth a parade, food vendors, children’s activities and two bands.

Parade participants are welcome to be ready by 11:30 a.m. for the noon start of the parade. Participants should meet at the corner of Route 98 and Park Avenue.

Brenda Mufford s the parade coordinator. She would like to see fire departments, EMS and  law enforcement, as well as veterans.

She also welcomes marching bands and drum corps; youth organizations – sports, scouts and 4-H clubs; churches; elected officials; local businesses; civic, neighborhood and family groups; and classic cars, trucks, motorcycles, tractors and golf carts. People can even walk the route with their dog.

Mufford said participants don’t need to RSVP, and can just show up. For more information contact Mufford by email at happygirl14411@yahoo.com or by phone, (585) 746-9688.

Carlton started the festival in 2023 to celebrate the town’s bicentennial. Town officials and volunteers want to make it an annual event on the first Saturday in June.

After the parade there will be kid activities at the Carlton Rec Hall until 4 p.m. The band Coupe De Ville will play at 1 p.m. followed by The Creek at 4 p.m.

There will be several food options from vendors.