Parade steps off from City Hall Concourse at 1 p.m. Morning ceremonies planned.

Somerville’s annual Memorial Day Parade, the largest in the Boston metro region, and corresponding ceremonies are set for Sun., May 29.

Morning events, sponsored by American Legion Post #19, in conjunction with the Somerville Allied Veterans’ Council, will begin at 8 a.m. at American Legion Post #19, 124 Highland Ave., with a short procession down Highland Ave. to the Central Library and the placing of wreaths on monuments along Central Hill Park. The parade will step off from the City Hall/Somerville High School concourse at 1 p.m., and will proceed down Highland Ave. to North St. Ceremonies will conclude in Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery after the parade, with a ceremony of remembrance for fallen Somerville veterans under the supervision of the Somerville Allied Veterans Council Director of Veterans Services Bryan Bishop. All events will be held rain or shine.

The 2016 parade will feature 21 performing groups, including new bands and performers such as: The Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps from Nashua, NH; The Freedom Trail Band (first LGBT band to perform in the parade); OUTVETS, marching in honor of LGBT Veterans; and the Blues Brothers: Next Generation performing group. As always, the parade will also include a wide range of community and school groups, the popular specialty units of the Aleppo Shriners, and representatives of local veterans’, fire, and police units.

In honor of the Veterans of World War II, this year the City of Somerville salutes the “Greatest Generation,” with a Grand Marshal Court of Honor: five World War II Veterans from here in Somerville.

• Vito Vaccaro, United States Navy, 1943-1945
• Frank Rego, United States Army, 1943-1945
• Jim Legee, United States Army, 1944-1946
• David Vellela, United States Navy, 1944-1946
• Tony Matarazzo, United States Navy, 1945-1946

To accommodate the parade, the following streets will have parking restrictions from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and street closures beginning at approximately 9:30 a.m.

• Highland Ave. (Walnut St. to School St.)
• Prescott St. (Summer St. to Highland Ave.)
• Putnam St. (Summer St. to Highland Ave.)
• Vinal Ave. (Summer St. to Highland Ave.)
• School St. (Medford St. to Highland Ave.)
• Walnut St. (Medford St. to Highland Ave.)
• College Ave. (Morrison Ave. to Davis Sq.)
• North St. (Powderhouse Blvd. to Broadway)

Beginning at 11 a.m., there will also be no parking on either side of the following streets (and in front of the Somerville Veterans Cemetery from North St. to Route 16). These restrictions will be lifted immediately following the parade.

Beginning at noon there will be no parking on either side of Powder house Blvd. from Alewife Brook Pkwy. (Rt. 16) to Curtis St.

• Highland Ave. (Walnut St. to Davis Sq.)
• Holland St. (Davis Sq. to Teele Sq.)
• Broadway (Holland St. to Route 16)
• Little Sisters of the Poor – 186 Highland Ave.

Additionally, beginning at 8 a.m., Highland Ave. will be closed between School St. and Sycamore St. for American Legion Post# 19’s annual Memorial Day Ceremony, which all are invited to attend.

Please note that the Number 88 MBTA bus route to and from Clarendon Hill will not be running from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

If you would like more information, please contact Veterans’ Services at 617-625-6600 ext. 4700.

Individuals with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication, written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures, in order to access the programs and activities of the City of Somerville or to attend meetings, should contact the City’s ADA Coordinator, Betsy Allen, at 617-625-6600 x2323 or BAllen@somervillema.gov.