Grand Marshal

Nominate the 2023 Grand Marshal

The City of Falls Church Recreation and Parks Department is searching for a Grand Marshal to lead the 41st Annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 29, 2023. Do you know someone who has made a significant contribution to our community, big or small? Nominate them for Grand Marshal by emailing Scarlett Williams! Let us know why the person is special and deserves to lead the way! Nominations are due by Friday, March 3, 2023. 

Past Grand Marshals

  • 2009 - Jessie Thackrey
  • 2008 - Pete Geren
  • 2007 - John Gannon
  • 2006 - Roger Neighborgall
  • 2005 - Ken Burnett
  • 2004 - Mary Ellen Shaw
  • 2003 - Ed Strait
  • 2002 - Carol DeLong
  • 2001 - Nick Benton
  • 2000 - Robert Beach
  • 1999 - Louis Olom
  • 1998 - Walter Mess
  • 1997 - Major General Simokaitis