For those seeking a small-town tribute to our service members on Memorial Day, the old fashioned celebration in Califon is a top contender. On Monday, May 27, the Califon Recreation Committee presents the 18th Annual Califon Memorial Day Parade. The parade will start at 11am on School Street and will feature St. Ann’s of Hampton Pipes and Drums, the 15th New Jersey Volunteers Infantry Company A accompanied by the NJ Field Music Fife and Drum Corps, antique cars, Scouting troops, area fire and rescue squads and more. The parade will proceed down Main Street and will continue on to Califon Island Park.
In honor of those being remembered, bagpipes will play from the center of the Califon Bridge. A memorial service will held at noon next to the Califon Veterans Memorial. The National Anthem will be sung while local scouts raise the American flag. The 15th, NJ will close the memorial service by performing a 21-gun salute as everyone pauses for a moment of silence.
Afterward the parade and memorial service, the Califon Fire Company will have food and drinks for purchase. Also joining the festivities are the Kona Ice Truck and free patriotic tattoos.
Califon embodies the joys small-town living in a charming borough. Within its one-square-mile boundary are a general store, a mix of interesting shops, and restored Victorian and Colonial-style homes situated along quiet streets. Set on the banks of the South Branch of the Raritan River, Califon is located in the beautiful rolling hills of Hunterdon County where it borders Lebanon and Tewksbury Townships.
For more information about living in Califon, luxury real estate in Hunterdon County or luxury homes in Tewksbury Township, call Turpin at 877-788-7746.