[Video] Newport Vermont Centennial Parade

NEWPORT — On Sat­ur­day, June 30, the open­ing cer­e­mony for New­port’s Cen­ten­nial Cel­e­bra­tion started at 10:45 a.m., in front of the Mu­nic­i­pal Build­ing.

Lo­cal and state dig­ni­taries kicked off the cel­e­bra­tion fol­lowed by a colos­sal and ex­tra­or­di­nary pa­rade starting at 11 a.m.

The pa­rade departed from School Street and made its way down Main Street to the traf­fic light on the cor­ner of Main and East Main Street.

At least ten bands marched in­clud­ing the North Coun­try Union ju­nior and se­nior high school bands, bag­pipers, fife and drum­mers, a Bavar­ian brass band, and more.