The streets of Coupeville will be filled to the brim with patriotism Saturday, May 23 as the annual Memorial Day Parade makes its way down Main Street.

The parade starts at 11 a.m. at South Main Street and Terry Road and will go down Main Street to Front Street, up Alexander Street, turning on Coveland Street and ending at Coupeville Town Park.

At the park a Remembrance Ceremony will be held featuring representatives from Coupeville, Whidbey Island Naval Air Station and veterans.

The All-Island Community Band will perform a “Musical Salute to the Armed Services” and after the ceremony free hotdogs and drinks will be served until gone, said Lynda Eccles, executive director of the Coupeville Chamber of Commerce.

While Coupeville holds the only Memorial Day parade on Whidbey Island, it isn’t exclusively for Coupeville. Residents from all over Whidbey and visitors attend the event.

“It’s a fun event,” Eccles said. “I think people do come from off island because it’s so unique.

“It’s a special parade.”

Community groups and organizations from all over the island participate in the parade.

Veterans from around the area can be seen along the parade route riding in classic cars.

This year’s parade grand marshal is Harold Johnson, a Pearl Harbor survivor who was aboard the USS Oklahoma and remaining member of a survivor’s group that participates in Coupeville’s celebration each year.