Boafo joins residents at Upper Marlboro’s Marlboro Day parade

Delegate Adrian Boafo joined residents and community leaders in downtown Upper Marlboro on Saturday as the annual Marlboro Day Parade and Festival again turned the county seat into a daylong civic gathering.

The free event, hosted by the Town of Upper Marlboro, celebrated community pride in Prince George’s County’s seat and drew the parade through downtown before the festival began along Governor Oden Bowie Drive. The best viewing points were Water Street and Governor Oden Bowie Drive, where the parade ended and the festival got underway.

Marlboro Day is typically held in mid-May or early June, and this year it ran from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 6. The town has described the festival as a mix of live entertainment, food, vendor booths, family and kids’ activities and giveaways, making it one of the town’s most visible annual public events.

The setup also showed how Marlboro Day has become a gathering point for more than celebration alone. For 2025, the town sought parade participants, vendor booths, government and nonprofit information booths, food truck vendors, entertainers and performers, event volunteers and a youth fishing competition. That mix points to an event that pulls together small businesses, public agencies, volunteers and families in the same place.

Prince George’s County also placed Marlboro Day on its community calendar and said the Office of Community Relations would be at the festival in Upper Marlboro. The county listed the location as 14730 Main Street, Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772, underscoring the event’s role as a public-facing stop for local residents who wanted to connect with county services and community groups.

With Boafo among those on hand, this year’s parade and festival reflected more than local tradition. It brought together elected officials, neighborhood leaders, vendors and residents in the center of town, reinforcing Marlboro Day’s place as both a civic showcase and a recurring boost for the people and organizations that rely on a strong turnout in Upper Marlboro.