Dateline: Aug. 28, 2025

Saturday August 23rd was a bright, sunny day, and on School Street, scores of eager Allenstown residents lined the street with lawn chairs and blankets in anticipation, and chatted with friends and neighbors as they awaited the start of the Old Home Day Parade.

Driving in from Route 3, there was a quick handshake with Police Chief Beth Tower and then on to an empty parking space behind Town Hall. The side streets were filled with scores of marchers, classic cars, tractors, Army trucks, floats, and police and fire vehicles.

A vantage point was selected across from Town Hall in the shade of nearby trees. This gave a good sunny view of the oncoming parade as it came over the crest of the road and passed by.

The following photos and two videos show what a successful event it was, an excellent collaboration between the people of Allenstown and Pembroke. This year's theme was "Family Fun with Video Games."

Allenstown & Pembroke police cruisers (Chief Beth Tower in APD car)

Jeep Leading Boy Scouts

McGann Marching Band

Hands Across the Water Marchers

Allenstown 100 yr. old REO Speedwagon. Winner of Marshalls' Choice for Antique.

First Allenstown School Bus in 1925

World War II US Army Jeep

WWII US Army Half-Track

WWII US Troop Transport w/ "Bones" the Gunner

WWII Jeep w/ "Bones" at the 50 Cal. Machine Gun

Hillsbrook Village Senior Living Bus

Olivia Conway, a new country music voice on the local music scene

Pembroke's antique hearse (empty of course)

Watching TV in the Living Room

Cherry Red 1930s Hot Rod

Video Game Float (the parade theme)

Suncook Little League

Associated Grocers: they deliver the food we need.

Alvirne High School Marching Band, Hudson, NH

 

Lancers Marching Band, Londonderry High School

1960s Ford Mustang

1957 Chevy Belair. Dig those whitwall tires!

Horse Riders from a local stable

Tractor and Hay Ride Wagon

Stonehenge Farms Hay Rides, Londonderry

Another Hay Ride

JJ in Allenstown Highway Dept. Truck

Advanced Excavating Truck all shined up for the parade

Pembroke Fire Trucks

Pembroke Rescue Truck

Allenstown Tower 2 Ladder Truck

Allenstown Fire Truck 1 & 3

Allenstown Rescue 2 Truck

Allenstown Ambulance 1 driven by AEMT Ron Adinolfo

Allenstown Ambulance 2

What You Can Do

Thank the Old Home Day Committee and all its volunteers for providing an action-packed parade and fun-filled town event at Memorial Field.